The World Tea Expo tradeshow and conference attracts retailers, tearoom owners, distributors, food and beverage directors, spa managers, specialty grocers, mass merchants and other business professionals seeking to understand the latest tea innovations and learn best practices. The show’s exposition floor features a "What's Next" in tea area, where vendors unveil and showcase new products and services. More than 30 percent of the exhibiting companies exhibit exclusively at World Tea Expo, offering a unique networking opportunity with these vendors, it states.

In addition to the expo, the conference’s educational program is designed to meet the needs of retailers, distributors and developers with different levels of experience. The following are some of the educational topics: Current Trends and the Future Outlook for Tea; How to Source and Select Teas; Cultivating the Next Generation of Tea Connoisseurs; Current and Emerging Regulatory Issues in the Tea and Infusion Products Industry; Building Your Own Successful Tea Business Close to a Teavana; The Science Behind Health Claims on Tea Beverages; and Why Ignoring Herbs Could be Costing Your Business, among many others.

The event will take place May 29-31 in Long Beach, Calif., at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. It is co-located with the annual Healthy Beverage Expo. The combined expos will attract approximately 5,000 attendees, more than 260 collective exhibitors, and top businesses and professionals from more than 50 countries.

 Registration is open at www.worldteaexpo.com.