The World Tea Expo Opens Next Week in
Atlanta
--Register
now for three days of Cutting Edge Trends,
Networking, and Education with the Nation's
Premier Tea Experts--
Las Vegas, June 1, 2007
- In just one week, the World Tea Expo--the
world's largest trade show dedicated to
tea and tea-related products--will open
its doors. It's not too late to register
and join over 300 exhibitors and 5,000+
buyers as they gather in Atlanta at the
Georgia World Congress Center, June 9-11,
for three days packed with new trends, educational
workshops, and invaluable networking opportunities.
The World Tea Expo is a must-attend event
for everyone serious about profiting from
the booming tea industry.
Over 31,000 Net Square Feet of Exhibit
Space
A complete range of tea and tea-related
products from all over the world can be
found at the event, including tea wholesalers
and packers; bulk, bagged, and ready-to-drink
tea; tea bagging equipment and packaging
suppliers; as well as gourmet foods, giftware,
tea jewelry, chocolate, and other confectionary
items.
New Products Showcase
For the first time ever, the World Tea Expo
will feature a New Products Showcase, where
innovation and convenience will sit alongside
tradition and quality. Be among the first
to glimpse over 200 new tea products hitting
the market this year, including chocolates,
brownies, energy bars, and bath and body
products all made with tea; invigorating
new Ready to Drink iced teas, cutting edge
iced tea pitchers, teas from all over the
world, and lots more.
Over 50 Workshops and Seminars
The nation's premier tea experts will head
up the most expansive program the World
Tea Expo has ever offered, with several
defined tracks so attendees can get the
most out of the conference and find exactly
what suits their interests. Tracks include:
Mover and Shaker, Small Business Merchandising,
Tea & Health, Business Management, Food
Service Solutions, Sales & Marketing,
Tea Knowledge, Focused Tastings, and Tea
& Food Pairings.
Cooking with Tea Demonstrations
Georgia's best chefs will be cooking with
tea at the World Tea Expo. On the demonstration
schedule are Hugh Acheson of Five &
Ten restaurant (Food & Wine Best New
Chef 2002), Virginia Willis, author of Bon
Appétit, Y'all: Three Generations
of Southern Cooking, and Joël Antunes
of Restaurant Joël (James Beard Award
winner: Best Chef, Southeast, 2004). Among
the tea-infused temptations they'll be cooking
up are: Wild Salmon poached in tea bouillon
with Tea-Pickled Cucumbers; Japanese Tea
Marinated Chicken with Matcha Rice Pilaf,
Tea Crème Caramel with Sweet Tea
Soaked Plums, and Green Tea Sorbet with
Green Peppercorn Caramel Sauce.
Keynote Address
Phil Lempert, Today Show food correspondent
and Supermarket Guru(r) is one of the nation's
leading trend watchers and consumer experts.
In his address, 2007 Tea Trends: The World,
Your Customers & Your Business, he will
deliver empowering concepts and ideas based
on a consumer panel survey, exploring in-depth
just how, why and when people consume tea.
To register, to sign up to receive the World
Tea News, or to find more information on
the World Tea Expo--including the floor
plan, an interactive directory of exhibitors,
and a full listing of events and seminars--visit
the website, www.worldteaexpo.com.
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