MD

Marketing Department widely known as “MD” is now leading in the market for food and beverage products carrying its brand legacy for 90 years.

We are proud to say we have been manufacturing, distributing and exporting natural food from a range of Jams, Sauces, Cordials, Nectars, 100% fruit juices, Chutneys, Pickles, Sambols, Fruit Purees, Canned Fruits and Vegetables, Pure Treacle, Vinegar, Coconut Milk, Coconut Cream, Spices, Jelly mixes, Pudding Mixes and much more in our product portfolio since the 1930s.

It is indeed a great honour for us have a brand presence in 32 countries including the UK, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and the Middle East etc.

Lanka Canneries Limited, established by Mr. R.H. Basset, a British Civil Servant in the 1930’s is the successor to the Marketing Department aka “MD”. The initial stages of the fruit processing was facilitated at Narahenpita, Colombo. With the importing of machinery from UK, USA and Europe we were able to expand our factories to Attanagalla with the latest machinery from Europe.

State of the art fully automated modern manufacturing machinery and the finest fruits and vegetables are used for our products. We strictly adhere to quality and our products are produced under stringent quality control standards with certification of HACCP and ISO22000, awarded by SGS and endorsed by UKAS Management Systems.