World Tea Awards to Take Place June 14 During World Tea Expo in Las Vegas; Event to Gather the Global Tea Community and Vertical Market Leaders
World Tea Expo, the leading trade show focused on advancing the business of tea, will present the World Tea Awards (#TeaAwards) from 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. The awards program takes place during the B2B conference and exposition, which will be held June 13–15 (with a pre-conference program on June 12).
The World Tea Awards honors some of the best and the brightest from the tea industry, including Best Tea Industry Innovation, Best Specialty Tea Brand and Best Tea Brewing Device, among numerous other categories.
In addition, World Tea Expo and the World Tea Awards will present the Country of Origin Award and the John Harney Lifetime Achievement Award. The Country of Origin Award will go to the Sri Lanka Tea Board, to celebrate 150 Years of Ceylon Tea. And The John Harney Lifetime Achievement Award will be announced.
The 2017 World Tea Awards finalists include (winners to be announced at World Tea Expo):
Best Tea Industry Innovation
- ITO EN Research and Development
- Owl's Brew
- Kenyan Purple Tea
- Teabox
- Infuse Cafe with Their Use of a BKON Vacuum Press
- Adagio
- David's Tea
- Harney & Sons
- Numi Organic Tea
- Camellia Sinensis
- Breville Tea Maker
- Teforia
- Qi Aerista Smart Tea Brewer
- Rishi Simple Brew
- Zojirushi Water Boiler
- Bonavita Glass Tea Pot
- ForLife's Dew Teapot
- Tea Traveler by Teas Etc.
- T-sac
- Going Gongfu Tea Set by The Tea Spot
- Chado Tea House
- David’sTea
- American Tea Room
- Mariage Frères Paris
- Samovar Tea Lounge
- Cuisinart Variable Temperature Electric Kettle
- Zojirushi Thermos
- Ingenuitea by Adagio Teas
- Breville Kettle
- Finum Strainer Basket
- #DrinkTea Campaign (Created by Gail Gastelu for the Tea Council of the U.S.A.)
- #Tealovers
- T by Daniel
- #LaCulturaDelTe by El Club Del Té
- #VocêSabia by Moncloa Tea Boutique
- #DrinkTea Campaign
- Steepster
- Numi's Together for Hope
- Tealet
- The Tea Bloggers Roundtable
- Tea Council of the U.S.A./Tea Association of the U.S.A.
- Jane Pettigrew
- Maria Uspenski, The Tea Spot
- TeaSource
- Babette Donaldson
- The TEA Book by Linda Gaylard
- Tea Journey Magazine
- Cancer Hates Tea by Maria Uspenski
- Tea Sommelier Handbook by Australian Tea Masters
- Fresh Cup Magazine
- Harney & Sons
- American Tea Room
- David’s Tea
- Adagio
- Camellia Sinensis
- Camellia Sinensis
- Upton Tea Imports
- Tea Source
- American Tea Room
- El Club Del Té
- The Tea House Times
- Campaign to Crowdfund Tea Journey Magazine by Publisher Dan Bolton
- American Tea Room on Instagram
- Harney & Sons
- Nicole Martin's Tea for Me Please Blog
- Camellia Sinensis’ Taster's Blog
- Tealet
- Nicole Martin Tea for Me Please
- The Tea House Times’ Blogs
- My Japanese Green Tea Blog by Ricardo Caicedo
- James Norwood Pratt
- Jane Pettigrew
- Bruce Richardson, Elmwood Inn Fine Teas and Benjamin Press
- Tony Gebely, World of Tea
- Babette Donaldson