OUR FOUNDING STORY

Lanka Dairies Limited is a local company with a proud history of over 30 years. Established in 1994 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC (LMF) and commenced operations in 1996, Lanka Dairies Limited and its group of companies specialize in producing and packaging a diverse range of dairy products, including fresh milk, flavoured milk, fruit juices, and other milk-based products, utilising cutting-edge Tetra Pak® technology.
Lanka Dairies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC was a standalone company prior to the strategic restructuring . It becomes a group of companies on 31 December 2023. As part of the restructure, the ownership of four owned subsidiaries of LMF by the names of Ambewela Products (Private) Limited (“APL”), United Dairies Lanka (Private) Limited (“UDL”), Ambewela Livestock Company Limited (“ALC”) and Pattipola Livestock Company Limited (“PLC”) was fully transferred to Lanka Dairies Limited.

OUR FOUNDING STORY

1994

Incorporation of Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Limited (LDL) as the first subsidiary of Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC and the pioneer in utilizing TetraPak technology for packing of liquid milk

1996

Commissioning the Lanka Dairies manufacturing facility with a USD 2.5mn worth initial investment.
Dairy flavoured milk was introduced to the Sri Lankan market, initially with Chocolate and Vanilla variants.

1999-2001

Capacity enhancement and upgrade of factory with an investment worth USD 1.5 Mn.
My Juicee fruit nectar was introduced to the market

2001

Obtaining ISO 9001: 2000 certification for Quality Management Systems
Acquisition of Ambewela Farm and New Zealand Farm from the Government and establishment of Ambewela Livestock Company and Pattipola Livestock Company
Ambewela Fresh milk product launch, the leading brand of the company

2006

Establishment of Ambewela Products (Pvt) Limited

2009

Commencing Ambewela Yoghurt Production

2010

Upgrading milk reception, storage, and processing equipment worth - EU 295,000
Commencement of exporting Lanka Dairies products to the Maldives market
ISO 9001: 2008 (Quality Management Systems - Revision)

2013

Capacity enhancement and upgrade of LDL factory with an investment worth USD 6 Mn
Introducing Kiddos 160ml, flavoured milk to the new product portfolio focusing on the kids

2018

Obtaining ISO 22000: 2005 (Food Safety Management System)
Establishment of United Dairies Lanka (Pvt) Limited
Strategic investment of LKR 5.6 billion to develop and expand herd and milking facilities at both farms

2020

Reached 10 million litres of annual milk production

2021

Celebrating 25 years in operations
ISO 22000: 2018 (Food Safety Management System - Revision) Current active FSMS

2023

Commencement of operations of the two UDL farm extensions at ALC Farms and PLC Farms
Reached 15 million litres of annual milk production