Suppliers experiment with takeway tea cups
In light of the success of takeaway coffee cup, making tea convenient for takeaway has been a major issue for some big players in the tea industry. The reason behind the impasse is the tea bag, which somehow needs to get disposed of. Several companies, including PG Tips, Halssen and Lyon and Mighty Leaf are working on different cup lid concepts, which lock in the tea bag into the lid after brewing. The most novel idea to enjoy whole-leaf tea on the go comes from UK's Tea2Fly in the form of a sip-through lid with a membrane that lets only the liquid to pass through while capturing the leaves.