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Who owns Cargills Food City?

Cargills Food City is owned by Cargills (Sri Lanka, CSE: CARG.N0000).[1]

This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.

Key facts

Current owner
Cargills (Ceylon) PLC reported
Owned since
Not recorded
Previous owner
None recorded
Owner HQ
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Colombo
Origin
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Colombo
Founded
1983
Category
Home, garden & DIYRetailer own brandsGrocery own brands
Parent ticker
CSE: CARG.N0000
Last verified
· 1 sources

About Cargills Food City

Cargills Food City is Sri Lanka's most extensive modern retail network, which began with a single supermarket opened at Staple Street in Colombo on 26 October 1983 and reached 556 outlets after fifteen new stores in the year to March 2026. It is the only supermarket chain present in all twenty-five districts of the country, and it applies an island-wide single-price policy so that a product costs the same in a remote town as in the capital. Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and seafood, bought largely through the group's own farmer collection centres, are what the company treats as its point of difference.

Ownership timeline of Cargills Food City

Owners of Cargills Food City over 1983 to 2026 Cargills start not recorded–present Cargills (start not recorded) 1990200020102020
  1. ? – present Cargills [1] reported

Where Cargills Food City sits in Cargills

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Cargills Food City?

The parent company of Cargills Food City is Cargills, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sri Lanka.

Is Cargills Food City Sri Lankan?

Yes. Cargills Food City originated in Sri Lanka in 1983 and its owner, Cargills, is also headquartered in Sri Lanka.

Is Cargills Food City still owned by Cargills?

Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Cargills Food City is still owned by Cargills. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Cargills (Ceylon) PLC Integrated Annual Report 2025/26 — Cargills (Ceylon) PLC, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.

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