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Imperial Tea Exports (Pvt) Ltd
121A, Biyagama Road, Peliyagoda, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Tel: +94 11 290 4000
Email: [email protected]
General Information
Board of Directors
Tea / Marketing Department
Brand Managers
Shipping Department
Accounts Department
Product Development Department
Quality Assurance Department
Treasury Department
Packing Material / Purchasing Department
Planning Department
Strategic Planning Department
IT Department
Engineering Department
Supply Chain Management Department
ABOUT IMPERIAL TEAS
OUR FACILITIES
WHAT WE OFFER
ACHIEVEMENTS
CERTIFICATIONS
TEA AUCTION
Imperial Tea Exports (Pvt) Ltd
121A, Biyagama Road, Peliyagoda, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Tel: +94 11 2904000
Fax: +94 11 2909988, +94 11 2904035
Email: [email protected],
[email protected]
Imperial Teas (Private) Limited was established in 1993 and is ranked among the Top Tea Exporters from Sri Lanka. We manufacture and export several private branded teas, in bulk and packeted form.
We manufacture and produces all our products in our own factory premises. Imperial Teas has permanent staff across the divisions of Marketing, Shipping, Quality Assurance, Tea, Finance, Information Technology, Product Development, Packing Material Procurement, Production and Planning.
We have an experienced tea division with advanced skills in blending and tea tasting, and a dedicated marketing team focused on promoting the company’s packing capabilities and qualities.
We are accredited with a number of internationally recognized quality standards and has been awarded over the years for its business excellence and performance.
Our factory comprises a facility with over 310,000 square feet dedicated to tasting, blending, packing and shipping. We are equipped with state-of-the-art machinery that can comply with customised blending and packaging requirements.
Our tea bagging facility is equipped with 15 Maisa Machines, eight PT, 2 IMA and one Pyramid. We also have six overwrapping machines, four packeting machines and three shrink wrapping machines.
IMPRA, ROYAL ELIXIR, HEAVENLY and REGAL
1998: Listed as one of the top 10 Tea Exporters in Sri Lanka.
2000: Adjudged the Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter at the export awards held by the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka.
2001: Adjudged the Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter at the export awards held by the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka, for the second time.
2002: Adjudged the Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter at the export awards held by the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka, for the third time.
2003: Won the Most Outstanding Export Award, Export Excellence and Silver Award for Export Excellence, from the Department of Commerce of the Government of Sri Lanka.
2007: Won the Gold Award for Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter, from the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka.
2009: Won the Gold Award for Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter, from the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka.
2010: Won the Gold Award for Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter, from the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka. We also won the Most Outstanding Exporter Award for Export Excellence.
2011: Won the Gold Award for Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter, from the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka, for the fourth time. We also won two more Gold Awards, each for Best Global Reach and Manufacturing Food and Beverage.
2012: Won the Gold Award for Best Export Brand (Large Category) by the Ministry of Plantation Industries. We also won an award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship from Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards and a Top Ten Company Award (Extra Large), from the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries.
2013: Awarded in association with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, we won the Global Commerce Excellence Award in recognition of supporting the Sri Lankan economy.
2014: Established own distribution and warehousing in Russia. Awarded the Gold Award for Best Global Market Reach and Export Sector at the National Business Excellence Awards ceremony.
2015: The company was awarded the Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter for the 9th time.
2016: Awarded the Most Outstanding Exporter in the Tea Value Added sector and became the Runner-up for Overall Most Outstanding Exporter at the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka Awards ceremony.
FSSC 22000
Ensuring the overall safety of food and the management of food safety principles, the FSSC 22000 certification enables the manufacturing, packaging and delivery of reliable food products.
ISO 22000 : 2005
The International Organisation of Standardisation’s certification for regulating food products, ISO 22000:2005 assists us in maintaining what is necessary for safe, healthy and nourishing tea.
