To live happy and healthier lives, it’s becoming imperative for men to make better lifestyle choices. This Movember, the good news is that drinking two cups of tea a day can make a big difference in long-term health. We’ll raise a cuppa rooibos to that!
Tobacco companies are turning to nicotine-infused substances such as rooibos tea, to counter an incoming ban on heated tobacco products.
Good nutrition is the foundation for a healthy future for infants – and that can include rooibos, but not until they’ve been weaned. Breastfeeding mothers can also drink Rooibos as a source of pre-biotic for the infant, while also changing their diet to help treat colic.
With a long and ritualised tea drinking culture, it should come as no surprise that among rooibos importers, Japan ranks amongst the foremost nations of the world whose interest and consumption has grown in recent years.
Having a love for tea and with historical ties to South Africa, The Netherlands features prominently among rooibos importers and has played a significant role in enabling it to make inroads into the European market.
In a quest to manufacture clothing in a more ethical and sustainable way, global fashion labels are making use of rooibos as a natural dye.
The next in our series of overviews of the rooibos marketplace, in which we provide a look at the rise of Germany from a country which initially had little appetite for rooibos tea, to becoming one of the dominant players in the marketplace.
An overview of historical reports of the health-giving properties of Rooibos and how its benefits – initially ignored by science – became the focus of increasing research and commercialisation.
In this article we trace the history of various efforts to trademark the Rooibos name for commercial purposes, and the consequent response to counter these and retain the mark for South African producers.
At the release of the blockbuster sci-fi movie, the Disney Resort in Tokyo celebrates Avatar with a special rooibos drink!
