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W. M. Mendis and Company, is a Sri Lankan beverage alcohol company, with its headquarters in Negombo, Sri Lanka. It is as known one of Sri Lanka's oldest and most renowned liquor manufacturers in Sri Lanka. [2] Considered as one of the pioneers in the field, it still ranks as one of Sri Lanka's largest distillers. [citation needed]
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) is a diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of US$600 Million. [3] It was one of the first Sri Lankan companies included in Forbes 's list of non-US Best Managed companies valued under US$1 billion. [ 4 ]
In 2011, the Company secured a provisional commercial banking license from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and commenced operations in 2014. Cargills acquired the franchise license for T.G.I. Friday's and opened its first restaurant at Colombo Fort in October 2013. The restaurant was later relocated to the One Galle Face mall in Colombo.
The local beer market is currently occupied by two main brewers. The largest of Sri Lanka's brewers is the Lion Brewery, which is also the oldest brewery in the country. It produces over 90% of Sri Lanka's beers. In 1988 it constructed a new brewery at Biyagama to replace the century-old facility at Nuwara Eliya.
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In 1998, Lion Brewery established a new 300,000 hL/yr capacity brewery in Biyagama, just outside the capital Colombo, with the Nuwara Eliya operations closing in July 2001. [3] [6] The capacity of the Biyagama brewery has subsequently been increased to 750,000 hL/yr. It is the market leader in Sri Lanka with an 82% market share.
The Pettah Floating Markets are located on Bastian Mawatha in Pettah, a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and consist of 92 trade stalls, with a number of the stalls established on boats on Beira Lake. [1] The floating market serves as a tourist attraction selling local produce and local handicraft. [2]
In September 2005 Asia Pacific Breweries acquired a 60% stake in United Brewery, [3] [4] partnering with the Sri Lankan-based Anandappa family group (20%) and MBL Offshore Limited (20%). [5] Asia Pacific Breweries is a Singaporean-based joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave .