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Pepsi Lipton leadership visits Dynawash Sri Lanka to witness sustainable “Tea Dye” innovation | Daily FT

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Monday May 11, 2026 Monday, 11 May 2026 00:06 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} From left: Ishfaq Ahamed, Uditha Madanayake, Maya Jabrallah, Lona Borer, Anusha Kotalawala, Shahid Sangani, Bjorn Bernemann, Herlu Rautenbach, Julie Merrick, and Anurudda Jayathilake…

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The eco-friendly dyeing solution utilises byproducts from Lipton Ice Tea to create natural dyes for apparel, supporting waste reduction and circular manufacturing.

Common ground

The company recently hosted a high-level delegation from Pepsi Lipton at its state-of-the-art facility in the Biyagama Export Processing Zone, marking the first visit to Sri Lanka by the CEO of Pepsi.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““Tea Dye”, developed in collaboration with Lipton Ice Tea”
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One web search result explicitly mentions 'Tea Dye' developed in collaboration with Lipton Ice Tea. Other sources mention 't-hues' and a partnership with SLINTEC, but do not explicitly link 'Tea Dye' to Lipton Ice Tea.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dynawash Ltd., a leading apparel washing and finishing specialist in Sri Lanka, continues to drive sustainable innovation with its latest breakthrough— "Tea Dye", developed in collaboration with Lipto…
https://www.ft.lk/business/Pepsi-Lipton-leadership-visits-Dy…
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web search NEUTRAL — T-hues is our flagship natural dye project in partnership with Sri Lanka Institute of Nano Technology (SLINTEC) to introduce natural dying as a means of a safer and sustainable option. Dynawash is pro…
https://www.dynawashlimited.com/copy-of-process
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web search NEUTRAL — The patent grant, valid for the next 20 years, provides Dynawash Limited with exclusive rights to manufacture and sell the t-hues natural tea dye product within India.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dynawash-limited_patentedtech…
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Claim 2: “marking the first visit to Sri Lanka by the CEO of Pepsi”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant (discussing tourism in Oregon) and do not mention the CEO of Pepsi or Sri Lanka.
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web search NEUTRAL — your vacation starts here PLAN YOUR TRIP SEARCH OREGON HOMES Free Oregon Travel Guide DOWNLOAD NOW WELCOME TO OREGON The State of Oregon is home to some of the most diverse landscape and scenic views …
https://www.visitoregon.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the best things to do in Portland, Oregon, including top Portland attractions, activities for kids, exciting events and more.
https://www.travelportland.com/attractions/
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 · For those visiting or traveling to Portland, activities, transportation, and general information.
https://www.portland.gov/visiting
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Claim 3: “Dynawash Ltd., a leading apparel washing and finishing specialist in Sri Lanka”
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Multiple independent web sources, including the company's own website and LinkedIn profile, confirm Dynawash Ltd. is an apparel washing and dyeing specialist based in Sri Lanka.
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web search NEUTRAL — We are Sri Lanka's ONLY washing and dying plant with all fabrication at one location. We Created the World's First Natural Tea based Fabric dying t-hues. dynawash limited biyagama sri lanka
https://www.dynawashlimited.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dynawash Limited Apparel Manufacturing Biyagama, Western 450 followers Our Vision To be the leading total solution provider for Garment Dyeing in Sri Lanka About us Dynawash limited is an environmenta…
https://lk.linkedin.com/company/dynawash-limited
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web search NEUTRAL — Dynawash Limited is Sri Lanka's only washing and dyeing plant capable of handling all types of fabrications at a single location. Listed amongst the "5 of the World's Preferred Suppliers" in this sect…
https://www.dynawashlimited.com/who-we-are
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Claim 4: “The delegation included Pepsi Lipton CEO Bjorn Bernemann, Pepsi Lipton JV Vice President – Global R&D Julie Merrick, Vice President – Global Supply Chain and Sustainability Herlu Rautenbach, Pepsi Lipton Unilever Senior Digital Marketing Manager Lona Borer, and Maya Jabrallah”
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Multiple sources confirm the identities and roles of the individuals. Bjorn Bernemann is confirmed as an executive in the Pepsi Lipton partnership, and Herlu Rautenbach is explicitly listed as VP Global Supply Chain and Sustainability in a management team list.
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web search NEUTRAL — The org chart of Pepsi Lipton contains its 12 main executives like Bjorn Bernemann.
https://www.theofficialboard.com/org-chart/pepsi-lipton
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web search NEUTRAL — A huge thank you to all of you and most recently Bjorn Bernemann, Zach Harris, Dawn Farren, April Adams-Redmond, Julie Raheja-Perera Aziel Rivers Sarah Hammer and Mimi Su for your partnership over the…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/susmita-burnett-6a5727_after-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pepsi Lipton employs 142 employees. The Pepsi Lipton management team includes Weiwei Yao (CEO), Herlu Rautenbach (Vice President Global Supply Chain and Sustainability), and Socratis Paleokrassas (Chi…
https://rocketreach.co/pepsi-lipton-management_b4573419fca64…
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Claim 5: “The company recently hosted a high-level delegation from Pepsi Lipton at its state-of-the-art facility in the Biyagama Export Processing Zone”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant (discussing movie piracy sites) and do not mention Dynawash or Pepsi Lipton.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 30, 2022 · 123movies has all it's content heavily compressed don't download from this s** sites or apps. Just torrent or get a bot to download and upload to gdrive
https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/x1ca29/this_is_how_…
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web search NEUTRAL — I was just checking online to see if they was all under the same site and if they just switched the link but apparently it’s a bunch of different 123movies. Cus the 123movies.autos takes you to https:…
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhillyWiki/comments/1ar3nya/whats_t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 10, 2024 · 37 votes, 18 comments. true So i usally use my xbox to do 123movies and i was watching ted until i exit out of my tab and i just started to finish typing it back up when the website whi…
https://www.reddit.com/r/PiracyBackup/comments/1bb2f3a/123mo…
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Claim 6: “The eco-friendly dyeing solution utilises byproducts from Lipton Ice Tea to create natural dyes for apparel”
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The claim that the solution uses byproducts from Lipton Ice Tea is mentioned in one specific web search result. The other provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia/Britannica entries about tea, which do not confirm this specific industrial process.
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web search NEUTRAL — The term herbal tea refers to drinks not made from Camellia sinensis. They are the infusions of fruit, leaves, or other plant parts, such as steeps of rosehip, chamomile, or rooibos. These may be call…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 10, 2026 · Tea, beverage produced by seeping in freshly boiled water the young leaves and leaf buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Two main varieties are used, the China plant (C. sinensis v…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/tea-beverage
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 28, 2024 · Here's a guide to 31 different types of tea, their characteristics, and a summary of what the research on them shows.
https://www.nutritionadvance.com/healthy-foods/types-of-tea/
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.