ISO 14001 : 2004
A certification that aims to regulate the impact made on the environment, ISO 14001:2004 ensures that all our business processes operate in compliance to state environmental laws.
HACCP SYSTEM CERTIFIED
The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points System Certification establishes and maintains various control points that affect the safety and hygiene of our tea and tea products.
GMP
The Good Manufacturing Practices Certification sets the foundation for the safe and responsible production, handling, licensing and sale of superior quality Ceylon tea.
RAINFOREST ALLIANCE
The Rainforest Alliance certification signifies the initiative to conserve our environment, while building a healthy quality of life for local communities.
NASAA CERTIFIED ORGANIC
The National Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Australia contributes to the education and standardization of organic harvests, across many facets of the agriculture industry.
USDA ORGANIC
A certificate that is directly endorsed by the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA Organic serves to regulate and educate establishments on sustaining a responsible business that specializes in organic produce.
AUCTION
The Colombo Tea Auction is the world's largest single-origin tea auction held every Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. On average about 6 million kilograms of Ceylon tea is sold each week. To view weekly auction prices and average sales click the link below
Imperial Spices (Pvt) Ltd
121 A, Biyagama Road Kelaniya Sri Lanka.
Tel: + 94 11 291 0260
Fax: + 94 11 291 0260
Email: [email protected],
ABOUT IMPERIAL SPICES
OUR FACILITIES
WHAT WE OFFER
ACHIEVEMENTS
CERTIFICATIONS
Imperial Spices (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Imperial Teas (Private) Limited, focuses on exporting in bulk the Best Sri Lankan Spices such as cinnamon, pepper, cloves, and nutmeg, which are ethically sourced from local suppliers and free of chemicals.
Recently, with increasing demand in international markets, the company has initiated value additions. This has enabled the company to develop and export value-added products such as white pepper, cinnamon bark oil, cinnamon leaf oil, cinnamon quills, among other products.
The company has achieved a rapid growth in turnover because of the commitment and continuous effort of the employees backed by the experienced Top management. Our business contributes to the National Economy and also helps to improve the quality of living of the Sri Lankan Farmers.
Company turnover per annum exceeds USD 12 million (over 2 billion LKR) which is a growth of 34 % compared to the previous year.
Our factory located in Naula has a concrete drying yard with 44,000 square feet of shade drying, 4,000 square feet of mechanical drying capacities. We are able to process 800kg of material at one time. We have a separate 1,600 square foot floor for white pepper processing. We adhere to the 5S manufacturing system.
Our distillation division produces oil from cinnamon bark, nutmeg, clove and citronella, allowing us to enter the oleoresin and spice oil markets with competitive pricing.
Our factory includes grinding facilities and a spice fumigation room. We follow strict standards in cleaning and grading and use Peperine Analysis Testing for pepper.
Imperial Spices (Pvt) Ltd is one of the leading exporters of Spices from Sri Lanka
Ceylon Cinnamon, Pepper, Clove, Nutmeg, Mace, Green Pepper, Garcinia Cambogia, Areca Nut, Sesame and Cardamom.
Virgin Coconut Oil, Citronella Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Cinnamon Bark Oil
2017: Winner - Large Category: Excellence in Business and Financial Results at National Business Excellence Awards
2017: Winner – Export Sector: National Business Excellence Awards
2018: NCE Awards 2018 – Best performer in emerging markets – Gold Award
2018: NCE Awards 2018 – Spice & Spice based products – Silver Award
ISO 140001:2004 - Environmental Management Systems
ISO 50001 - Energy Management System
Premier Packaging International (Pvt) Ltd
558/A2 Ranmuthugala Estate Kadawath Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 11 2971907, +94 11 2971668
Fax: +94 11 2971287
ABOUT PREMIER PACKAGING
OUR FACILITIES
WHAT WE OFFER
Premier Packaging International (Private) Limited was established in 2012 as a subsidiary of the Imperial Teas Group. Our primary facilities are located in Kadawatha. We are engaged in the printing of tea-bag tags and labels for exporters and the local industry, based on the specific quality requirements of our customers. We have an annual turnover of over 70 million rupees.
