Our Tea
Quality Ceylon Tea both black tea, green tea as well as specialty teas such as tippy teas are manufactured, processed and exported by our company throughout the world.

The tea is Pure Ceylon Tea from all elevations in Sri Lanka : -

High Grown Teas
Mid Grown Teas
Low Grown Teas

From these elevations we are able to obtain a wide variety of tea grades to suit our diverse markets. MEH also manufactures specific flavoured teas the flavours of which are naturally produced.
As MEH tea is Pure Ceylon Tea, its flavour is unique, hence MEH Tea is in demand throughout the world. MEH tea is processed in our own factories according to the traditional British methods which have been refined through decades of experience to produce only the best quality tea.

Brands
Our Company possesses a wide range of brands designed to deliver the best quality Ceylon Tea catered to the specific tastes of a diverse range of markets in East Asia, The Middle-East, Africa, South America and the CIS States including Russia.

Designed to cater to the specific taste preferences of our consumers, MEH also aims to ensure that our branding is aligned with the cultural aspects of our diverse range of export markets.

Our brands are synonymous with exceptional quality and innovative packaging. In addition to our current spectrum of export markets, we also maintain contacts with all major tea importers around the globe.
Going forward our aim is to project these brands deeper into these markets whilst continuously exploring opportunities to expand into new global markets.
MEH Tea
Designed to suite the distinct palate of the local Sri Lankan market the brand was initially launched under the name: Mandingo Tea.

Mandingo Tea was subsequently relaunched under a new name:“MEH Tea” for the Sri Lankan market.This was done in order to leverage on the values and strengths synonymous with the name MEH Industries (Pvt) Ltd, and the legacy of quality inculcated within the name MEH.

Comprised of only the highest quality tea grown in the high-grown regions of Sri Lanka, MEH Tea is distributed within Sri Lanka.

The Mandingo Brand however will still continue to be marketed in Southern China.
Our namesake brand is quickly gaining popularity locally and in the coming years we expect MEH Tea to become a household favourite in Sri Lanka.
M.E.H IndustriesThe Global MEH Reach
Establishing its operations in 1995, M.E.H Industries (Pvt) Ltd. is a pioneering family owned company that has grown from humble beginnings into one of Sri Lanka’s premier manufacturers, processors, and exporters of high-quality Ceylon Tea, ranging from Ceylon Black Tea and Green Tea to other Speciality Ceylon Teas, including the high quality ranges of Tippy Teas. Deriving its name from the reverse of the first three letters of the name Hemas - M.E.H Industries (Pvt) Ltd. is guided by the principles of entrepreneurship, tempered with the ideals of integrity, responsibility and sustainability distilled from its core family values.

Mr. Mohamed Esufally was originally a family member of the Hemas Group but ventured out on his own with the name change based on familial ties. The first three letters of his daughter Mehnaz Esufally coincidentally corresponded with the Company name, lending further strength to the value of the name M.E.H.

The Company is headquartered in the heart of Sri Lanka’s bustling commercial capital, the Colombo Fort (Colombo 01), situated in close proximity to key business infrastructure and institutions including the Colombo Port and major banking, private sector, and government institutions. M.E.H. operates its own Warehousing, Storing, Blending, and Packaging facilities, supported by a highly dedicated, efficient, and skillful team of employees, including a mix of young professionals and luminaries in the fields of Manufacture, Trade, and Finance.
M.E.H. maintains a large brand portfolio which has earned the Company an international reputation of producing and exporting only the highest quality Ceylon Tea. The Company has been a pioneer both in terms of market diversification, having been one of the first Sri Lanka tea exporters to enter the Russian market when it first opened out from the former Soviet Union, as well as in terms of value-addition, factors which have helped M.E.H to expand its exports into markets spanning the Middle-East, Europe, CIS Nations, Eastern and Western Africa, Central and East Asia, and more recently, South America while maintaining contacts with major Tea Importers across all international markets.

The quality and diversity of M.E.H.’s product portfolio is complemented by the versatility of its Packaging options, comprising bulk packaging and loose tea in a variety of innovative packaging options including tea bags and loose tea in consumer packs utilizing a wide range of packaging materials from carton packs to printed aluminum pouches.

