Founder of Halpewatte Tea Exports, Mr A. P. D. Abeyrathne, acknowledged his commitment to tea in 1971 when he acquired the Uva Greenland Tea estate, once owned by a British national. Since then, with great diligence and empathy towards a growing clientele, he has been of service to many people around the world, producing some of the freshest and finest Ceylon tea. Nearly three decades later, today he is joined by his beloved wife and three sons who all share the same passion and commitment towards producing a perfect cup of tea for the benefit of multitudes of tea fanatics around the world. Still a family business at heart, Halpewatte tea continues to lay its focus beyond mere commercial gain, with a devotion to producing the best of tea with a personal touch of care and a great detail of quality.
For over 35 years, Halpewatte Tea has been producing some of the most distinctively delicious tealeaves hailing from Ceylon. Our ardent devotion to tea has helped us emerge as the number one tea factory in Sri Lanka’s Uva region: an area renowned for its uniquely flavoursome tea. Our commitment towards ensuring the highest standards in manufacturing has won us a host of accolades for consistency in product quality. We currently export our very own, factory fresh, unblended teas manufactured with hand-picked tea buds grown in our very own well-maintained tea plantations.
The story precedes to say that he was part of a Scottish Company ‘Anglo-American Direct Tea Trading’ that commenced operations in the year 1930, along with ‘James Finlay & Company Limited’. With his profound love for the industry, and passion for creating a brand of tea that would be so exquisite in flavour, and unique in its character, Alexander introduced to the world the ‘Wikiliya Teas’ that were especially in demand in the European market.
Archaeology has it that a species of anatomically modern Homo sapiens, possibly the earliest dated record of modern humans in the whole of South Asia, resided in the Balangoda area. They are aptly named the ‘Balangoda Man’. Perhaps the geographic location of Balangoda; comfortably situated between the wet and dry zones, and reaping the benefits of the breeze that sweeps over from both the Uva and Bogawantalawa hills, made it conducive for an early human habitation to thrive in Balangoda. These very same geographical conditions and climate give Wikiliya Teas their distinctive full-bodied flavour. Just as Balangoda historically nurtured human settlements, in the current context, the Wikiliya Plantations strives to uplift, care for and sustain the local area communities.
Unfortunately, though, decades later, owing to climatic changes that affected the crops, the factory had to close down, causing the redundancy of many employees. However, in the year 2010, Mr Ranjan Walpola, the current Managing Director of Wikiliya Plantations, resumed its operations, emphatically to sustain the livelihoods of the many local community habitats, whose sole hope was the plantation. With it began the movement to not just enhance the profitability and manufacturing capacity of the factory but to also enhance the quality of life of the estate community, through infrastructure and road development, building of schools, hospitals, staff housing, crèches, and temples.
Tea, a drink made from the leaves and buds of the shrub Camellia sinensis. It is the second largest drink consumed after water.
Broadly all teas can be classified into four basic types: White, Oolong, Green and Black. They are all made from Camellia sinensis. The difference is in the manufacturing process and the amount of fermentation / oxidation required to make each type of tea.
The story of Bogawantalawa, also known as the Golden Valley could be traced back to 1869 during the British colonial period. It was during this time that pioneering Scottish planters came across a valley encircled by lush mountains and forests, quite unlike anything else on the island.
Coffee was initially grown here however since that proved to be unsustainable, tea planting commenced in its stead. Extremely fertile soil and the elevation ranging from 4,000 to 6,000 feet was an ideal setup for a tea plantation in the Golden Valley. Bogawantalawa is also blessed with unique climatic conditions with both easterly and westerly winds that create the perfect microclimatic conditions, to produce all-around teas with a truly distinct flavour, body and aroma true to its origin.
Every leaf is carefully handpicked by the nimble fingers of our tea pluckers who have learned this intricate art which has been passed down from generation to generation at our tea plantation in Sri Lanka for over 150 years. We also take pride in the fact that Bogawantalawa Tea Estates is the world’s first tea growing, manufacturing and marketing company selling “uncompensated” carbon neutral teas being certified for both, product and facility.
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The undisputed magic brew that brings joy to millions around the world, there’s nothing quite like a cup of tea to those who truly treasure its power; and those who seek perfection, know that there is nothing quite like Ceylon tea. Watawala Tea Ceylon Ltd, a member of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC, has grown to be recognized as the largest branded tea company in Sri Lanka which places the strong emphasis on innovation and value addition.
A joint venture with TATA Global Beverages and Pyramid Wilmar Plantations Pvt Ltd, Watawala Tea Ceylon Ltd prides itself in being a producer of pure Ceylon tea and has set new standards in offering ‘a good cup of tea’. At Watawala Tea Ceylon Ltd, we have indeed perfected the ‘art of tea’ – as our customers over the years, readily agree. Grown in the lush plantations of Sri Lanka and meticulously processed to the highest of standards, our range of teas is extensive, meeting the needs and tastes of every tea lover from the connoisseur to the masses.
