Heladiv, publicly traded as HVA Foods PLC, is a tea company based in Sri Lanka.
History
Heladiv commenced operations in 1990 as HVA Lanka Exports Pvt. Ltd., an affiliate of a Dutch-based agricultural development company, Handels Vereniging Amsterdam (Amsterdam Trade Association).[2]
In 1993, the company reverted to 100% Sri Lankan ownership.[3][4]
In 2001, they introduced the concept of Tetra Paking of Iced Tea to Sri Lanka. In 2007, the company received an ISO 22000 accreditation by Bureau Veritas and was awarded the Lanka Star, for Packaging Excellence from the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging, and a Soorya Sinha Awarind from the Mawbima Lanka Padanama.[5]