Carson Cumberbatch PLC
CCSELK:CARS.N0000690.00
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ISIN
LK0022N00000
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-22.78
14.39
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170.59
81.42
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130.00
68.62
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- CEO
- Hariharan Selvanathan
- Full Time Employees
- 15,349
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Food distributors
- Address
- Colombo Sri Lanka
- IPO Date
- Jun 10, 1987
- Website
- carsoncumberbatch.com
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- Carson Cumberbatch PLC is a diversified conglomerate holding company based in Sri Lanka, primarily engaged in oil palm cultivation and edible oils processing, beverage manufacturing and distribution, real estate development, hospitality and leisure, and investment and portfolio management. The company organizes its operations into five main business segments: Oil Palm Plantations and Edible Oils; Beverage; Real Estate; Leisure; and Portfolio and Asset Management. Its Oil Palm and Edible Oils division, operated through Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd, manages integrated upstream plantations, palm oil milling, and downstream processing facilities across Indonesia and Malaysia, producing crude palm oil, palm kernel, refined edible oils, specialty fats, cocoa butter substitutes, bakery fats, margarine, and packaged vegetable cooking oils. Its Beverage division, anchored by Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC and Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC, brews, markets, and distributes alcoholic and non-alcoholic malt beverages under proprietary brands such as Lion Lager, Lion Stout, and Lion Strong, alongside international licensed brands including Carlsberg and Somersby. Its Real Estate segment, managed through Equity One PLC and Equity Two PLC, owns, develops, and leases commercial office spaces, prime properties, and warehousing facilities in Colombo. Its Leisure segment, operated via Pegasus Hotels of Ceylon PLC, provides hospitality, conference, and event hosting services through hotel properties including the Pegasus Reef Hotel and Giritale Hotel. Its Portfolio and Asset Management division, driven by Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC and Ceylon Investment PLC, manages equity investment portfolios, private equity assets, and wealth management vehicles. Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the company operates across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and India, serving consumer, commercial, and industrial markets globally. In recent developments, Carson Cumberbatch PLC has focused on expanding its foreign exchange-generating businesses and optimizing operational efficiency across its core holdings. The group has significantly scaled the international export footprint of its beverage division, expanding distribution channels across the United Kingdom, the Maldives, the Middle East, and Africa, while introducing new premium and flavored beverage product variations to address evolving consumer preferences. In its palm oil business, the company has continued comprehensive replanting programs using high-yield seed varieties, implemented precision agriculture and digital plantation monitoring across its Indonesian estates, and maintained full compliance with Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification and No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) standards. Furthermore, the group has executed portfolio rationalization and restructuring across its investment management subsidiaries, reallocating capital into high-growth, foreign-currency-earning assets and streamlining non-core investments to strengthen group liquidity and balance sheet resilience.