Dilmah Tea

Dilmah Tea is a family-owned Sri Lankan tea company founded in 1985 by Merrill J. Fernando, disrupting the colonial tea trade with a genuinely ethical, producer-grown approach. The company operates as a diversified business through the MJF Group, involved in agriculture, agri value addition, luxury leisure, property, machinery solutions, renewable energy, transport and packaging. Dilmah serves 60 million tea drinkers daily across 111 countries with over 3,000 products, making it the widest range of any tea company globally. The company is committed to quality, integrity, people and nature, with at least 15% of pre-tax profits dedicated to humanitarian causes through the MJF Charitable Foundation, directly benefiting 250,000 community members. Dilmah specializes in premium Ceylon tea, offering everything from everyday gourmet tea to luxury teas, infusions, and extraordinary tea gifts. The company also produces the finest Ceylon Cinnamon from their GI-certified Kahawatte Plantation. Their operations include tea gardens, processing facilities, and innovative tea experiences combining traditional methods with modern experiential innovation. Dilmah's sustainability initiatives focus on building a more resilient future through long-term impact for people, communities and the planet, including rainforest restoration and culinary education through their Empower Culinary & Hospitality School (ECHS).