tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post6967692409090400594..comments2008-04-29T12:01:52.028-07:00Imenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810835688957113404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-39673626680964619152008-04-29T12:01:00.000-07:002008-04-29T12:01:00.000-07:00Hello Imen, could I have your email?<BR/>Thank you <BR/><BR/>Michel <BR/><BR/>mrmfrancois@gmail.comMichelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139214520499712064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-18378240405374132182008-04-26T21:11:00.000-07:002008-04-26T21:11:00.000-07:00Toki,<BR/><BR/>During Ming and the entire Ching dynasty, the Jun merchants had very strong export tea brands for over 500 years. The Mongolians still look for it today even though it's no longer own by the same people and the tea taste different. I am not sure whether it was as dominating as Coke tho. <BR/><BR/>It'd be interesting to see that happen one day from the business point of view. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Entropyembrace,<BR/><BR/>Small farms and estate teas will not go away no matter what. These small productions will not be able to support branded products either. <BR/><BR/>Branded teas will only work with a limited selection from a few categories of tea rather than each varietals of teas. Large production is the key to branding. <BR/><BR/>Even if you had 500 major types of teas, there are still thousands different types of teas out there for the discriminating bunch to explore. <BR/><BR/>Branded items are aimed for the vast everyday consumption, but not the connoisseurs. <BR/><BR/>Your needs and branded needs are 2 separate lines of product. So don't worry, you will not be limited by it. :)Imenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810835688957113404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-71718447022700630272008-04-17T13:45:00.000-07:002008-04-17T13:45:00.000-07:00Perhaps it's a good thing that Chinese tea is unbranded? It seems like all the different little plantations, factories and such each with their own varietals and methods are what make Chinese tea so interesting, with so many varieties of tea to explore. Chinese tea is so much more diverse than the line of teas you see in a brand like Twinnings or Tetley.Entropyembracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462196165129128939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-57617196771078507772008-04-15T15:30:00.000-07:002008-04-15T15:30:00.000-07:00may be the cost of branding a company is an unfamiliar venture to the Chinese market. Say Coke have a 20 million per year branding/image consulting fee.... All will change after the Olympic, I hope : ) -Tokitokihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17022633186053977362noreply@blogger.com