THE HOME OF PREMIUM TEA
About
Millennium Teas Pvt. Ltd
HetTé is a proud brand of Millennium Teas Pvt. Ltd. which was established at the dawn of the century with a sound foundation of personal experience, vision, values, ethics and a customer centric focus which ensures the growth of the company. Today our manufacturing facility is equipped with the most modern state of the art machinery. The facility is accredited for ISO22000: 2015; ISO 9001: 2018, BRC Global Food, UTZ , EcoCert Organic, Fairtrade, GMP and Rainforest Alliance certified. Also FDA registered production facility too. We cater to various countries across the world such as Finland, Sweden, Denmark, France, Norway, Middle East, USA, Russia, Ukraine, China, Australia, Netherlands, East & West Africa and Canada etc. We continue to pursue excellence in all facets of our operations as we ensure the satisfaction of our valued customers through our products.
Vision
Our Vision
Inspire to change one’s soul at a time to embrace a healthy life style that will create a ripple effect and transcend across the globe to impact lives positively.
Mission
Our Mission
Develop, manufacture and market locally and globally branded delicious healthy foods that are affordable and which confirm to global quality standards.
History
Millennium Teas Pvt. Ltd
My Grandfather Hendrick Hettiarachchi owned a tea Plantation in 1948 in Galle district which is an ancient port city in the Southern coast of Sri Lanka. The bought leaf they plucked was given to a neighbouring tea factory for processing which was 45 miles away. My father Karu Hettiarachchi, started his carrier as a banker at a leading state owned Bank and continued for 19 long years. Though he was a Banker by profession, his love for Tea pursued him to continue his father’s dream which became a reality in 1985 by building his own tea factory “Godadenikanda” where bought green leaf was processed in his own factory with a daily production capacity of 8000 kgs. The seed of entrepreneurship which was planted at a young age in me and the exposure to the Tea culture and the love for tea that gave the world the “Golden Brew” grew stronger in me through the years and once I graduated from Richmond college Galle it was only natural for me take up and join the Tea industry to pursue the love that begun as a child … thanks to my beloved parents!
After being in the industry for almost 7 years I realized that it was time for me to venture out on my own and I took a giant step in 1999 with faith,firm determination and commitment and “Millennium Teas” was born! In life’s journey it was a tough, difficult and a long journey with many sacrifices but two simple beliefs kept me focused … love for the product and my determination to succeed! After almost two decades I can honestly say we have come a long way … for an individual who had a dream, to a staff of more than 30 and a worker base of 150 plus, from a single room to a fully operational office and factory with state of the art technology … products in the domestic and global markets … it’s actually a dream come true … but still the journey has not ended … the love story that that begun as a child in me is growing stronger … as our saying goes “Life is more enjoyable……..with every sip! ” and the story continues!
Chamath Hettiarachchi
Chairman / CEO
