World Tea Expo 2025

Navigate the contractual complexities of the tea trade with confidence! "Taming the Tea Trade: Key Components of Effective Tea Supply Contracts" will provide actionable insights into crafting contracts that protect your business and foster long-term supplier relationships. Discover practical strategies to mitigate risks, secure favorable terms, and negotiate like a pro—ensuring your tea business thrives in today’s competitive marketplace.
Key Takeaways:

1. Master Contract Essentials: Identify and understand the critical components every tea supply contract must include to safeguard your business interests.
2. Mitigate Supply Chain Risks: Learn proactive strategies to address common challenges like shipment delays, quality discrepancies, and pricing fluctuations.
3. Enhance Negotiation Skills: Gain negotiation techniques to secure more favorable terms while building 

When it comes to starting an online tea business there is much to consider as you get started and Dean will cover all the important considerations. From capital startup investments to suppliers, inventory, shipping, and pricing. It is important to consider and evaluate everything. If you are looking for a place to start or something to reconsider this is the place to be.

Takeaways:

Where do I start.

A Guide to follow for success.

Questions answered.

Statements on your label can (and should) showcase how amazing your product is. However, certain claims can run afoul of labeling laws and regulations (which are enforced by government agencies such as the FDA), or can expose your company to the risk of being sued by competitors or class action lawyers who claim that your label is inaccurate or otherwise misleading.
Session Take-Aways
 

• The various types of claims (nutrient content, health, structure-function claims) and the importance of making permissible labeling claims.
• “High Risk” claims - Labelling claims to avoid and claims that should be made with caution (for example: “all natural,” “Manufactured in the USA,” “Antioxidant-rich,” and “No added sugar”).
• The increased focus on environmental factors – heavy metals, PFAS, etc. – and federal and state laws on claims like biodegradable, compostable, and “free of”
• Strategies for proactively protecting your business against unnecessary legal distractions relating to labelling claims that can hurt your bottom line and brand reputation.