Recording & interview originally published: Dec 23, 2018

Lunch With Sumiko Ep 3: TWG Tea's Taha Bouqdib on how he fell in love with tea

3:10 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan gets up close with newsmakers over lunch - and a selfie.

Taha Bouqdib's father wanted him to join the military. He chose tea, and TWG Tea is now a global brand. The Moroccan-born Frenchman is president, chief executive and co-founder of TWG Tea, one of the world's fastest-growing luxury tea brands.

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