Welcome! Dilmah is our family tea company, established by Merrill J. Fernando on the unique philosophy of making business a matter of human service. We have a passion for tea and for ethics. If you enjoy good tea, join us!
SBS On the Money: Dilmah Tea CEO on Sri Lanka's $4.3bn IMF bailout by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Founded in 1985, Dilmah Tea has grown from a household name in Sri Lanka to an international icon of Ceylonese tea available in over 100 countries. But now as Sri Lanka's economy crashes and global supply chains issues continue to plague the world, how will Dilmah continue its operations? And what role can it play in rebuilding Sri Lanka's economy moving forward? We speak to CEO Dilhan Fernando to get his thoughts. Produced by: Sim Wie Boon Presented by: Philip See Source: https://bfm.my/podcast/morning-run/the-breakfast-grille/dilmah-tea-dilhan-c-fernando-legacy-purpose-before-profit
Join Jodi-Ann Palmer in the studio as we talk about her life as a business woman, culinarian and internationally recognized Chef based in South Africa. Listen to how she altered her business model to cope with the changes the pandemic brought on, and reminisce about meeting like-minded people at Chefs and the Teamaker, leading to her most memorable moments with Dilmah!
Join this episode of Over a Cuppa with Dilhan C. Fernando, Tea grower and CEO of Dilmah Tea, in conversation with Prof. Romesh Jayasinghe - a psychologist & hypnotherapist with 14 years of clinical and professional experience. The start of the pandemic has brought on physical and mental hardships worldwide - listen as Prof. Jayasinghe elaborates on a few pointers on spotting the early signs of deteriorating mental health, and how to simply assist the individual as an empathetic family member, friend or colleague.
Listen to a podcast based on a fascinating tale penned by Hugh Karunanayake, on the association between a prominent and pioneering English tea planter and his Tamil cook in the 80's in Ceylon. Find out how a cook made a life for himself in the UK, after blazing a trail in western oriented cuisine in Ceylon. Now, 135 years later, the cook - Daniel Santiagoe is remembered for posterity as the first-ever author of a cookery book based on Ceylonese cookery. Titled “The Curry Cook's Assistant”, it was first published in London in 1886.
How versatile is an elephant's trunk? How complicated is #HumanElephantConflict and is it possible to find a sustainable solution? Do Asian and African elephants have similar social lives? In this Chat Over a Cuppa, Tea Grower and Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando has an interesting discussion with Dr. Prithiviraj Fernando, Chairman, Trustee and Scientist at the Centre for Conservation and Research, and elephant enthusiast to find answers to these questions and more!
As the Director of FoodCult - a F&B integrated communications agency focused exclusively on all things food and beverage, Jenny Tan has a wide array of skills and experiences up her sleeve. Join this episode of Over a Cuppa and find out what sort of insight Jenny gained from her time working with Dilmah and the World Association of Chefs' Societies.
Tea Radio had the opportunity to sit down with Spanish Mixologist Alberto Pizarro in this edition of a Chat Over a Cuppa. Listen in as this multi-award winning mixologist as he talks about the current trends in mixology, and discover his favourite tea inspired guilty pleasure!
Thank you for joining our Special Live Webinar: Celebrating a Handcrafted Journey with the World's Most Experienced Teamaker. Due to bad weather and poor video quality, we have decided that Dilmah Founder – Merrill J. Fernando's wisdom is best shared as clearly as possible.
Dilhan chats with American author and tea aficionado, Tony Gebely on tea, and the philosophy and politics of tea
Tea is a brew for the senses but what does it have in common with Jazz? Get into the groove to find out in this 20-minute special episode inspired by questions asked at our Story Behind Your Cup of Tea webinar series. Join Tea Grower and Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando together with Sri Lanka's dynamic blues singer and guitarist, Jerome Speldewinde.
