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Fanta participated in the Nallur Kandaswamy Temple Festival in Jaffna, offering refreshments and engaging with devotees and the wider community. The activity aimed to connect the brand with festival-goers and celebrate local faith and culture.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed down as the ASPI fell 0.58% to 21,139.31, with market turnover at 1.63 billion rupees. Food, Beverage & Tobacco led turnover at 782.3 million rupees; notable movers included Namunukula, Pan Asia Bank and Ceylon Cold Stores (up) and John Keells, Melstacorp, RIL Property and Cargills (down); Hunas Holdings entered a partnership with Tokyo-based CCH Inc for its real estate and hospitality businesses effective Sept 14.
Brown & Company and LOLC Holdings partnered with the government (51% state, 49% private) to revive the long-idle Hingurana/Gal Oya sugar factory, rebuilding infrastructure and expanding into ethanol, power and bio-fertiliser. The operation now cultivates ~8,500 ha, employs ~1,300 directly and works with 8,000 farmers, supporting roughly 30,000 people and reducing sugar imports.
Cabinet approved an additional Rs2,500 million to the Paddy Marketing Board to finance ongoing procurement for the 2026 Yala season. Purchases have surged to 67,156 metric tons costing about Rs8,221 million (vs a 39,500t target) and the government says it can meet farmer payments.
IFH KÖLN and Messe Frankfurt's Global Consumer Goods Industry Index (second survey) shows the global business climate remains subdued at 100.4 (vs 100.1 in the first wave) while pressures have shifted to geopolitical uncertainty, rising production/procurement costs and tariffs. Manufacturing respondents citing global uncertainty rose to 84% (from 52%).
GS1 Lanka is leading Sri Lanka’s shift to 2D barcodes under the global Sunrise 2027 initiative, with more than 5,500 member companies registered and over 20,000 product records uploaded. It is working with retail and healthcare firms and will introduce a new retail information platform to support the transition.
The Sri Lanka Retail Forum 2026 convened over 500 retail leaders at Cinnamon Life, Colombo to discuss retail growth, customer experience, digital commerce, AI, data and technology-led transformation. Keells and BYD were Platinum Sponsors, Singer was a Gold Sponsor and NDB Wealth joined as a category partner.
Full'r Burgers, a brand of Giga Foods (Pvt) Ltd, opened its 13th outlet at K Zone Moratuwa on 31 August 2026. The launch is part of Giga Foods' strategic expansion to strengthen the Full'r Burgers footprint and bring its menu closer to customers in Moratuwa and surrounding areas.
LAUGFS Supermarkets opened its 46th outlet in Kotahena. The new 24-hour store at No. 78, K.B. Christy Perera Mawatha includes a bakery and hot-food facility, expanding the group's 24-hour retail network and customer convenience.
Maliban Group won two Gold Dragons among seven accolades at the Dragons of Sri Lanka 2026 for campaigns spanning experiential marketing, content creation, sustainability and sales-generation across its biscuit, dairy and milk product brands.
The BOI hosted the 5th Sri Lanka-Japan Business Environment Committee meeting to address operational issues faced by Japanese investors across manufacturing, consumer & health products, logistics and energy. The meeting also held the first session of a Joint Working Group on an export‑oriented industrial corridor.
Softlogic GLOMARK's 'ගෙට Better Life' campaign won Gold and Black Dragon awards at Dragons of Sri Lanka 2026 and translated into business gains-active loyalty customers +21%, footfall +33% and most frequent shoppers +50%.
Hayleys Agriculture Holdings launched the Hayleys Grain & Food Processing Machinery business at ProFood, ProPack & AgBiz 2026, introducing grain drying and storage, rice milling, food-processing equipment, metal detection and process-control technologies. The company also showcased a revamped Govi Aruna food range and agricultural drone demonstrations.
