What Is Lapsang Souchong Tea
Lapsang souchong is a pine-smoked black tea from China’s Wuyi Mountains. How it is made, why Twinings dropped it in 2023, where to buy it…
Who Owns Tetley Tea
Tetley has belonged to India’s Tata group since 2000, when Tata Tea bought it for £271 million. The deal, Tetley’s earlier owners and what changed.
Who Owns PG Tips
PG Tips belongs to LIPTON Teas and Infusions, owned by CVC since 2022, after 38 years with Unilever. Its Brooke Bond roots, the chimps and…
Who Owns Lipton Tea
Lipton tea belongs to LIPTON Teas and Infusions, owned by CVC since 2022. Unilever kept India, Nepal and Indonesia, and PepsiCo co-owns Lipton Iced Tea.
Who Owns Twinings
Twinings has belonged to Associated British Foods since 1964. ABF is controlled by Wittington Investments, owned mainly by the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Who Owns the Big Tea Brands
Lipton and PG Tips belong to CVC’s Lipton Teas and Infusions, Tetley to India’s Tata, and Twinings to Associated British Foods. Every big tea brand’s…
The Best Tea for Headaches
Peppermint for tension headaches, ginger for migraine, and a cup of ordinary tea for caffeine withdrawal. What the trials found, a simple recipe, and the…
Tea and Iron Absorption
Drinking tea with a meal can reduce non-heme iron absorption by 60-90% — tannins bind to iron in the digestive tract. Vitamin C, timing shifts,…
The Best Tea for Immunity
Tea does not ‘boost’ the immune system in the marketing sense. But specific ingredients — echinacea, elderberry, ginger, green tea — have RCT-grade evidence for…
Does Green Tea Help You Lose Weight?
A Cochrane review found green tea added just 0.04 kg of weight loss outside Japan. Why Japanese trials differ, and why green tea extract pills…
