Russel's Tea into garments

Picture shows Mr Ranaweerasinghe examining a half-completed product at the factory.

Russel Perera, a dynamic entrepreneur who founded a tea and catering service 20- years which led to private tea caterers being a fashion and oursourcing operation in most corporates, has now ventured into the fashion and design business. The founder of Russel's Tea, recently launched his new brand name "St. Francis" at a ceremony at the new company location at Borella.

The St. Francis brand will have designer shirts, trousers, T-shirts, etc. Russel's Fashion and Design led by Factory Manager Dinesh Ranaweerasinghe has an experienced staff. The company said at present its products are being marketed among the companies the group services in terms of tea catering, as well as more than 15,000 other customers.