Heladiv commenced operations in 1990 as HVA Lanka Exports Pvt. Ltd., an affiliate of a Dutch-based agricultural development company, Handels Vereniging Amsterdam (The Trading Company of Amsterdam).[2]
In 1993, the company reverted to 100% Sri Lankan ownership.[3][4]
In 2001, they introduced the concept of Tetra Paking of Iced Tea to Sri Lanka. In 2007, the company received an ISO 22000 accreditation by Bureau Veritas and was awarded the Lanka Star, for Packaging Excellence from the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging, and a Soorya Sinha Award from the Mawbima Lanka Padanama.[5]
In 2011, the company was publicly listed on the Sri Lankan stock exchange.[6][7]
The brand name, Heladiv, is derived from the word "Heladiva", which means our land.[2] The Heladiv product range includes ice tea, regular tea bags, flavoured tea bags, green tea, flavoured green tea, herbal infusions, leaf tea in pouches, pet jars, metal canisters, wooden boxes and gift packs.
The company operates over fifty tea cafes across China and a tea lounge in Colombo.[8] The brand Heladiv is registered and sold in over 40 countries.
In 2014/2015 the company generated a gross profit of Rs 113,838,502.[9]
Referencesedit
^"Annual Report 2020/21" (PDF). cse.lk. HVA Foods PLC. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ ab"Heladiv Teas celebrate 20 years". Daily Mirror. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^"HVA Food PLC". Sri Lanka Business. Export Development Board Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^Hathiramani, Jagdish (26 September 2010). "Heladiv Tea, Unlocking the Potential of Sri Lanka's Oldest Crop". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^"Innovative tea Heladiv plucks two buds". The Nation. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^"Sri Lanka: Heladiv Tea to Aggressively Penetrate Markets in India, and China". Asian Tribune. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^"HVA Foods launches IPO". Sunday Observer. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^"Heladiv Celebrates 25 Years of Success Through Product Innovation". Daily Mirror. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^"HVA Foods PLC - Annual Report 2014-15" (PDF) (pdf). HVA Food PLC. July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
November 30, 2023
heladiv, publicly, traded, foods, company, based, lanka, company, logotypepublictraded, ascse, n0000isinlk0374n00005industrybeveragefoundedaugust, 1997, years, 1997, headquarterscolombo, lankaarea, servedworldwidekey, peopleb, silva, chairman, hettiarachchi, p. Heladiv publicly traded as HVA Foods PLC is a tea company based in Sri Lanka Heladivcompany logoTypePublicTraded asCSE HVA N0000ISINLK0374N00005IndustryBeverageFoundedAugust 22 1997 26 years ago 1997 08 22 HeadquartersColombo Sri LankaArea servedWorldwideKey peopleB S M De Silva Chairman C Hettiarachchi CEO ProductsCeylon teaRevenueLKR1 164 million 2021 Operating incomeLKR164 million 2021 Net incomeLKR78 million 2021 Total assetsLKR1 285 million 2021 Total equityLKR15 million 2021 OwnerGeorge Steuart and Company Ltd 51 01 HVA Lanka Exports Pvt Ltd 10 00 Number of employees54 2021 Websitewww wbr heladiv wbr comFootnotes references 1 History editHeladiv commenced operations in 1990 as HVA Lanka Exports Pvt Ltd an affiliate of a Dutch based agricultural development company Handels Vereniging Amsterdam The Trading Company of Amsterdam 2 In 1993 the company reverted to 100 Sri Lankan ownership 3 4 In 2001 they introduced the concept of Tetra Paking of Iced Tea to Sri Lanka In 2007 the company received an ISO 22000 accreditation by Bureau Veritas and was awarded the Lanka Star for Packaging Excellence from the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging and a Soorya Sinha Award from the Mawbima Lanka Padanama 5 In 2011 the company was publicly listed on the Sri Lankan stock exchange 6 7 The brand name Heladiv is derived from the word Heladiva which means our land 2 The Heladiv product range includes ice tea regular tea bags flavoured tea bags green tea flavoured green tea herbal infusions leaf tea in pouches pet jars metal canisters wooden boxes and gift packs The company operates over fifty tea cafes across China and a tea lounge in Colombo 8 The brand Heladiv is registered and sold in over 40 countries In 2014 2015 the company generated a gross profit of Rs 113 838 502 9 References edit Annual Report 2020 21 PDF cse lk HVA Foods PLC Retrieved 28 March 2022 a b Heladiv Teas celebrate 20 years Daily Mirror 16 September 2010 Retrieved 5 February 2016 HVA Food PLC Sri Lanka Business Export Development Board Sri Lanka Retrieved 5 February 2016 Hathiramani Jagdish 26 September 2010 Heladiv Tea Unlocking the Potential of Sri Lanka s Oldest Crop The Sunday Times Retrieved 5 February 2016 Innovative tea Heladiv plucks two buds The Nation 25 November 2007 Retrieved 5 February 2016 Sri Lanka Heladiv Tea to Aggressively Penetrate Markets in India and China Asian Tribune 1 September 2011 Retrieved 5 February 2016 HVA Foods launches IPO Sunday Observer 9 January 2011 Retrieved 5 February 2016 Heladiv Celebrates 25 Years of Success Through Product Innovation Daily Mirror 4 September 2015 Retrieved 5 February 2016 HVA Foods PLC Annual Report 2014 15 PDF pdf HVA Food PLC July 2015 Retrieved 5 February 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heladiv amp oldid 1119079967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
