Tea in Turbulent Times
How the Industry is Rewriting the Rules of Global Trade
By Dan Bolton
At the Global Dubai Tea Forum 2025, industry leaders and experts discussed how changing trade alliances, increasing tariffs, and geopolitical instability are transforming global tea markets — and how collaboration, innovation, and flexibility might shape the fu

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Dan is publisher, podcast host, and blogger. He is a frequent speaker at industry seminars and conferences (virtual and in-person). Dan was the first editor and publisher at World Tea News, worked as editor and publisher of Tea Magazine and managing editor of STiR coffee and tea. His work appears online and in many magazines. In 2016 he organized the collaborative group of tea journalists and experts who founded Tea Journey magazine and in 2021 he launched the Tea Biz podcast. He began his publications career in 1974 as a newspaper reporter.