Almar Teas celebrates 10th anniversary

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Chairman of Almar Teas Avurasee Weerasinghe cuts the cake to celebrate the occasion in the presence of (from left) Director Operations Eraj Waniganayaka and Co-Managing Directors Amanda Weerasinghe and Asanga Weerasinghe

Almar Teas Ltd., one of Sri Lanka’s leading tea exporters, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo.

Present at the occasion were senior management, staff and all those who contributed to the success of the company over the years.

Chairperson of the Almar Group, the holding company of Almar Teas Ltd., Avurasee Weerasinghe, Co-Managing Directors Amanda Weerasinghe and Asanga Weerasinghe, Director Achinda Weerasinghe and Almar Teas CEO Milinda Jayawardena participated in this celebratory event.

Employees who were with the company from its inception were felicitated during the event.

Speaking at the occasion, Alma Teas Managing Director Amanda Weerasinghe noted the company was able to win the trust of the world market because it maintained the finest quality and standard of tea over the last decade.

“Never in our history have we received complaints of the quality of our product. I believe that we were able to achieve rapid growth in the business because we have always maintained high quality in the products we export. Our Aura brand is already established in the world tea market,” he said.

He stated that the company also contributed significantly to Sri Lanka’s export income.

Weerasinghe said that in order to appropriately mark its 10th anniversary, the company plans to expand into the local market. “We have already introduced Hela Kahata to the local market and I believe we will win the hearts of consumers in the local market just the way we won customers in the world market.”

Almar Teas CEO Jayawardena commended the remarkable journey of the company over the last 10 years in marketing high-quality teas to the world tea market.

He pointed out that Almar Teas, a company started in 2005 with only eight employees, was able to be among the top 20 leading tea exporters in Sri Lanka by 2014. The company was also able to survive the global economic recession and grow rapidly during such a small timeframe because it made the right decisions at the right times.

“I joined Almar Teas in 2009 and became the CEO in 2013. I was able to market tea catering to different tastes and needs of customers worldwide resulting in an exponential growth of our sales,” he added.

“Our next target is to be among the top 10 tea exporters in Sri Lanka by the end of this year,” said Jayawardena. “I would also like to thank our Managing Director Amanda Weerasinghe and our staff for their immense and constant support.”

Almar Teas Ltd. exports high-quality teas to more than 30 countries including countries in the Mediterranean, the Gulf, Central East, North America, Far East Asia, Europe and Scandinavia. It helps to bring in export revenue to the island and also enhance Sri Lanka’s reputation for high-quality tea.

The company has won several certificates recognising its quality products including HACCP, ISO 22000:2005 and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).