Introduction to Spices for New Industry Professionals Spices 101 Part I – History of Spices and Overview of the Spice Market
The web series Spices 101 – Introduction to Spices for New Industry Professionals covers the history of spices, an overview of the spice market, what spices are and where they come from, and critical issues in the spice industry. Part I covers the history of spices and overview of the spice market. This presentation was given by long time industry expert Tom Erd, formerly with The Spice House.
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