Ceylon Roots Competitors

Dilmah is unique; a brand that is founded on a passionate commitment to quality and authenticity in tea, it is also a part of a philosophy that goes beyond commerce in seeing business as a matter of human service. Launched in 1988 by Merrill J. Fernando Dilmah pioneered important initiatives which have become the hallmarks of the company. These are important because traditional tea, made in the ‘orthodox’ style – a production process that starts with handpicking the leaves and continues through withering, rolling, oxidation and firing – follows a technique perfected over centuries. It produces tea that are varied and sophisticated. The alternative is CTC, a relatively recent method of production designed to offer a quick ‘cuppa’ and in the process sacrifices all that is special in tea. Merrill describes CTC as ‘tea without a soul.’ Today Dilmah is the only vertically integrated tea company with its own tea gardens – some of Ceylon’s best estates – and state of the art printing & packaging facilities, tea packing and investments in every segment of the industry. Dilmah concentrates on offering tea aficionados around the world a truly different experience in tea, presenting an unmatched collection of teas, each tasted and selected with the benefit of decades of experience in tea, and most importantly marked by genuine innovation and a passion for quality. Dilmah restates its commitment to the values on which it is founded along with Merrill’s sons Dilhan & Malik. Dilmah is an Ethical Tea, in that all packaging profits are retained in Sri Lanka and fund the MJF Charitable Foundation and Dilmah Conservation. We believe that Business is a Matter of Human Service.

One of Sri Lanka’s fastest growing exports companies and ranking among the largest tea exporters HVA Foods Pvt. Ltd. was established in 1996 as a BOI approved company. Prior to that the company began business in 1990 as HVA Lanka Exports Pvt. Ltd. as an affiliate of HVA International a Dutch based agricultural development company that had a global presence. In 1993 the Company came under the ownership of a completely Sri Lankan board of directors. Since its inception, HVA Foods Limited has won six Gold Awards as the Exporter of the Year in both traditional and non-traditional exports from Sri Lanka. Identifying the need to create a tea brand with the uniqueness of its origins, HVA Foods Limited created its own brand in 1996. “HELADIV” is derived from the word “Heladiva” which symbolizes a home grown product range and a name that could easily be identified with Ceylon tea. The Company has registered the brand in 40 countries around the world and has also been the pioneers in developing Ready-To-Drink iced tea in the Sri Lankan market.

Established in 1976, the Sri Lanka Tea Board serves as the regulatory and administrative body of the Sri Lankan tea industry. The board is comprised of industry and government representatives working to position ‘Ceylon Tea’ as the #1 global tea brand. In 2017, the Sri Lanka Tea Board is celebrating 150 years of Ceylon tea through a series of events in Sri Lanka and overseas. Famed for producing the finest black tea in the world, Sri Lanka looks to the board for responsibility, clarity and transparency in maintaining its most prized asset—pure Ceylon tea of the highest quality and purity.