We have our own jumbo paper splitting, rewinding, online and offline splitting and printing facilities. We can flexo print on both sides with eight colours and UV varnishing. We have a skilled team of over 24 people who bring to bear over 20 years of experience in the printing industry. We also operate our own in-house delivery service.
Catering to the tea trade by supplying tea bag tags and envelopes in all forms. Able to produce these in a number of colours catering to different types of tea bagging machines such as; IMA, Maisa and Constanta.
Imperial Tea Exports (Private) Limited, Imperial Spices (Private) Limited, Premier Packaging.
Imperial Tea Exports (Private) Limited was established in 1994 and is ranked amongst the top ten tea exporters from Sri Lanka. We export several brands of tea. Our flagship brand Impra Teas is distributed in over 50 countries worldwide, including Russia, China, USA, Australia, Germany, Poland, and some CIS and Middle Eastern countries.
Imperial Spices (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Imperial Teas (Private) Limited, focuses on exporting in bulk the Best Sri Lankan Spices such as cinnamon, pepper, cloves, and nutmeg, which are ethically sourced from local suppliers and free of chemicals.
The core business of Premier Packaging is tea-bag tag and envelope printing. In addition to this we also do label printing. We offer a range of colours to suit different tea-bagging machines, including IMA, Maisa and Constanta.
CORPORATE PROFILE
LEADERSHIP
ACCOLADES
HISTORY
HISTORY
Mr. Jayantha Karunaratne Group Managing Director
Mr. Dickie Juriansz Chairman - Imperial Tea Exports & Director - Corporate Governance, Legal
Ms. Illanga Karunaratne Group Director - Finance
Mr. Kolitha Weerakoon Group Director - Logistics and Spices
Mr. Abhaya Gurusinghe Group Director - Production, Supply Chain Management and IT
ACCOLADES
Established in 1994 from humble beginnings, The Imperial Teas Group has made its mark on the global tea scene.
From humble beginnings in 1994, the Imperial Teas Group has made its mark on the global tea industry.
We have state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at our modern factory complex spread across 7 acres in Kelaniya.
We have the capabilities to cater to diverse tastes and requirements internationally. With an annual turnover of US$84 million, Imperial Teas continues no rank among the Top Ten Tea Exporters from Sri Lanka since 1998. We have over 40 local and international awards for export and performance.
We have diversified our business by establishing subsidiaries in spices and print packaging. Our spice business includes the black pepper, dehydrated green pepper, white pepper, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. We export these spices for both direct consumers and for extraction. Premier Packaging is the printing arm of the company that supplies tea bags, envelopes and labels for Sri Lankan tea exporters.
- Established in 1994 from humble beginnings, The Imperial Teas Group has made its mark on the global tea scene.
- With manufacturing facilities at their modern factory complex of over 7 acres situated in Kelaniya the Imperial Teas Group has a worldwide presence.
- The capability to cater to varying tastes and requirements across the international scene has significantly improved the Groups expanding global presence
- With an annual turnover of USD 84 Mn, Imperial ranks amongst the TOP 10 Tea Exporters from Sri Lanka since 1998 and is a winner of over 40 local and international awards for Export Performance.
- The company’s vision ensures it will continue to offer the very best through effective use of its empowered and dynamically driven teams and thereby sustain the promise of commitment to its customers and through continuous value addition to the teas exported across the globe, bring pride and prestige to Sri Lanka.
- The Group has diversified its business further and has established subsidiaries in Spices and Print Packaging.
Black pepper, dehydrated green pepper, white pepper, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg are a few of the spices exported by Imperial Spices for direct consumer use and extraction purposes. Premier Packaging (Pt) Ltd. is the printing arm of the company that supplies tea bag tags and envelopes as well as labels to local tea exporters.
