Ceylon Biscuits Limited

Ceylon Biscuits Limited
FormerlyWilliams Confectionery Limited
IndustryFood
Founded1939; 85 years ago (1939)
Dehiwala, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka.
FounderSimon Arthur Wickramasingha
HeadquartersPannipitiya, ,
Area served
International
Key people
R S A Wickramasingha (Chairman)[1]
ProductsBiscuits
Chocolate
Cakes
Jelly
Snacks
Soy based products
Cereal products
Organic products
Soups
BrandsMunchee (biscuits)
Ritzbury (chocolate)
Tiara (cakes)
Lanka Soy (soy products)
Nutriline (breakfast cereals)
Samaposha (breakfast cereals)
Go Jelly (jellies)
Samaayu (herbal porridge)
Rasa Hari (soups)
Cecil (fruits and nuts)
Hi Tapper (treacle and jaggery)
Ramba (snack foods)
Revello (chocolate)
RevenueDecrease Rs. 1.996 billion (2018)[1]
Decrease Rs. 561.730 million (2018)[1]
Decrease Rs. 118.604 million (2018)[1]
Total assetsIncrease Rs. 1.364 billion (2018)[1]
Total equityIncrease Rs. 1.008 billion (2018)[1]
OwnerCBL Investments Limited (71.38%)
People's Leasing & Finance (7.44%)
Dawi Investment Trust (6.75%)
Number of employees
286 (2018)[1]
ParentCBL Investments
Subsidiaries
  • CBL Foods International
  • CBL Natural Foods
  • Convenience Foods (Lanka)
  • Plenty Foods
  • CBL Exports
  • CBL Bangladesh
  • Star United
Websitewww.cbllk.com

Ceylon Biscuits Limited (branded CBL, commonly called Munchee) is a Sri Lankan food manufacturer, the maker of Munchee biscuits and one of the oldest biscuit makers in Sri Lanka. The company owns 60% of the domestic market share in Sri Lanka.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ceylon Biscuits Limited 2018-19 Annual Report" (PDF). Colombo Stock Exchange. pp. 9, 77, 78. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ceylon Biscuits banks on strong growth in international sales". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Munchee: A different taste and experience for biscuit lovers". Ceylon Today. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2015.