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Harischandra Mills PLC is a food processing company in Sri Lanka. Founded by C. A. Harischandra in 1943, Harischandra Mills was a pioneer in employee provident funds, establishing one in 1952, six years before the national Employees' Provident Fund. The company was incorporated in 1953 and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1983.
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George Steuart Group of Companies (George Steuarts) is Sri Lanka's oldest mercantile establishment, having been established in 1835 during British occupation of Ceylon.It is the oldest surviving mercantile firm in the country, with a recorded history dating back to the early 19th century, and is the first on the register of companies in Sri Lanka [1] [2]
Ritzbury originally started in 1991 as number four in Sri Lanka's chocolate market. By 2006 it had beaten Kandos (Ceylon Chocolates) to the number two spot, with a 21% market share [8] (although still behind, market leader, Edna Group's 42% share). In 2010 it had become Sri Lanka's number one chocolate producer, [14] with a 47.2% market share. [15]
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was established on 25 March 1839, when Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon under British rule.. Rt. Hon. James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie, then Governor of Ceylon, was instrumental to found the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce as he was keenly interested in promoting agriculture and trade in Ceylon.
In 1844 British businessman William Milne started Milne & Company, [3] [4] general warehousemen, importers of oilman stores etc, [5] with branches in Kandy and Galle. In 1850 Milne was joined by his friend, David Sime Cargill, [6] and the firm became Milne, Cargill & Co. [7] In 1860 Milne retired from business in Ceylon and moved back to Scotland to form a company in Glasgow to look after the ...
The company originates in 1967 with the establishment of Lanka Medicals pharmacy in Gampola. In 1977, a 'super centre' was opened in Kandy, the first of its kind in Sri Lanka. Sunshine Holdings was incorporated on 16 June 1973, and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1983. The 50th anniversary of the company was celebrated in 2017. [4]