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Dan Bolton

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Winnipeg
As seen in: Tea Journey, Apple Podcasts, LinkedIn, slideshare.net, Issuu, Kickstarter, Entrepreneur, PR Newswire, ZDNet, Journal of Medical Case Reports, Gulf News and
Covers:  Tea and beverage herbals (tisanes): Tea retail, wholesale, import/export, production, sourcing, and personalities. Specialty coffee, production, retail, and personalities.
Doesn't Cover: Alcoholic beverages including wine, beer, liquors, and spirits (the exception is low-alcohol bottled teas)
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Dan Bolton’s Biography

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Dan is a content creator dedicated to fostering genuine connections within the global tea community through insightful, educational, and captivating discussions with industry thought leaders. Over his 50-year career, his expertise has spanned various roles as a newspaper reporter, editor, writer, podcaster, and blogger.

He publishes Tea Journey (www.teajourney.pub) magazine, edits the Tea Report at STiR Tea and Coffee (www.stir-tea-coffee.com)

Since 2021, he has hosted the Tea Biz Podcast for 1…

Dan Bolton’s Journalist Portfolio

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China's Tea Industry Shifts from Volume to Value

China's Tea Industry Shifts from Volume to Value

China's new tea strategy is easily misunderstood if viewed only through the lens of production statistics. | …

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Digitalization Advances Incrementally, Not Transformationally

Digitalization Advances Incrementally, Not Transformationally

Digital tools improve throughput and visibility-but do not rebalance market power. By Dan Bolton | Tea Biz Bl…

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RTD, Milk Tea, and Hybrid Formats Drive Visibility, Not Leaf Demand

RTD, Milk Tea, and Hybrid Formats Drive Visibility, Not Leaf Demand

Growth in RTD, milk tea, and tea-adjacent beverages expands consumer touchpoints, but rarely lifts upstream m…

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CALL FOR COMMENTS | CONTENTS

CALL FOR COMMENTS | CONTENTS

CALL FOR COMMENTS | By Dan Bolton | The tea industry’s next gains will come not from collecting more informat…

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Why the Global Tea Industry Struggles to Act on What it Already Knows

Why the Global Tea Industry Struggles to Act on What it Already Knows

By Dan Bolton | This essay introduces the State of the Global Tea Industry 2026 Forecast and frames its centr…

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State of the Global Tea Industry 2026 Forecast

State of the Global Tea Industry 2026 Forecast

By Dan Bolton | Tea Biz Blog | Podcast | This overview launches a multi-part State of the Tea Industry global…

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Articles

International Tea Day 2026

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By Dan Bolton Verified
| Tea Journey
By Dan Bolton | Tea Biz Blog | Podcast | Ep 240 International Tea Day, officially observed annually on May 21 by the United Nations, has evolved into a global platform that celebrates tea’s cultural heritage, economic importance, sustainability, and its role in rural livelihoods.
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Who Pays for Regenerative Tea? Who Profits?

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By Dan Bolton Verified
| LinkedIn
An Earth Day conversation reveals the real economics—and tensions—behind tea’s next agricultural shift On Earth Day, the European Speciality Tea Association convened a timely and unusually candid discussion: if regenerative agriculture represents the future of tea, who will actually pay for it?
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Polar Bears - Tea Journey

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By Dan Bolton Verified
| Tea Journey
No strings! | Unlock this article to enjoy a newsletter and one free story each month. Yes! I would like to access stories, consumer guides, customized newsletters, and tea people profiles. Tea Journey is like a digital caravan, arriving from the tea lands, laden with tea and stories to tell. Join us. We work hard to share tea knowledge from all corners of the globe.
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How is social media changing news?

While a challenge to sift kernels from the flood of facts, nothing is more timely or, potentially more authentic, than sourcing via social.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Text: MS Word Photos: Photoshop-Snaggit-Picasa Design:INDD Accounting: Quick Books Merchant account: Stripe Collaboration: Slack, Dropbox

What's your favorite social network?

WeChat - rich in tea information globally

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

1998 - Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member Award

Dan Bolton, Los Angeles Pro Chapter (Chapter of 75 members or more) The Award is for outstanding membership in service to the Society. It honors Howard S. Dubin, who has contributed great sums of time, energy, and money to the national Society and continues his grassroots service at the chapter level. Only two awards (one from chapters of 75 or more members and one from chapters with fewer than 75 members) may be given annually. Dan was cited for co-chairing the SPJ Annual Convention and his leadership as president of the Los Angeles Professional Chapter, which was named the Outstanding Large Chapter in Region XI

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