M.E.H. continuously strives to uphold the highest standards in Product Quality, holding G.M.P, ISO 2200 and HACCP certification, and is strongly engaged with the country’s tea industry, holding membership in all Ceylon Tea related institutions, including the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, The Colombo Tea Traders Association, The Tea Exporters’ Association and the African & Middle East Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
M.E.H Re-launches Local Tea Brand Famed local exporter of Ceylon Tea, M.E.H. Industries (Pvt) Ltd is re-launching its Mandingo brand into the domestic Sri Lanka market asMEH Tea. Meanwhile the Mandingo brand tea will still be continued to be marketed in Hong Kong and China where it is quickly gaining popularity.

Comprised of the best quality tea from the high-grown regions of Sri Lanka developed exclusively for the domestic market, MEH Tea brand will be available in 100gms, 250gms and 500gms carton packed teas as well as in 500gms and 100gms printed alufoil /metallized pouches. In addition there will also be a 100 tea bag carton pack which will also be marketed in Sri Lanka. All this is designed to deliver the best quality Ceylon tea crafted to suit the unique tastes of the Sri Lankan palate.

One of Sri Lanka’s premier exporters of Ceylon Tea, M.E.H Industries (Pvt) Ltd. is a pioneering family owned company that has grown from humble beginnings into one of Sri Lanka’s premier manufacturers, processors, and exporters of high-quality Ceylon Tea, ranging from Ceylon Black Tea and Green Tea to other Speciality Ceylon Teas, including the high quality ranges of Tippy Teas.
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M.E.H Considering Feasibility Of An IPO M.E.H Industries (Pvt) Ltd is considering the feasibility of launching an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in order to fund a significant business expansion drive in the future.

One of Sri Lanka’s premier exporters of Ceylon Tea, M.E.H Industries (Pvt) Ltd. is a pioneering family owned company that has grown from humble beginnings into one of Sri Lanka’s premier manufacturers, processors, and exporters of high-quality Ceylon Tea, ranging from Ceylon Black Tea and Green Tea to other Speciality Ceylon Teas, including the high quality ranges of Tippy Teas.

M.E.H has its markets spanning the Middle-East, Europe, CIS Nations, Eastern and Western Africa, Central and East Asia, and more recently, South America whilst maintaining contacts with major Tea Importers across all international markets.
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Sri Lanka TeaA taste apart

The serendipitous story of tea and its journey across continents begins in ancient China where legend has it that Emperor Shen Nung, who had earlier decreed that water had to be boiled before drinking, was seated under a shady tree in Manchuria waiting for his water to be heated. As he waited, a light breeze wafted through the tree causing some of its leaves to fall into the pot of boiling water. When Shen Nung drank the resultant brew, he was said to have exclaimed:

“This drink gives me an ease of body and mind!” and so the history of this wonderful beverage began as it was the Tea Leaves that fell into the emperor’s pot: Considered a medicinal drink, Chinese tea became popular in Europe and the United Kingdom during the 16th and 17th Century during which time the British took tea plants out of China and began testing its commercial potential in regions of India, including the Assam province. With the success of plantations in India, the British decided to experiment with tea plantations in Ceylon, bringing down the country’s first tea plant from China in 1824 where it was planted in the Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya for non-commercial purposes. Subsequently, in 1867, James Taylor established the islands first tea plantation in Loolcondera estate in Kandy on just 19 acres of land.

The first shipment of 10kg of Ceylon Tea arrived in London in shortly thereafter, and almost instantly received acclaim for its superior quality. Soon enough plantations surrounding Loolecondera such as Hope, Rookwood and Mooloya situated to the east and Le Vallon and Stellenberg to the south began transforming into tea plantations and were amongst the first tea estates to be established on the island.

The Esufally family’s connection to Ceylon Tea also begins around this time when their forefathers, who were traders and entrepreneurs in Gujarat, began to navigate the shipping route from The Gulf of Kuch To the Maldives and then stopping over on the shores of Ceylon.

Gradually, the Esufally family began to purchase land in Sri Lanka through the proceeds of trade and subsequently began planting tea and rubber, eventually expanding these holdings into fully fledged commercial-scale estates.

The tea industry in Sri Lanka has since undergone numerous changes. However the unique image and flavor of Ceylon Tea has withstood the test of time and remains synonymous with only the highest quality tea.

Contact Us
P.O. Box 1871,
Hemas Building,
36 Bristol Street, Colombo 01,
Sri Lanka.
(+94 11)
4 710 121    (3 lines)
4 613 200  (7 lines)
2 328 119
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2 445 910