Listen to the story of Patrick Francis Hadow, fondly known as Frank. Did you know that in 1878, a 23-year-old Frank Hadow, on leave from his plantation in Ceylon, competed in the 2nd Wimbledon Championship and secured the singles title by defeating Spencer Gore in the Challenge Round? Hadow is also credited with the invention of the ‘Lob', a potent weapon then - as no one had yet learned the overhead smash. Listen to this podcast, adapted from the article titled ‘The Wimbledon Championship & the Plantation Connection', written by Anura Gunasekera.
Dilhan chats with Devaka Weerakoon Ph.D, Senior Professor of Zoology at Colombo University on why a forest is greater than its trees. The conversation is supported by images and examples from the eminent Professor Weerakoon's experience in Sri Lanka on the value of forests for human welfare and survival and concludes with an exploration of what life would be without forests.
In this Chat Over a Cuppa, Dilhan C. Fernando has an insightful discussion with IUCN Director of Global Ecosystem Management Programme, Dr. Radhika Murti. Listen in as Dr. Murti answers pressing issues such as how nature can help deliver solutions for water scarcity and mitigate the damaging impact of natural disasters. However, nature-based solutions won't solve everything, thus a mix of behavioral change, reprioritizing, and being able to tap into nature's power is needed.
Over a Cuppa with Jae Bautista – Dilmah SOT 2019 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Aldert van.mp3 Over a Cuppa with Aldert Van Zyl – Dilmah SOT by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Akith Fong – Dilmah SOT 2018 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Alice Kwek – Dilmah SOT 2018 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Andrew Towns – Dilmah SOT 2018 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Don Surendra – Dilmah SOT 2019 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Fiona Mann – Dilmah SOT 2018 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Dwayne Hancock – Dilmah SOT 2019 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Gissur Gudmundsson – Dilmah SOT by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Jon Holsworth – Dilmah SOT 2019 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Nick Walsh – Dilmah SOT 2019 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Rocky Dunnam – Dilmah SOT 2018 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Samuel Angelico – Dilmah SOT 2018 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Sophie Woodman – Dilmah SOT 2018 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Zach Newton – Dilmah SOT 2018 by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Over a Cuppa with Christophe Megel – Dilmah SOT by Tea Radio by Dilmah
Join Author of The Good Country Equation and Founder of the Good Country Index, Simon Anholt, and Tea Grower & Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando in conversation about culture, the priority of education, government systems, social engineering, microscopic view VS telescopic view, and collaboration over competition for the sake of humanity. Listen to this powerful, thought-provoking podcast here. “You're responsible for your own premises and your own territory… and for every inch of the earth's surface and the atmosphere above it, and the soil beneath it – whether you like it or not. If you don't like it, you shouldn't be in a position of power or authority because that is the rule of life on Earth today. The sooner people begin to understand that, the sooner we'll get the right people aspiring to positions of power and responsibility.” – Simon Anholt
Studies have found that theanine and polyphenols found in tea can boost your immunity, while antioxidants in tea can help fight non-communicable diseases. Episode 02 from our Story Behind Your Cup of Tea webinar series, Tea Grower and Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando and Dr. Tissa Amarakoon; author of Tea & Your Health, former Deputy Director Research at the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka and currently Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya discuss the goodness in your cuppa!
The story of the murder of George Pope, the tough and strict disciplinarian Superintendent of Stellenberg Group, Uda Pussellawa. Pope, who had earlier threateningly vetoed the estate labourers' request to form a union on Stellenberg, was subsequently murdered by six labourers, led by the aspiring union leader Ramasamy Weeraswamy. Adapted from an article written by Bernard Vancuylenberg.
Tale of the ill-fated robbery by the feared underworld figure of the day, “Laathara Baas” and his gang, which resulted in the death of Bruce Whitehouse, Superintendent of Madampe Group, Rakwana in the Ratnapura district. Adapted from an article written by Bernard Vancuylenberg.
What has Cricket taught Mahela about life? Listen to this episode of a chat over a cuppa with Cricket legend Mahela Jayawardene and Dilhan C. Fernando - 20 mins Tea grower and Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando chats with Former Cricketer of the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team and Chairman of the National Sports Council Mahela Jayawardene. Find out what's behind Mahela's success and his advice to the younger generation. All this and more on this short podcast.
