This chapter delves into the significant price surge of gardenia flowers affecting the beverage industry's supply chain. It delves into the competitive landscape of tea drinks, highlighting jasmine tea's health advantages over green tea and the market's response with new variations like Gardenia Tea Flavored Latte and Gardenia Plus Pear Flavored Tea.
Qianwei County in Southwest China's Sichuan Province is known as the "Jasmine Capital of China". But in recent weeks, it is in the news for supplying gardenia flowers instead, with prices at least tripling from their normal levels. The sharp increase in the price of this fragrant flower is driven by the country's beverage industry. / Motivational Monday (19:43)! On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Brandon Yates