CBL Group: brands it owns and its ownership tree
CBL Group is a privately held company headquartered in Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka that owns 8 consumer brands.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- CBL Investments Limited (also CBL, Ceylon Biscuits Limited, Ceylon Biscuits)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇱🇰 Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka
- Founded
- 1968
- Website
- www.cbllk.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
CBL Group in numbers
- CBL Group owns 8 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 8 brands.[1]
Everything CBL Group owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does CBL Group own?
CBL Group owns 8 consumer brands tracked here, including Ritzbury, Munchee, Samaposha, Tiara, Nutriline and Sera.
Is CBL Group a Sri Lankan company?
Yes. CBL Group is headquartered in Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka and was founded in 1968.
Who owns CBL Group?
CBL Group is privately held. 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.
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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