S. Kamalanathan – Head of Operations for the MJF Charitable Foundation speaks about his experiences working with estate communities over the last four and a half decades. He speaks candidly about how leaders, educators, estate managers, policy makers, and the communities can work together to create lasting change on the estates. 34 mins
Tea grower and Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando, in conversation with former Captain of Sri Lanka's National Cricket Team, and President of the MCC, Kumar Sangakkara on success, humility and more.
Quality, freshness and integrity in every single pack; this is a promise only a farmer can make. Teamaker and Farmer, Merrill J. Fernando chats about this with son, Tea Grower and Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando on this episode of Over a Cuppa.
In this chat ‘Over a Cuppa', the World's Most Experienced Teamaker, Merrill J. Fernando, shares his thoughts with his son (and Dilmah CEO), Dilhan C. Fernando, about the next 25 years for the world's only producer owned brand - Dilmah. His aim is for Dilmah to be a globally respected brand for its quality and its philosophy of caring for a neighbour and sharing with the poor.
In this episode of Over a Cuppa on Tea Radio, Tea Grower and Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando shares a cuppa and a conversation with his father on the purpose beyond profit of Dilmah Tea; the purpose of changing lives. Merrill J. Fernando affirms that he wants to go down in history as the man who devoted his life to make the world a better place.
Listen as Merrill J. Fernando talks about how the philosophy of business being a matter of human service came to be. In conversation ‘Over a Cuppa' with his son, Dilhan C. Fernando, Mr. Dilmah answers the question of how he feels to have impacted the lives of thousands of people through his MJF Charitable Foundation's centres and how his business has become meaningful as its success is being shared.
In this Over a Cuppa podcast, father and son sit down to talk about the farmer, the trader, and the inception of Dilmah Tea. Listen as Mr. Dilmah, Merrill J. Fernando, tells the world why he started it all, how he realised his dreams, and how his passion drove him to change the world of tea and uplift the lives of the farmers, in conversation with his son, Dilhan C. Fernando.
What is the connection between environment and faith and belief? Using faith and belief as an indirect tool for conservation, Professor Jayantha Wattavidanage explains it all. He is a popular media personality and a leading conservation biologist in Sri Lanka.
Explore the importance of understanding the intricate balance between development and conservation. Dr. Kudavidanage is a senior lecturer in Ecology and Conservation Biology at the Department of Natural Resources, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Who in her career, has worked with various governmental and non-governmental organizations research institutes, scientific bodies and NGOs to bridge the gap between the scientists, decision makers and the community.
Sunela Jayewardene is a power house with multiple strengths and talents. She is probably best known as Sri Lanka's Leading Environmental Architect. Today, we are lucky to have her with us in the studio to discover the green mind behind the green designs.
Do women have a slight edge and a natural calling to be a nurturer of nature? To explore this further, we have two ladies with a passion for conservation; Sunela Jayewardene - Sri Lanka's leading environmental architect, and Dr. Kudavidanage - an academic, currently lecturing at the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
Mother-daughter duo Savera and Sunela share intergenerational perspectives and stories on the importance of collaboration; when building a community of informed and empowered women of all ages with a curiosity for knowledge, a passion for change and an understanding of the natural environment.
Savera Weerasinghe the dynamic co-founder of Ananta Sustainables, is an absolute powerhouse and an advocate of change. Listen as she sheds light on how our current consumption model and waste management methods are setting us up for failure, and what structural and systemic shifts we need, to render disposable packaging obsolete.
Join Tea Grower and Dilmah CEO, Dilhan C. Fernando, over a cuppa with Black Hat Chef - Bernd Uber as they discuss what it means to be a Cook and Chef in the 21st Century. He dishes out what it means to cook with respect for food, while keeping up with food trends. Chef Bernd Uber also reveals the attributes that make an ordinary cook, a great chef - listen in to find out!
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