12 Varieties of black tea

Situated in the Southern province of Sri-Lanka Graceland Estate is a family
owned business that was established by late Mr. Kodithuwakke in 1960. We
employ over 100 employees in our factory. We currently hold 5-S Start rating
awarded by the Sri-Lankan Tea Board and process over 100000kg of green tea
leafs and produce over 25000kg of Black tea per month. Our current turnover is
over 1 million us dollars annually.

Company Profile

Graceland Estate was established in 1960 by late Mr. Kodituwakku producing
around 2000kg of black tea per month. Since the commencement in 1960 late Mr
Kodithuwaaku has grown the business from strength to strength with dedication
and hard work. After the passing away of our proprietor in 1990 his children has
been managing the factory producing high quality black tea that is exported all
over the world through our brokers.
We also grow our own green tea on our family own land producing over 6000kg
over green tea leafs per month.
In 2008 the whole factory was re-furbished with an investment of over12 million
rupees and we have obtained the prestigious 5-S Start rating awarded by the Sri-
Lankan Tea Board.

Our Vision
To be the number 1 low grown tea producer in Sri-Lanka

Our Mission
To produced the best quality low grown tea everyday by using our resources the
most effective way.

Our Factory
The Graceland Tea factory is situated in a small village called Akmeemana in the
Galle district of Sri-Lanka. Situated about 10km from the famous costal town of
Galle, Akmeemna is town with population of around x people and growing green
leaf tee is a major income source for the people of the village.
Since starting the business in 1960 in the past 50 years the factory has gone
through a number of improvements to increase production by continuous
upgrade of the factory size and by installing new machinery. Currently we
process over 100,000kg of green tea per month using state of the art machinery,
producing over 25,000kg of black tea. We produce over 10 different varieties of
high quality black tea which is sold in the Colombo tea auction through our
brokers. We produce some of the best low grown teas in Sri-Lanka and has been
awarded various certificates and been recognized in the past for our quality tea.
In 2008 we reached a major achievement in our factory by being awarded the 5-
S Star rating by the Ceylon Tea Board. 5-S which has been adopted based on
the Japanese 5-S system has been designed for tea factories in Sri Lanka. It was
designed to educate the tea manufactures of Sri Lanka in the correct
methodology of manufacturing tea productively, hygienically and ethically,
keeping there workforces disciplined, educated and motivated. To achieve this
prestigious rating the factory was completely re-furbished with an investment of
over 12 million rupees under the supervision of the tea board. 5-S rating has also
given us the quality approval to directly export our tea.
Our staff is also a valuable part of our business and we currently employ over
100 staff from factory staff, admin staff, drivers and tea pickers all of whom
comes from vicinity of our factory. Some of our staff has been with us for over 30
years has immensely contributed to the success of our business. All our staff is
provided with uniforms, lunchroom, rest rooms and proper sanitation. We also
provide financial assistance and pay advances to our staff for special needs.
Late Mr Kodituwakku and his Children have also helped the Akmeemana
community in various ways in the past 50 years by providing financial support to
local schools, community organizations and the Buddhist temples and we
continue to do so.
Green Leaf Suppliers
We buy our green leaf from over 100 individual suppliers from the village and the
surrounding areas. Green leaf is supplied on a daily basis direct to our factory
and all supplies are checked before we accept. Any green leaf we reject is
returned back to the supplier and, we advice and work closely with the individual
to make sure that he makes the necessity changes.
We also grow our own green leaf on our family own land producing over 6000kg
of green leaf per month.

Contact Us:
Australia
Asitha Ariyagama
Mobile: 0425 572 518

We produce 12 varieties of black tea in our family owned tea factory in Galle, Sri-Lanka.