by Caleb Hodes | Adventures in Starting the Business
Harvested last week in the mountains of Taiwan. Opened up last evening in the suburbs of Boston. Ready for processing into Black or Green tea! Our test shipment was a success! The leaves were still firm and structurally intact. There was only a very mild floral aroma... by Caleb Hodes | Adventures in Starting the Business
Importing Fresh Tea Leaves Time to start digging in and figuring out the how-to and costs for importing “bought leaf” into the United States. I’ve been brushing up on the Incoterms including FOB (Free On Board), and have an idea of air-freight costs and how to...
by Caleb Hodes | Adventures in Starting the Business
Looking for Fresh Tea Leaves I received an email this morning from a potential supplier in China. Apparently he couldn’t sell me fresh, unprocessed tea leaves because…you know what I’ll just copy/paste here: Sorry, we cannot export fresh tea leaves to Your...