The Story of Tea - Dilmah Tea

Dilmah is not just another brand of tea. 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. Founder of Dilmah, Merrill J. Fernando, declared his commitment to tea when in the 1950s he devoted his life to tea. Four decades later he was joined by his two sons, Dilhan and Malik (after whom he named his Dilmah Tea) who share his passion. Today, nearly sixty years on, Merrill and his sons - the Fernando family - have acquired the expertise to grow tea, pack and offer consumers around the world only the finest. The Fernando family built their business around their love for tea; 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. As Merrill often says, “my family cares for your tea, from the tea nursery right to your teacup.”