A cup of Dilmah is a fixture in countless Kiwi households - as is the iconic catchphrase of the man who founded the brand in 1988, “Do try it”. The founder of Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company Merrill. J ...

With the climate emergency clouding prospects for farmers globally, Dilmah Tea recently invited stakeholders in Ceylon Tea to a collaboration aimed at embedding sustainability and resilience into Sri ...

SINGAPORE: The founder of Ceylon tea brand Dilmah, Merrill J Fernando, died aged 93 on Thursday (Jul 20) morning, the company said in a Facebook post. Mr Fernando, who founded Dilmah in 1985, died in ...

I have been thinking of Sri Lanka ever since I heard of the death of the legendary Merrill Fernando, who created Dilmah Tea, last week. Everyone who visits that country is likely to taste, or bring ...

Merrill J. Fernando died in Colombo on Thursday surrounded by his two sons Dilhan and Malik, and grandchildren. Fernando was born in 1930 in Negombo, a major city in Sri Lanka located about 30km from ...

Dilmah Tea has been named a finalist at the Reuters Global Sustainability Awards 2025, honoured for its leadership in supply chain decarbonization towards Net Zero. It is the only Sri Lankan brand ...

Fernando, the man known for his “do try it” catchphrase, died in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Thursday morning surrounded by his sons and grandchildren. In a statement to social media, Dilmah Tea paid ...

There’s always a lingering fragrance around the Dilmah complex in Colombo. It is generally woody, sometimes tinged with citrus, occasionally fruity, and always pleasant. That’s the aroma of tea, ...

Celebrating International Tea Day on 21 May, Emirates and Dilmah Tea will be presenting a complimentary pack of luxury leaf artisan teas to customers on all flights, commemorating a successful 33-year ...

Dilmah Tea, a global tea company founded by Merrill J Fernando, has been a pioneer in the tea industry for decades. In an exclusive interview, his son and now Dilmah chairman Dilhan C Fernando shares ...

Leading Sri Lankan businessman and Dilmah Tea chief executive, Dilhan Fernando, said the company had been losing money in Australia for more than a decade and its market share continued to fall as it ...