Helping and supporting
Green Environment
Helping and supporting underprivileged school children and communities:
- Grade 5 Scholarship Exam
- Eye screening for donating spectacles
- Donating school supplies
As part of the companys ongoing CSR activities staff of Imperial Teas Group were engaged in a beach clean up operation on Monday 12th November, cleaning the beach from Wellawatta railway station up to Mount Lavinia. Our staff devoted the whole day for the clean up operation and thereby doing their part in keeping the environment clean and persevering the beautiful beach which is one of the major tourists attractions of Sri Lanka.
Helping and supporting underprivileged school children and communities
Kenya
In addition to this branch, the group also has a subsidiary in Kenya that sources, processes and exports African teas to the global market.
Subsidiary for sourcing, processing and exporting African teas
Russia
In 2013 the group set up its own distribution and warehousing operation in Russia and currently have over 30 staff and over 75 regional distributors dedicated to marketing and promoting our tea brands.
Australia
Speciality Tea Café and Retail outlet in Australia by the name ‘Brew It Your Way with Royal Elixir’, which is the first ‘blend your own’ tea store in Australia under our Premium Brand Royal Elixir.
While Australians have been drinking tea since the early days, we identified an opportunity to further mature the Australian palate with a more diverse offering, and the option to choose your own blend.
Imperial Teas (EPZ) Ltd.
Kingorani EPZ Complex,
Mombasa-Nairobi Highway
P.O.Box 17091-80100
Mombasa
Kenya
Imperial Tea Exports (Pvt) Ltd.
Suite 130, 7/225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, Vic 3175
Gatchinskii Region, Leningradskaya Region,
Tel: +613 9989 6222
Impra Russ LLC
House 15 ”K”, Leningradskaya Street, Tervolovo,
Gatchinskii Region, Leningradskaya Region,
188351, Russia
Tel - +7 812 971 42 44
International Trade Fairs
Infrastructure Development
New Machinery
West Africa Agrofood & Plastprintpack - 27th to 29th November 2018 Venue - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
PRODEXPO – 11th to 15th February 2019 MOSCOW, RUSSIA
GULFOOD – 17th to 21st February, 2019 Dubai
SIAL CANADA – April 30th to May 2nd 2019 Toronto, Canada
WORLDFOOD ISTANBUL – 4th to 7th September 2019 Istanbul, Turkey
WORLDFOOD MOSCOW – 24th to 27th September 2019 Moscow, Russia
ANUGA FOOD FAIR – 5th to 9th October 2019 Cologne, Germany
As part of a minimal restructuring and expansion process, a new building was constructed on one of the company’s own factory premises. The marketing team, procurement and product development teams were relocated here with expectation to foster a more independent work environment to focus on market growth mechanisms and product development.
The company invested LKR 1 million to develop own laboratory facility. The lab was designed to test the ISO 3720 chemical parameters specified for Black Tea. The laboratory facilitates 05 tests that can be carried out to see if the tea is above or within the required standard levels.
It is currently in the process of obtaining a 3rd party accreditation from SLAB. With the establishment of this lab, monitoring day-to-day compliances is done in-house and non-compliances of tea suppliers can be informed in shorter span of time that before and the internationally accepted standards for consumable tea can be maintained.
To maintain a steady flow of production and to increase productivity the company invested in new machinery such as
Solas overwrapping machine
Dust extraction units
Automatic packing machines
Maisa tea bag machine
West Africa Agrofood & Plastprintpack - 27th to 29th November 2018 Venue - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
The Colombo Tea Auction is the world's largest single-origin tea auction held every Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
On average about 6 million kilograms of Ceylon tea is sold each week. To view weekly auction prices and average sales click the link below
IMPRA, ROYAL ELIXIR, HEAVENLY, REGAL
IMPRA IS THE COMPANY�S FLAGSHIP BRAND WHICH CATERS TO THE UPPER-MIDDLE MASS MARKET. IMPRA IS TARGETED AS A DAILY CONSUMPTION BRAND TOWARDS CONSUMERS WHO WANT QUALITY TEA AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. OVER 80% OF THE IMPRA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO COMPRISES PURE SRI LANKAN TEA.
