The founder and former Chairman of Ceylon Biscuits Group (CBL) Mineka. P Wickramasingha has passed away today(16).
At his time of demise, he was aged 87 years.
Wickramasingha founded the organisation in 1968 when he presented a proposal to the the Ministry of Education to provide a high protein biscuit to school aged children under the CARE program. The biscuit was developed in-house by the founder using bread flour, soybean oil, milk powder and other limited raw materials available at the time.
The group now exports to over 55 countries and is the largest exporter of biscuits and confectionery in the country.
The group enjoys market leadership in biscuits, chocolates, textured soy, cereals, cakes, organic fruits, and coconuts under the brand names Munchee, Ritzbury, Lankasoy, Samaposha, Tiara, and Cecil.
