Other | Pressroom Dilmah dazzles in third year at Art Deco FestivalFebruary 20, 2017June 14, 2025Under a picturesque marquee, people sipped on tea cocktails, and indulged in macaroons to celebrate the third year of Dilmah tea at the Tremains Art Deco Festival. Since 2015 Dilmah founder Merrill J. Fernando has been returning to Napier for the festival, to engage with the public and share the ethical mission of his product. The festival's international ambassador said while he had never heard of Art Deco before initially being invited, Mr Fernando said he now "enjoyed this event very much". "They are getting more and more people here. I'm amazed at the way people treat me and talk to me, they treat me as a long-lost friend," the Sri Lankan native said. In previous years, Mr Fernando has been joined in Napier by his son Dilhan and Malik - the renowned tea brand was named using the first syllables of their names.
Pressroom | The Sunday Times Keep a date and take a green breakFebruary 13, 2017June 14, 2025As the noon sun beats down mercilessly on the men, women and children hurrying about in the asphalt jungle that is Katubedda, Moratuwa, on the outskirts of Colombo, there is an oasis of greenery exuding an aura of serenity and comfort.
Other | Pressroom Tea Lounge at The EdgeFebruary 13, 2017June 14, 2025The newest addition to Waters Edge, the 'Tea Lounge at the Edge' embraces the Dilmah Tea revolution in offering the finest Ceylon tea to the tea connoisseur of Sri Lanka. The beautifully designed and tastefully decorated lounge is the ideal place to hang out, relax and have a snack.
Other | Pressroom Top Sri Lankan tea brand eyes GCC expansionFebruary 6, 2017June 14, 2025Dilmah, one of the top 10 tea brands in the world, is now eyeing expansion across the GCC region with its new lounge concept, according to a senior official at the company.
Other | Pressroom Tea pioneer presents tea with styleat the first Dilmah t-lounge in DubaiJanuary 26, 2017June 14, 2025Located within the Egypt Court at the Ibn Battuta Mall, the t-lounge will offer artisanal teas served hot, chilled, sparkling or pulled & paired with crepes, ice creams & more.
Other | Pressroom t-Lounge By Dilmah Opens in Dubai!!!!January 26, 2017June 14, 2025Tea pioneer presents tea with style at the first Dilmah t-lounge in Dubai , the t-lounge offers artisanal teas served hot, chilled, sparkling or pulled & paired with crepes, ice creams & more.
Other | Pressroom New luxury tea lounge opens in DubaiJanuary 26, 2017June 14, 2025Sri Lankan tea brand Dilmah has opened a new tea lounge in Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Mall as part of plans to expand in the Middle East market.Located in the mall’s Egypt Court, the venue – called t-Lounge – is the brand’s first in the UAE. Currently Dilmah runs two t-lounges in Kuwait, with a third under construction, and also has outlets in Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia.
Other | Pressroom MERRILL J. FERNANDO, DILMAH TEA – A SRI LANKAN TEA HEROOctober 4, 2016June 14, 2025He is the founder of one of the 10th largest specialty tea brands in the world and hotelier with several resorts and growing, the epitome of a man born to wealth and privilege, with all the advantages and connections. No, the story of Merril J. Fernando is not about a man born into wealth, privilege or connections, but the story of a man with a dream, good motives, a love of tea and his country, and the intense passion to share the wealth with his workers and countrymen.
Other | Pressroom PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY WITH MY FAMILY’S GREAT LOVE – TEA.September 28, 2016June 14, 2025We are a family of tea makers who became accidental hoteliers, born of our commitment to ethical tea production and a genuine pride in sharing our country with interested visitors from abroad. Sri Lanka's tea has been acclaimed for centuries, but much of it was bulk-exported abroad and the serene beauty of the tea region was not widely explored by tourists.
Pressroom | The Sunday Times Preserving our fragile environmentSeptember 19, 2016June 14, 2025In an effort to promote harmonious coexistence between man and nature and preserve our fragile environment Dilmah Conservation launched its latest publication, 'Common Forest Trees of Sri Lanka', authored by Dr. Sudheera M.W Ranwala, Dr. A.H. Magdon Jayasuriya and I.A.D Nadeesha Dilrukshi. The launch at Dilmah t-Lounge Chatham Street on August 31 also celebrated their newest tea in the Dilmah t-Series range, the Park Estate Emerald Green Special OP.
Pressroom | The Sunday Times Open doors for these special needs childrenSeptember 19, 2016June 14, 2025Down a lane in Ambagahawatte, Kalapaluwawa, is an acre of land surrounded by a wall, like any other large or small property in Rajagiriya.
DailyFT | Pressroom Snake charming and monkey tricks to fortune tellingSeptember 19, 2016June 14, 2025Turning over the pages of a Dilmah Conservation publication on traditional communities in Sri Lanka, I recollected how, as young boys in the early 1940s, we were fascinated by young men and women clad in colourful clothes going from door to door.
