Industry Leaders Speak out on the October Gathering of the Global Tea Industry
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“Tea-Folk Camaraderie”
“The current pandemic has caused overnight shifts in the basic dynamics of the tea marketplace,” said Gascoyne. “While the economics of high street retail have been strained with a complicated new environment, Internet mail order has expanded to become the saving grace of many companies.”
Gascoyne – who will be a part of a panel session on “Building a Robust Ecommerce Platform for a Rapidly Changing Sector” – said, “World Tea Virtual Summit give us an opportunity to come together as a community to share these experiences, feel some of that precious tea-folk camaraderie and help each other through these stormy seas.”
Chris Olsen, chief business development officer at Teatulia Organic Teas, will be participating in an important panel session on “Lessons Learned from the Crisis and How to Apply to Your Business.” Olsen noted, “It's been a rollercoaster for most companies around the word during this Pandemic, and it will be nice to come together and discuss various best practices to help us all weather the storm.”
"All the Flavorful Information"
Daniel M. Lewis, founder of T By Daniel – a regular participant in the World Tea Conference + Expo – said he’s also looking forward to the World Tea Virtual Summit “…as it presents great opportunities to both learn and share all the flavorful information that we need to know to move our tea businesses forward.”
At the summit, Lewis will speak on the profitable perks of personality and how to infuse one’s business to jumpstart success. “I'll be discussing how to use creativity and personality as a tool against adversity,” said Lewis. “Let's face it, we are all faced with adversity at the moment – probably one of the most adverse times in our lives. As tea business owners, industry professionals who are taking huge hits to our regular operations, how do we fight back? We get creative. We get resilient. We share ideas. We collaborate and, most importantly, we share stories of how we have overcome difficulties in the past. This is how we fight. I can't wait to e-meet all of you at the summit!”
About the Summit
This sponsors of the World Tea Virtual Summit sponsors are: ITO EN, Matcha Organic Japan, Menna, The Tea Spot, Teko Tea, Tetley, Pacific Barcode Inc., The House of Antosa Delarose and Hula Consulting.
To inquire about the World Tea Virtual Summit or to become a sponsor, contact the World Tea Conference & Expo team at [email protected]. And be sure to follow the upcoming event on Twitter (@worldteamedia) and Facebook and Instagram (@worldteaexpo), or via #WorldTea2020. Additional details and registration are online at WorldTeaExpo.com/VirtualSummit.