_ Sage Group®, based in Seattle, Washington, is a business publisher, think-tank and consultancy focused upon the specialty tea and natural products industries. Sage Group publishes various Business-to-Business guidebooks for the global specialty tea and affiliated natural products industries, including The Matcha Report and Specialty Tea Is "Hot" Report®.

Brian Keating is the founder of Sage Group. Sage Group has published seven editions of its Specialty Tea Is "Hot" Report over the last twenty two years; a compendium now considered the prime source for hard-hitting trend analysis, market insights and many other resources for anyone involved in the business of tea. For over 25 years Sage Group has been assisting tea and natural products ventures worldwide with diverse business development support services; new product ideation, formulation, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, and many other services.

Sage Group publications and team members provide diverse support for strategic insight, relevant news, emerging technologies and business development support to tea and other consumer packaged good companies worldwide.

Sage Group Delivers…

• Publishers, writers, market analysts of periodic and custom publications; white papers, company reports, due diligence assessments, specialized booklets, reports and magazines   
• Content creation for business and consumer publications, web sites, menus, collateral materials and presentation ‘decks’ (PowerPoint, multi-media), company and product positioning platforms   
• Science-based substantiation of product claims, ingredient bio-activity and technical advancement of proprietary positions and technology
• Original beverage and food formulation, recipe updates, flavor enhancements, botanical fortification, creative line-extensions
• Sourcing for key suppliers (co-packers, manufacturing, packaging), distribution channels and support networks – locally, globally.  
• Opportunities: merger and acquisitions, intellectual property, licensing and market gaps 

 
Specific areas of Consumer Product Focus: Tea, Beverage, Food, Seasonings and Flavors, Health and Beauty (personal care), Gourmet, Herbal, Functional & Nutraceutical Products

Categories of Expertise: Tea, Spice, Herb, Nutrition, Natural (additive-free, vegetarian, vegan) Ethnic, Specialty, Gourmet, Artisan, Sustainable / Local

Summarized Mission: Innovation, creativity and resources for natural products and healthy lifestyles ventures worldwide

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