(0) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The unmistakable face of the Sri Lankan family tea company Dilmah is Merrill J. Fernando and his invitation to customers: "Do try it!" The first tea grower to offer his tea to the world - picked, perfected, packed at source - and kindness was his cup of tea. The family tea business he formed around an uncompromising commitment to Taste, Goodness & ethical Purpose offers a playbook for business in a post-pandemic era. Faith, determination, dedication to taste, goodness, and ethical purpose characterize the Ceylon tea maker's story as he turns 91, and celebrates 71 years in tea.