- CEO
- Dilhan Chrishantha Fernando
- Full Time Employees
- 871
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: specialty/candy
- Address
- Peliyagoda Sri Lanka
- IPO Date
- Jun 2, 1987
- Business
- Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC is a Sri Lanka-based manufacturer, marketer, and exporter of single-origin Ceylon tea and value-added tea products. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Peliyagoda, Sri Lanka, the company operates as a key subsidiary of MJF Holdings Limited and markets its products across more than 100 countries globally, with significant presence in Australasia, Europe, North America, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company engages in tea tasting, blending, packaging, and brand distribution, catering to mass retail, gourmet specialty retail, foodservice, and luxury hospitality channels. Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC offers a comprehensive product portfolio comprising traditional single-origin black, green, white, and oolong teas; gourmet specialty ranges including the Single Origin Selection, the Exceptional Range, the t-Series Designer Gourmet collection, the Vivid Tea Selection, the Silver Jubilee Gourmet Collection, and Watte Single Estate Boutique Teas; herbal infusions and functional botanical tisanes including chamomile, peppermint, ginger, and rooibos blends; organic and ethical certified teas; ready-to-drink bottled iced teas, tea concentrates, and culinary extracts; and varied packaging configurations including loose-leaf canisters, pyramid mesh tea bags, tagless and tagged foil-enveloped tea bags, and wooden gift presenters. Additionally, the company operates and franchises the Dilmah t-Lounge concept, offering premium tea hospitality and tea gastronomy services. In recent developments, the company finalized an executive leadership transition following the passing of founder Merrill J. Fernando, with Dilhan C. Fernando assuming the executive chairmanship; expanded its product portfolio into functional wellness infusions and ready-to-drink tea formats to capture evolving consumer demand; scaled investments in sustainable manufacturing through solar power integration at its primary Peliyagoda production facility; implemented biodegradable, microplastic-free filter paper and sustainable packaging solutions across core product lines; and broadened its distribution partnerships and hospitality footprint across emerging retail markets in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and North America.