News and information on Tea and Coffee

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The world of Tea and Coffee is vast, from growing and processing the crops to shipping them to our factory in Kent where we process and pack for our customers. Below are links to pages about the Histories of tea and coffee and their respective terminologies.

Our story
The History of The Kent Tea and Trading Company

The History of Tea
A Brief History of Tea over the centuries

The Tea Bush
Guide to Tea - The Tea Bush Camellia Sinesis

The Types of Tea
Black Teas, Green Teas, White Teas and Semi Fermented Teas

Grades of Tea
Tea Grades - What is an FOP, BOP or even OP - Terms explained

Why Choose Leaf Tea
Leaf Tea - Why it is better to use Leaf Tea - information

The Origins of Coffee
The History of Coffee - What was that Shepard up to ?

The Coffee Plant, Types of Coffee and where is Coffee Grown ?
Arabica to Robusta - The real story !

From Green Bean to your cup of Coffee.
The Coffee process from Plantation Crop to Roasting

Links to some of our great customers and there websites
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