ROYAL ELIXIR IS THE COMPANY�S PREMIUM BRAND, CATERING TO THE HIGH-END MARKET. THE PRODUCTS IN THE BRAND�S PORTFOLIO ARE EXCLUSIVE TO SPECIALTY TEA AND RETAIL SHOPS AND IN EXCLUSIVE SUPERMARKET RANGES. WE OPERATE OUR OWN SPECIALTY TEA SHOP AND CAFE, BREW IT YOUR WAY, WHICH OFFERS A UNIQUE AND EXCLUSIVE ROYAL ELIXIR PRODUCT RANGE
HE HEAVENLY BRAND IS TARGETED AT CATERING TO THE ECONOMY SEGMENT OF THE MARKET.
THIS IS ANOTHER BRAND OF IMPERIAL TEAS CATERING TO THE ECONOMY SEGMENT WHICH IS PREDOMINANTLY SOLD IN THE MOLDOVIAN MARKET, COMPRISING OF A RANGE OF GOOD QUALITY MULTI-ORIGIN TEAS.
Black Tea, Green Tea, Flavoured Tea, Herbal, Speciality Tea
A STRONG TEA BLEND FOR A STRONG DAY.
PERFECT ALL DAY, EVERY DAY ONLY WITH IMPRA GREEN TEA.
ENJOY THE WONDERFUL AROMA AND NATURAL BEAUTY WITH THE DIVINE MIX OF FLAVOURS.
OUR HERBAL TEAS ARE BURSTING WITH COLOUR, LIFE AND FLAVOUR.
TRY OUR FABULOUS RANGE OF SPECIALITY TEA FOR A BOOST IN YOUR DAILY LIFE.
Black Tea, Green Tea, Flavoured Tea, Herbal, Speciality Tea
THE BLACK TEA RANGE COMES WITH UNIQUE RENDITIONS OF TRADITIONAL BLENDS.
Black Tea, Flavoured Tea, Kenyan Tea
DRINK TO THE TASTE OF BLACK TEA, FULL OF HEALTH AND LIFE.
THE WORLD OF FLAVOURED TEA IS LIMITED ONLY TO THE IMAGINATION. EXPLORE THE MAGIC WITH HEAVENLY FLAVOURED TEA .
GET YOURSELF ONE OF THE WORLD�S BEST BLACK TEA FROM HEAVENLY.
Black Tea, Green Tea, Flavoured Tea, Herbal, Speciality Tea
BLACK TEA INFUSED WITH THE GOODNESS OF TASTE ONLY FROM REGAL.
STAY HEALTHY, STAY FRESH WITH A CUP OF GREEN TEA FROM REGAL.
TREAT YOURSELF WITH A PERFECT BLEND OF FLAVOURS FOR A HOT SUMMER EVENING.
RELAX WITH A CUP OF REGAL�S HIGH-QUALITY HERBAL TEA.
Cinnamon, Pepper, Clove, Nutmeg and Mace
CINNAMON BARK IS USED AS A SPICE. IT IS PRINCIPALLY EMPLOYED IN COOKERY AS A CONDIMENT AND FLAVOURING MATERIAL. CINNAMON BARK IS USED AS A SPICE. IT IS PRINCIPALLY EMPLOYED IN COOKERY AS A CONDIMENT AND FLAVOURING MATERIAL.
NUTMEG IS ONE OF THE TWO SPICES THE OTHER BEING MACE DERIVED FROM SEVERAL SPECIES OF TREE IN THE GENUS MYRISTICA. THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL SPECIES IS MYRISTICA FRAGRANS, AN EVERGREEN TREE GROWS IN HILL COUNTRY.
