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At this week’s Colombo Tea Auction held on 4 April, in the Leafy Grade catalogues an invoice of Golden Garden OP achieved a record price of Rs. 2,400 per kg and improved their own record established last week.
This tea was purchased by Ceylon Tea Marketing Ltd.
Golden Garden BOP equalled the record price of Rs. 2,000 per kg and Brombil Tea Factory of the same Group equalled its own record price achieved last week.
Both teas were purchased by Shan Teas Ltd.
Evergreen Group board is chaired by Aruna de Silva. This group has a total of thirteen tea factories.
Golden Garden teas are manufactured at Evergreen Tea Factory located in Talgaswela of the Galle district.
Golden Garden teas are well known for their excellent quality teas and regularly top the market for many grades sold at the Colombo Auction.
This factory is managed by Director Dr. Indika Nallaperuma, Director Senal de Silva, General Manager Lasantha Alwis, Production Manager P.A. Saman Buddika, and Factory Manager W.P. Susantha.
Brombil Tea Factory is managed by Nallapperuma, de Silva, Manager Tyron Rathnayake, Production Manager Aruna Edirisooriya, and Factory Officer Chamil Ruchira.
These teas were successfully marketed by Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC.