Evergreen Group emerges as largest tea producing private group

Evergreen Group, situated in Horangalla, Thalgaswela, in the Galle district, produced and sold the highest quantity of tea for a group in Sri Lanka in the year 2025, selling 10,379,568.00 kilogrammes, thus emerging as the largest tea producing private group for the eighth consecutive year.

Aruna de Silva is Chairman of Evergreen Group of Companies. The overall operations are spearheaded by Senal de Silva (Deputy Chairman), Minul de Silva (Director), Dushara Shanka (Director Rekadahena Plantations) and Lasantha de Alwis (Group General Manager).

This group produces both Orthodox and CTC teas. The factories under this entity are also certified with ISO certificates, with around 30,000 smallholders supplying green leaf to the factories. The group employs over 4000 people from the area.

Evergreen Group is one of the largest tea producing groups in Sri Lanka, with 13 factories under its operations namely, Evergreen, Brombil, Thundola, Talangaha, Katandola, Wathurawila, Walahanduwa, Hill Garden, Rekadahena, Kanneliya, Lihiniyawa, Marakanda and Devithurai.