[2] He moved to Colombo, where he became one of the Ceylonese tea tasters, after doing his training at Mincing Lane in London.

It eventually spread to 35 other Coles stores in Victoria and then Woolworths started selling the product as well.

Dilmah later exported the tea to New Zealand, where it was the top-selling brand in 2013,[3] and also to Europe and North America.

[8] MJF Holdings is the parent company of these enterprises, which are listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

[10] In 2007, Dilmah Conservation was founded,[11] with one of its main aims being to protect Sri Lankan forests.