The success of our company over the years is due to our greatest asset – our resource at Watawala Tea Ceylon Ltd. We are proud to have some of the best industry professionals amongst us, who are the very best in their chosen field of expertise in the tea trade. Working as a solid team, they help us to ensure that the highest of quality standards are maintained and also enable us to improve our offering and attain even higher realms of excellence. Our exceptionally committed sales and marketing team, who are empowered with the latest in technology is supported by experts in the tea industry who handle the production and logistics.
We provided some tea brands in Srilanka, Zesta BOPF, Watawala Kahata, Ran Kahata and Zest Bottled Water service also.
We have Black tea, Green tea, White tea, Wooden Gift Boxes, Wooden gift items, Terra cotta range.
Merrill J. Fernando dedicated his life to tea when in the 1950s, he saw the concentration of ownership in the tea industry in the hands of a few large corporations. This was leading to the commoditization of tea. He decided that in the interest of tea drinkers around the world, and the crop that his country produced with so much care and artistry, he would fight this process of commoditization.
Dilmah was the first producer owned tea brand, and offered tea ‘picked, perfected and packed’ at origin. Unlike the multi-origin blends that monopolised supermarket shelves, Dilmah brought tea that is freshly packed at source and therefore rich in flavour and natural goodness.
This is what makes Dilmah the first ethically produced tea. In 2005, Merrill and his sons Dilhan and Malik, pledged to follow the principles dictated by the 12 Principles of Dilmah in every aspect of their business and in the conduct of their workers, staff and management.
That pledge is fulfilled in our commitment to garden fresh, unblended tea of the finest quality. Our Founder’s intention to make his tea ethical, is honoured in the work of his MJF Charitable Foundation and Dilmah Conservation.
The promise our father gave consumers when offering the first genuinely ethical tea that was packed garden fresh at source, is what Dilmah offers today, twenty-eight years later.
Simply visit our Online Store for shop your favorite tea without visiting our places securely.Dilmah is a distinct, Single Origin, authentic and ethical Ceylon tea, manufactured according to traditional methods that maintain its quality and freshness.
Ceylon tea is a popular type of black tea that is also known as Sri Lankan tea. In Ceylon, we value a tradition of tea making that gave Ceylon Tea the reputation of being the finest in the world and nurturing the artisanal style that makes the finest Ceylon Teas indisputably the best in the world.
It was also one of the world’s leading brands, familiar to consumers from Virginia to Vladivostok – a brand the industry had been actively promoting and investing in since the early 1930s. Abandoning it would deliver a setback from which there could be no easy recovery. And the cost of promoting and establishing an unfamiliar new brand – ‘Sri Lanka Tea’.
Though opposed by some who demanded a complete break with the colonial past and a new start for the country, industry leaders managed to persuade the socialist government then in power to permit the continued use of the name Ceylon to refer to the country’s most famous product. Tea from Sri Lanka would still be marketed as Ceylon Tea, a priceless world brand had been saved.
It has made all arrangement to celebrate 150th anniversary of Sri Lanka Tea Industry. There are many events such as Global Tea Party, book launch, regional level exhibitions have been organized to mark the above celebration. Parallel to 150th anniversary the Educational & Trade exhibitions have been organized at regional level.
The tale begins in the early 1820s, barely five years after the surrender of Kandy, the last surviving indigenously-ruled state in Ceylon, to the British crown. By then, the rest of the island had already been a British colony for more than a generation.
In 1983 a young team of tea experts with a passion for quality created a new brand of superior tea. Thus “Mlesna” was born.
At “Mlesna” our ambition is not just selling packaged teas but giving consumers undisputed quality teas in beautiful packages.
With less than 10 people the “Mlesna” team set about their work to create the best quality teas in the most selectively designed packages.
With humble beginnings we at “Mlesna” set about to package teas in new and creative ways in order to attract the connoisseurs of tea into the world of exclusive teas, and in doing so created a special market for value added teas.
Today with 20 years of experience, more than 3000 different products and a permanent staff of more than 350 people, we at “Mlesna” strive to give our customers, the connoisseurs, the same we did 20 years ago – superior quality teas in exquisite packaging. In doing so – “Mlesna” has spread its wings the world over and service a clientele of 50 countries.
“Tea” in today’s context is a term used very freely to describe most warm drinks that are produced by infusing any dried or dehydrated leaf, fruit, flower, etc.
Many people believe that black tea and green tea is produced from two different trees, in fact some even believe that tea is just a shrub. Contrary to these beliefs tea is actually a tree but is maintained as a shrub through a process of pruning.
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