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Latest ‘World of Tea’ Collection from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

There is nothing better than a pure cup of tea with no additives. But sometimes, it’s also a great pleasure to enjoy a sip of tea with bit of natural citrus, spices like ginger or even with some fruit pieces. There is also a growing market for high calorie drinks like bubble tea, cheese tea which has relatively got a little tea in those. As World Tea News had reported, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a popular Southern California tea and coffee house chain that has served premium beverages for the past 60 years, launched a new specialty tea pilot program. It’s an exciting new tea collection that aims to fuel American consumers’ increased interest and consumption of tea beverages. This is also the first time The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has offered boba.

Image Credit: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Over the past few years, the popularity of tea has grown steadily in the United States, fueled by the increasing variety of tea options and the expanding popularity of matcha and bubble tea.

World of Tea Collection

The World of Tea collection, which will be exclusively available at nine locations during the pilot program, includes:

  • Ceylon Milk Tea with Brown Sugar Boba – a take on the classic drink that combines The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s signature and fragrant Ceylon black tea with caramelized brown sugar and pairs it with chewy, brown sugar pearls.
  • Matcha Cream Strawberry Latte – a blend of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s premium matcha tea, layered with strawberry puree, creamy whole milk and a decadent matcha cream cap.
  • Oolong Tea with Strawberry and Cream Cap – The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s rich oolong tea blend combined with a summer berry puree and freeze-dried strawberries, creating a refreshing, fruity strawberry treat. 
  • Chai with Salted Caramel Cream Cap – The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s chai combined with its strong black tea with cinnamon, a salted caramel cream cap and a brown sugar waterfall that’s a perfect blend of salty, spicy and sweet. 

According to the company they source the youngest and freshest leaves from the top five percent of the world’s tea and botanicals to craft bold and flavorful teas, starting with hand-plucked, single origin whole tea leaves.

To find the World of Tea Collection at the nine select locations in Southern California and Arizona, or to learn more, visit The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at Coffeebean.com/Its-Tea-Time.

About The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaves

Founded in Southern California in 1963, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is a modern, global specialty coffee and tea house that inspires new experiences through our flavors from around the world. Headquartered in Asia and a business of The Jollibee Group of Companies, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf operates in more than 1,000 locations across 20+ countries.

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References

  1. Main Source: https://www.worldteanews.com/innovation/coffee-and-tea-chain-expands-specialty-tea-beverage-pilot-program-world-tea-collection
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Here Is A Bubble Tea Making Robot !

Since it’s discovery by the Chinese emperor Shen Nong, tea was refreshing the man kind for generations. This 5000 year old drink eventually became the most popular beverage in the world after water. Largest tea producing nations in the world namely China and India are consuming most of their teas with in the country. Therefore tea is not traded around the world as coffee. As a result, tea industry is way behind coffee when it comes to innovations. In fact tea professionals are following coffee innovations. By the meantime as Robotics and Automation had reported, a new firm called Bobacino has introduced its automated Bubble (Boba) Tea Bar, that utilizes a robot to make drinks for customers. (See video below.)

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Bobacino has launched on StartEngine, a crowdfunding platform, to target a market which it forecasts is set to hit $8.4 billion by 2024. In a time when consumers look for more customizable beverage choices made with minimal contact, the company designs a fully automated bubble tea bar equipped with multiple flavour options and fresh and organic ingredients in a standalone machine.

According to Bobacino, it brings the “unique boba tea experience” to a growing audience of boba aficionados and new enthusiasts through advanced artificial intelligence, automation and robotics.

Image Credit: Bobacino

A recent survey reveals that 44% of customers miss trying new dishes and sharing food experiences which restaurants offered prior to the pandemic. As foodservice providers are looking to retain customers, new personalized options provides a competitive advantage.

But, limited money and time to train staff and execute orders make menu expansion impossible. Major quick-service restaurant brands have been forced to trim down their menus to stay profitable amid pandemic situation.

Present global bubble tea market is worth over $5.3 billion, and it is projected to reach $8.4 billion by 2024. According to the Tea Association of the USA, 87% of American millennials drink tea, and a latest study on delivery orders revealed that brown sugar milk (bubble tea) was among the most ordered food items in USA in 2019, growing 281% from 2018.

Image Credit: Bobacino

According to a recent survey, 95% of restaurant owners said that they have experienced a significant increase in their business since they have embedded technology.

Earlier, bubble tea was made with natural tapioca, fruit juice and milk. But now at most places bubble tea was made with full of sugar and colourings. So it’s not a healthy option at all.

