CCSI Cork Crowncap Database - Brewer/Bottler
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 Brewer/bottler #4037 | | | Name | Ceylon Cold Stores Ltd. |
| | Address | 1 Justice Akbar Mawatha |
| | | | | | | | Extra info | Ceylon Cold Stores was established in 1866 as the Ceylon Ice Company, which imported and used the country's first ice making machine. With an initial capital of £1900, 2 steam engines of 8 and 9 horse power and total of 22 employees, they started producing ice on a commercial scale. German Engineer, Arthur Von Possner, who worked as the Manager of the company has introduced Aerated water with the distinctive "Elephant" trademark on the bottles, which remained a popular household name for the brand. They produced two types of carbonated drinks: Soda and Lemonade, both of which compared favorably in international fairs in Melbourne and Calcutta where they won awards.
In 1880 the Colombo Ice Company acquired the business and goodwill of J. Maitland who owned a medical hall which sold a variety of medicated wine.
in 1894, Tom Walker, owner of a competitive company bought Ceylon Cold Stores and merged two companies under the name New Colombo Ice Company.
By 1925, the company moved on to build cold storage for frozen products of all kinds. In 1932, Ceylon Creameries Limited was acquired to produce and distribute reconstituted fresh milk and ice cream. Carbonic acid gas plant being installed in 1935 to make Carbon dioxide and dry ice. With the purchase of a bread making machine and a modern oven, bread was baked and sold by the Company.
In 1941, New Colombo Ice Company changed its name to Ceylon Cold Stores Limited. Ceylon Cold Stores came under the umbrella of John Keells Holdings Limited with the acquisition of the Whittalls Group in 1991.
In 1998 the company enhanced its production capacity considerably by installing modern bottling plant at the Kaduwela factory. In 2007 Jhon Keells reinvested close to one billion rupees in state of the art factory line. |
| | | | | | | Other names used for this Brewer/bottler | | Name 1 | New Colombo Ice Company |
| | | Name 2 | Ceylon Ice & Cold Storage Co. Ltd. |
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