Currently, The Beverage Group [a.k.a World Tea Media], a division of F+W Media, is guided by a diverse group of advisory board members – all influential leaders from the tea and beverage communities.
Healthy Beverage Expo Advisory Board:
- Janet DiGiovanna, co-founder, dash Advisors
- Art Eggertsen, sales and brand ambassador, Kate Farms
- Melinda Hemmelgarn, M.S., R.D., Food Sleuth, LLC
- Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru
- Tim Lucas, CMO, Funktional Beverages
- Rob McCaleb, founder and president, Herb Research Foundation
- Ian McLean, founder and creative director, McLean Design
- Danny Rubenstein, co-founder, dash Advisors
- Donald Wilkes, president and CEO, Blue Pacific Flavors
World Tea Expo Advisory Board:
- Charles Cain, vice president, Teavana, Starbucks Coffee Company
- John Chaffey, director of sales, Metropolitan Tea Company
- Mim Enck, president, East Indies Coffee & Tea
- Gail Gastelu, publisher, The Tea House Times
- Manjiv Jayakumar, president, QTrade Teas & Herbs
- Beth Johnston, CEO, Teas Etc.
- Sascha Karimpour, president, Dethlefsen & Balk
- Brian Keating, founder, Sage Group
- Marc Kluge, VP and general manager, Florapharm Tea USA
- Holger Lohs, CEO, Haelssen & Lyon North America Corp.
- Devan Shah, president, International Tea Importers
- Fumi Sugita, executive general manager, Aiya America
- Rona Tison, senior vice president of corporate relations, ITO EN (North America), Inc.
- Maria Uspenski, CEO, The Tea Spot
About The Beverage Group, a division of F+W Media
The Beverage Group, a division of F+W Media, Inc., is an integrated media company dedicated to providing business solutions to the global beverage industry, including: Healthy Beverage Expo, World Tea Expo, the North American Tea Championship, World Tea Academy and World Tea News. F+W Media is a community-focused, content creator and marketer of products/services for enthusiasts, with a diversified portfolio of books, ebooks, magazines, events, competitions, ecommerce, education and more.
Source: The Beverage Group, a division of F+W Media
