Watawala Tea hailed as the Most Favourite Hot Beverage Brand by Sri Lankans at People’s Awards ‘17

Watawala Tea was awarded the ‘Most Popular Hot Beverage Brand of the Year’, at the SLIMNielsen People’s Awards, held recently for the 11th consecutive year. The hot beverages category includes tea, milk and malted food drinks. The event, held at Water’s Edge Battaramulla, saw Watawala Tea outshining other leading brands in the segment to win the coveted award.

Watawala Tea Ceylon Ltd. is the largest branded tea company in Sri Lanka. It has the highest market share in the tea category with three brands: ‘Zesta’, ‘Watawala Tea’ and ‘Ran Kahata’ catering to three distinct market segments. Having built a strong foundation locally, the company has embarked on an expansion programme to capture selected international markets by launching ‘Zesta Connoisseur’, an extension of Zesta to cater to premium international customers. The company is the exclusive tea supplier to Shangri-La chain of hotels, servicing 100 luxury hotels spread across 22 countries. Watawala Tea Ceylon is a joint venture between Sunshine holdings, Tata Global Beverages and pyramid Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd