Tea is making a comeback

11:31am Thursday 26th April 2007

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Afternoon tea is coming back into fashion, according to the UK's biggest supermarket chain.

Tesco reported increased sales of Earl Grey and other speciality teas, cream cakes and teapots.

The tradition's revival follows years of decline due to the popularity of American-style coffee shops, the chain said.

Demand for cream cakes has risen by 85 per cent in the last year, while sales of teapots, cups and saucers are up 110 per cent.

The chain's cake range buyer Liz Cobbold said: "We are seeing the dawning of a new era of this great social tradition."