One might argue saying that there is nothing better than a freshly brewed tea pot with loose leaf tea. That’s quite true but technical innovations are also vital for the betterment of any industry. Therefore as tea industry professionals we should have strategies to attract innovative people to the industry. This innovation is quite interesting, is’t it ?

Image Credit: Bobacino

Learn More About Bobacino: https://www.bobacino.co/

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References

  1. Main Source: https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2020/11/19/bobacino-launches-robotic-tea-bar/38338/
  2. Bobacino’s offical website: https://www.bobacino.co/
  3. More Info: https://thespoon.tech/meet-bobacino-the-boba-tea-making-robot/
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San Francisco Is Poised To Ban Plastic Straws. That’s Got Bubble Tea Shops Worried

San Francisco may become the next U.S. city to ban plastic straws. The city’s board of supervisors approved the ban on a preliminary basis last week and the final decision is on its agenda Tuesday. That has shops that sell boba, or bubble tea – a drink that has to be sucked through a straw – concerned.

For boba fans, the straw is an integral part of the experience. “Boba is just, in general, an expression, right? Says Alvin Yu, co-owner of the city’s Steep Creamery and Tea. “You have not just tapioca pearls, but you also have aloe jelly, you have these herbal jellies that we make ourselves. And it all requires a straw.”

According to Yelp, more than 200 shops sell bubble tea in San Francisco. All of them will have to change their business practices if the city bans plastic straws to help reduce litter and landfill and combat the amount of single-use plastics that end up polluting the ocean.

The size and shape of plastic straws makes them particularly problematic for the city’s composting and recycling centers, says San Francisco Supervisor Katy Tang, who spearheaded the bill. “When they’re being sorted in the sorting machines, [the straws] just fall through the cracks and so they don’t actually get composted — even if they are, supposedly, made of compostable material,” she says.

That’s why San Francisco’s plastic straw ban goes a step further than similar prohibitions passed by other U.S. cities: Not even plastic that’s compostable is allowed.

Yu says he was lucky. His shop was able to beat the rush and order paper straws in advance of the ban.

Only a few companies manufacture super-sized paper straws big enough for bubble tea. They’re all reporting huge orders and delays lasting up to four months.

But paper is not a perfect fix, says Yu. “Part of the experience of drinking boba is poking a sharp end of a straw through the plastic seal of a cup. And that’s something we wanted to emulate,” he says.

But the paper straws Yu ordered aren’t cut with a point on the end. So he and his staff have to cut them all by hand. The paper straws are also expensive — about 10 times more than plastic straws.

What about drinking bubble tea without a straw? “It’d be really hard,” says boba fan Julie Abad, a customer at Yu’s shop drinking a plain black tea with tapioca and lychee jelly at the bottom. “I think I’d have to pour it into a cup and use a spoon or something.”

Others, like customer Kehlani Penland, just dismissed the idea outright. “Nobody wants to do that when you’re walking and it’s cold outside. You know, you just want to sip it with a straw!”

Right now, Steep Creamery and Tea is offering the paper straws for free. But Yu says that over time, he will have to raise prices.

Still, some environmentally conscious boba consumers, like 10-year old Alice Asoyan, say all this effort is worth it. “Our world is in big danger right now because of plastic, so paper is probably better,” she says.

If the bill passes again on Tuesday, it goes to Mayor London Breed for her signature. She has previously come out in favor of the ban. Businesses will then have until July 2019 to trade in their plastic straws for paper.

Boba lovers can also choose to do what Supervisor Tang suggests: carry a metal straw just for bubble tea.

About Boba / Bubble Tea

Bubble Tea Originated In Taiwan In The Early 1980’S At A Small Tea Stand. In 1983 Liu Han-Chieh introduced Taiwan to tapioca pearls. The new fad was to add tapioca pearls into a favorite drink. Most of the time tapioca pearls were served in cold infused tea. After the tea and flavor were shaken well, it topped tapioca pearls that were sitting on the bottom of a clear cup. The tapioca pearls also looked like bubbles, thus also became to known as “Bubble Tea.”
The drink is made with fresh fruits, milk, and crushed ice to create a milk shake.

References

1. Original Article: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/07/30/634086689/bubble-tea-sellers-say-plastic-straw-ban-won-t-be-good-for-business

2. About Bubble Tea: https://www.bubbleteasupply.com/bubble-tea-history/

3. Picture Source: https://www.yelp.com/biz/qualitea-san-francisco-2