Dilmah Family
Kindness Day 2025
May 6th is a significant day for the Dilmah family – the birth anniversary of our Founder Merrill J. Fernando. When we remember him, it is not only as the world’s most experienced teamaker, but as a m...
Swipe Right for Love (Cake)
If you are a Sri Lankan, or live in Sri Lanka, or have any Sri Lankan friends in your life, then chances are that you’ve already met Love Cake. She is regal, has great taste and – like her name sugges...
Merrill J. Fernando: An Autobiography
Within the Dilmah Family, we fondly refer to him as ‘MJF’. Older generations of the trade simply called him ‘Merrill’, while younger generations referred to ‘Mr. Fernando’. Around the world, he was of...
A greeting, a resolution and a wish for 2025 – Happy New Year!
Our resolution this new year is fresh commitment to the mission our founder Merrill J. Fernando embarked upon 75 years ago – To Make The World A Better Tea – with great taste, natural goodness and kin...
2024 – A Tea-Inspired Year In Review
Passion, inspiration, kindness… #2024 was a year of positive impact at Dilmah. We shared our love for tea around the world, just as we shared the importance of environmental conservation. We pro...
Entrepreneurship in the 21st century.
It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week; with our world on the brink of catastrophe in so many respects – conflict, climate, inequality – we have never needed the involvement of youth in d...
Brewing Hour with Amrit Fernando
Tune in every Thursday for an hour of tea and music-filled fun as Amrit, Dilmah 3rd gen, brings you the latest all-to-know-about-Dilmah, exclusive tea recipes, and his top song picks. Don’...
An appeal to the global tea industry by Dilhan C. Fernando
“As growers, we are on the frontlines of climate action, inequality, gender and most SDGs [UN]. We want to do what is right, but the right and valuable path costs more than the one that price demands ...
Beyond the Boundary: Dilmah’s Cricket Initiative Transforms Lives
Cricket and tea share a similarly beloved place in the heart of Sri Lankans. Chairman/CEO of Dilmah Tea Dilhan C. Fernando and Dilmah Gen 3 Amrit Fernando visit Wellington’s iconic Basin Reserve and r...