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Pressed with
Purpose

At Phoenix Lanka, sustainability is not a strategy — it is the reason we exist. Every bottle we press is a vote for a cleaner, fairer world.

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Synthetic additives or preservatives
12+
Farming families in our network
100%
Compostable or recyclable packaging
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Chemicals used in pressing

The Sesame Difference

A Crop That Enriches the Soil

Sesame is one of nature's most resilient gifts. Unlike water-hungry crops, sesame thrives in Sri Lanka's dry zone with minimal irrigation — and actively restores nitrogen to depleted soils through its root system.

Our farmers rotate sesame with other crops, using it as a soil-repair plant. When sesame grows, the land recovers. When we harvest, we take only what naturally ripens.

Minimal irrigation. No synthetic pesticides. Naturally compost-fed. The sesame plant takes care of the soil — and of us.

The Sesame Soil Cycle

"Sesame is not just our raw material. It is our partner — healing soil, feeding families and preserving a way of life. We are simply honoured to continue that story."

— Phoenix Lanka Sustainability Charter, 2023

Our Commitments

Six Pledges We Keep

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Plastic-Free Packaging
All Phoenix Lanka packaging uses kraft paper, glass bottles and recycled cardboard. We eliminated single-use plastics in 2020 and have not looked back.
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Fair Tapper Wages
Our partner farmers earn 35% above the regional sesame price. We believe that if a product is not fair to the people who grow it, it cannot truly be called good.
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Replanting Programme
For every 100 orders placed, we fund the training of one new sesame farmer in organic cultivation — investing in the next generation of the harvest.
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Community Education
A portion of every sale funds school nutrition programmes using our sesame products in rural schools across the Kirindiwela district.
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Low-Carbon Logistics
We consolidate deliveries, use electric vehicles for Colombo routes, and offset the carbon cost of all shipments through a verified mangrove reforestation fund.
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Transparent Ingredients
Every Phoenix Lanka product carries a full ingredient list and provenance note. You will always know exactly what you are eating and where it came from.
Every purchase makes a difference
Shop Phoenix Lanka and directly support sustainable sesame farming in Sri Lanka.
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