Kelliewatte
- 464 smallholder tea growers
- Located in Hatton central Sri Lanka approx 115km from the capital Colombo
- Established in 1885
- Partners with Cafédirect since 2006
Tea from Kelliewatte goes into:
Cafédirect Earl Grey Tea
Cafédirect English Breakfast Tea
did you know?
Kelliewatte was the first tea estate in Sri Lanka to be registered by the Fairtrade Labelling Organisation FLO
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Cafédirect’s PPP Liaison Officer, Montse Pejuan, visited Kelliewatte in 2008
A.M.N.K Athapaththu
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Tea Grower
"Thanks to the support of Cafédirect - my yield has tripled! Fair prices have helped our whole community and further improved the tea that we grow for you".



