Sri Lanka, July 17 -- A sharp jump in profits at Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC is reinforcing a long-standing argument within Sri Lanka's tea industry: that the sector's future growth may depend less on producing more tea and more on extracting greater value from every kilogramme exported.
The premium tea exporter reported a 161 percent increase in profit after tax to Rs. 1.84 billion for the year ended March 31, 2026, despite revenue rising by a relatively modest 4.6 percent to Rs. 22.14 billion, according to its latest annual report.
The divergence between revenue and earnings growth highlights the growing importance of branding, product innovation and premium positioning in an industry traditionally driven by production volumes and auc...