February 11, 2019 marked the beginning of the 26th International Exhibition for Food, Beverages, and Food Raw Materials (PRODEXPO), which will be held until February 15, 2019 at the Expocentre in Moscow.

 As in previous years, with the support from the Sri Lanka Tea Board, the Tea Promotion Unit of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia organized a Ceylon Tea stand, where representatives of Sri Lankan tea companies, namely, A.F Jones Exporters Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd., UHE Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Tea Land (Pvt) Ltd., Unitrades (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Fresh Teas (Pvt) Ltd., are displaying their products.

Moreover, such companies as Ceylon Tea Fresh Teas (Pvt) Ltd., Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC, Hyleys Tea Company, Global Products, Imperial Tea Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Shan Teas (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Exports (Pvt) Ltd. are also participating in the PRODEXPO 2019 this week.
The Ceylon tea stand was officially opened by H. E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to Russia, Madame Sanja Jayatilleka and delegates of Sri Lankan tea companies, having lit the traditional oil lamp. Afterwards, H. E. the Ambassador addressed the gathering with a welcome speech, during which he pointed out the value of Ceylon tea and its role in the formation of the image of Sri Lanka on the global arena and underscored the importance of further promotion of Ceylon tea among Russian consumers.
The PRODEXPO exhibition, which is annually held in Moscow, is considered to be one of the most popular exhibitions for food, beverages, and food raw materials in Russia with more than 2400 exhibitors from 69 countries and serves as a ground for foreign enterprises to explore the Russian food market and to establish direct connections with retailers, distributors and other representatives of various industries.