Who owns Samaposha?
Samaposha is owned by CBL Group (Sri Lanka).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: CBL Group: Our Products and brands. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- CBL Investments Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Pannipitiya
- Origin
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Founded
- 2006
- Category
- Food › Breakfast cereal › Hot cereal & oats
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Samaposha
Samaposha is a pre-cooked multigrain cereal made by CBL Group from locally grown corn, soya, green gram and rice, enriched with vitamins and minerals. The group says it acquired 80 per cent of Plenty Foods in 2006 and launched the brand, sourcing from a network of registered farmers under guaranteed purchasing and pricing. Variants include Original, Milky, Choxy, a ready mix with coconut and a Kurakkan blend, plus cereal bars.
Ownership timeline of Samaposha
Where Samaposha sits in CBL Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by CBL Group
CBL Group controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in hot cereal & oats, and who owns them
The 13 brands in hot cereal & oats on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Raisio, with 2; CBL Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Elovena | Raisio | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Boom Box | Atlantic Grupa | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Cream of Wheat | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Tres Ositos | Carozzi | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Energen | Mayora | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Quaker | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Malt-O-Meal | Post Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Monati | RCL FOODS | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: CBL Group
CBL Group is a privately held company headquartered in Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka, founded in 1968. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
CBL Group is a Sri Lankan food manufacturer whose operating company, Ceylon Biscuits Limited, began production on 28 July 1968 at Pannipitiya, growing out of the Williams Confectionery biscuit business founded in 1939 by Simon (Arthur) Wickramasingha. CBL Investments Limited was set up in 2017 as the group's holding company. Its own history page says it has factories in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Ghana as well as Sri Lanka, and lists acquisitions such as 70 per cent of Soy Foods Limited (2000), 60 per cent of Cecil Foods (2004) and 80 per cent of Plenty Foods (2006). It also manufactured Huntley and Palmers biscuits under a partnership with Associated Biscuits that ended in the late 1980s.
🇱🇰 Samaposha and other Sri Lankan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 53 brands that began in Sri Lanka. 1 of them (2%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Samaposha is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Samaposha?
The parent company of Samaposha is CBL Group, a privately held company headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is Samaposha Sri Lankan?
Yes. Samaposha originated in Sri Lanka in 2006 and its owner, CBL Group, is also headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is Samaposha still owned by CBL Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Samaposha is still owned by CBL Group. 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] CBL Group: Our Products and brands — CBL Group, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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