Hot or cold, bottled or bagged, tea is one of the most recognizable, widely consumed beverages in the world due to its healthy halo, premium options and flavor innovations.
On any given day, more than 158 million Americans are drinking tea, stated the New York-based Tea Association of the U.S.A. Inc. in the December 2017 issue of Beverage Industry. In 2016, ready-to-drink (RTD) tea made up 80 percent of the tea category, a 4 percent increase from 2015, the association said.