Colombo Stock Exchange's ASPI rose 1.42% (304.53 pts) over the week while the S&P SL20 gained 0.89% (53.58 pts), with intraday strength led by DIAL, HAYL, RIL, CCS and DOCK. Market turnover exceeded Rs.2.6bn and foreign investors were net sellers of Rs.66.9m.
Government launches the 'Ceylon King Coconut Village' programme to establish 250 king coconut villages by 2028 (75 planned this year) to expand exports and capture a global king coconut products market the minister says could grow to about $10bn. The plan targets higher rural incomes, jobs and increased value-added processing and exports.
HVA Ceylon founder Johann Harsha Fernando (HVA Foods PLC) has partnered with Celeste founder Janik Jayasuriya to jointly establish, operate and grow Celeste in the United States. Celeste is an on-demand online supermarket serving over 200,000 customers and completing more than three million orders.
American Premium Water won four awards at Dragons of Sri Lanka 2026, three Gold Dragons and one Black Dragon. The wins, achieved a year after the brand's 2025 relaunch, recognise its product relaunch, sustainability/cause initiatives and creative excellence.
Baby Cheramy unveiled 'Cheramy World', Sri Lanka's first locally developed edutainment world for children, and renovated its Funtime Cologne range with five new fragrances tied to new 'Funtime Buddies'. The launch includes digital content and plans for activity books and islandwide brand activations.
ProFood ProPack and AgBiz 2026 concluded at BMICH after three days (21-23 Aug), drawing nearly 30,000 visitors, about 450 stalls and international participation, and organisers say they will expand the venue for next year's edition.
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DIST.N0000) was recognised by Brand Finance as 'Sri Lanka's Most Valuable Spirits Brand', reflecting the strength and enduring value of its spirits portfolio. The award accompanies DCSL's ongoing investments in manufacturing, innovation and expanded exports to markets including Australia, South Korea, the Maldives and China.
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC was named Sri Lanka's Most Valuable Spirits Brand by Brand Finance, recognising its century-long brand strength and investments in manufacturing, innovation and export expansion.
Sri Lanka launched its first National Food Safety Policy, creating a risk-based national framework to strengthen food safety governance, surveillance, laboratory capacity, legislation and coordination across the food chain. The policy was developed by the Ministry of Health with technical support from FAO and the EU.
LAUGFS Supermarkets opened its 45th outlet at No. 131, Minuwangoda Road, Ekala (Ja-Ela). The new 24-hour store offers a comprehensive product range including bakery and hot food, positioned to serve nearby industrial and residential communities.
CSE corporate earnings rose 10% YoY to Rs.168.3bn in 2Q (1QFY27), lifting 1H earnings 8% YoY to Rs.354.9bn, led by banks which contributed 37% of quarterly profits. Food & Beverage and Diversified Financials were the next-largest contributors; top 10 counters made about 56% of profits.
Boutique Agency Network (BAN) won Gold at the Dragons of Sri Lanka Awards for Munchee's Father's Day campaign 'Piya Kirula' in the Integrated Marketing Campaign category, marking a second consecutive year of Gold in that category; BAN also won Silver for Watawala in Best Innovative Concept.
John Keells Holdings PLC expanded its collaboration with Salesforce to deepen personalised customer engagement across Keells supermarkets and John Keells CG Auto, using Salesforce tools to serve over two million Keells Nexus members and unify customer and vehicle data.
Zellers launched Sri Lanka's first White Chocolate Centre-Filled range, debuting two dessert-inspired variants: Red Velvet Cookie Cream Filled and Blueberry Cheesecake Cream Filled. The new products target younger, trend-seeking consumers with richer white chocolate shells and textured centre fillings.
LAUGFS Supermarkets opened its 45th outlet, a 24-hour store at No. 131, Minuwangoda Road, Ekala, Ja-Ela, expanding its islandwide retail network and offering bakery and hot-food options. The outlet is positioned to serve nearby industrial and residential areas including Niwasipura and Millennium City.
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