Health Goodness
Since Rooibos was awarded PDO status interest has grown in leaps and bounds in this uniquely South African product with tourists now looking for more than just the tea. They want to visit rooibos farms, learn about the history, tea culture and heritage of rooibos. This interest has unfolded a new leaf in rooibos tourism and made the rooibos route one of the…
Youth Day is close to our hearts for many reasons but most importantly because we are committed to empowering our youth for the future. Every year Carmién Tea, through its social upliftment arm the Mouton Foundation, celebrates Youth Day by reaching out to needs in our community teaching our children to share and care, instilling…
The Rooibos region is experiencing an influx of tourists as a result of the recent protected designation of origin (PDO) certification. As the first African food to be approved by the EU, its PDO status joins the ranks of foods such as gorgonzola, Parmigiano-Reggiano, feta, cognac and champagne which can only be labelled as such if they come from…
World Environment Day is celebrated annually on 5 June and is the United Nations‘ principal vehicle to deepen public awareness of the need to preserve and practise sustainable actions for the protection of the environment. Environmental protection forms one of the 3 pillars of corporate sustainability. What is sustainability? Sustainability is on everyone’s lips these days but…
Tea pairings have been around since day one when man had a need for something sweet with a hot cuppa. From tea and scones to tea and cake, what was once seen exclusively as a ‘tea time’ beverage has become quite the popular choice to pair with anything from chocolate to sophisticated fine dining dishes, also leading to the emergence of…
What sets Carmién Tea apart as a preferred rooibos brand? Apart from bringing our customers rooibos direct from the farm, grown socially just and sustainably, we have one key element that consistently brings us rave reviews and several international awards. “Our innovative, flavourful and functional rooibos blends underpin our aspiration towards a life of health…
The innovative possibilities of rooibos simply exceed the imagination. Rooibos has evolved from being just a hot tea to iced teas, from foamy red cappuccinos to cold brew rooibos to rooibos distilled gin. Carmién Tea surprised the market with two very popular rooibos distilled gins so it just goes without saying that we should not…
Carmién Tea has recently entered two of our teas for consideration in the Dubai International Taste Awards where a total of 210 companies from 10 different nations participated. Only 140 awards were conferred in the Food and Beverages division. Among those was our Carmién Floral Berry which received a silver award and Carmién Revive a…
As much as there are tea lovers who enjoy their tea with milk and sugar/honey, so tea is also synonymous with a slice of lemon. Rooibos, with its natural sweet, full taste actually needs no more than just a slice of lemon. Our latest Zesty Lemon release is just that. A fruity rooibos blend with…
Studies show that the majority of high school students do not know what they want to do after school. Just growing up, fitting in and getting an idea of who they really are is tough and overwhelming enough. Still many have their parents pick a career path for them only to find later that it…