France targets surprise market for its tea as it rediscovers its passion for a cuppa

France is seeing a renaissance of its tea farming (Image: Getty) French tea farmers believe the sky's the limit, as they target new markets for their products. And it appears they have spotted a perfect opportunity in post-Brexit Britain , as they gear up for a charm offensive to persuade their Anglo-Saxon neighbours of the merits of their delicious brew. Britain is still predominately a nation of tea drinkers, according to statistics.

Around one hundred million cups of tea are drunk every day, which is almost 36 billion per year. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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