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Tea production is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka, and accounts for 2% of GDP, contributing over US$1.3 billion in 2021 to the economy of Sri Lanka. [1] It employs, directly or indirectly, over 1 million people, and in 1995 directly employed 215,338 on tea plantations and estates.
The UK market is dominated by five brands - PG Tips (owned by Lipton Teas and Infusions), Tetley (owned by Tata Tea Limited), Typhoo (owned by the Indian conglomerate Apeejay Surrendra Group), Twinings (owned by Associated British Foods) and Yorkshire Tea (owned by Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate). Tetley leads the market with 27% share ...
Pages in category "Tea companies of Sri Lanka" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akbar Tea; C.
George Steuart Group of Companies (George Steuarts) is Sri Lanka's oldest mercantile establishment, having been established in 1835 during British occupation of Ceylon.It is the oldest surviving mercantile firm in the country, with a recorded history dating back to the early 19th century, and is the first on the register of companies in Sri Lanka [1] [2]
Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC, trading as Dilmah, is a Sri Lankan beverage company that is headquartered in Peliyagoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka. While MJF Teas is the parent company of Dilmah, MJF Holdings is the ultimate parent. The company is best known for its brand of Ceylon tea, sold internationally.
Heladiv commenced operations in 1990 as HVA Lanka Exports Pvt. Ltd., an affiliate of a Dutch-based agricultural development company, Handels Vereniging Amsterdam (Amsterdam Trade Association). [2] In 1993, the company reverted to 100% Sri Lankan ownership. [3] [4] In 2001, they introduced the concept of Tetra Paking of Iced Tea to Sri Lanka.
LMD 100 ranks listed companies in Sri Lanka by revenue annually. [10] Amari Wijewardene is the company's chairperson and a member of the Wijewardene family. Wijewardene's appointment as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 2016 by her cousin, then prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was criticised as nepotism. [11]
Under VK's leadership, the NUW grew to become one of the leading trade unions in Sri Lanka, boasting nearly 500,000 members. It played a key role in the labour movement within the tea plantations. VK notably identified the distinction between the Employment Provident Fund (EPF) and service gratuity and successfully brought this issue before the ...