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A leading Sri Lankan food company focused on building communities and using business as a force for good.
Cargills Group: Uplifting
Lives Every Day
With a trusted heritage of over 175 years, the Cargills Group is built on the principles of reducing the cost of living, enhancing youth skills, and bridging regional disparities.
Our commitment to developing a sustainable and socially responsible business has made us one of the leading consumer goods companies in the country.
A country-wide success story
We propose that a case study be developed about Cargills which highlights the information supply and technical support networks which have been developed to benefit smallholders, consumers and Cargills alike. Special attention will be given to the multiplier impact that Cargills has had on the broader agricultural sector in Sri Lanka. Lessons will be drawn from this country-wide success story for the benefit of private and public sector initiatives in both South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: Building Pathways out of Rural Poverty through Investments in Agricultural Information Systems, February 2008, WorldAgInfo Project Final Report, Project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and implemented by A.R. Mann Library, Cornell University
The biggest producer and retailer of food in Sri Lanka
Another example of a leap-of-faith goal comes from Cargills Ceylon PLC, the biggest producer and retailer of food in Sri Lanka. Under the leadership of CEO Ranjit Page, Cargills has embarked over the last decade on an innovative approach to building up the capacity and profitability of the farming community in Sri Lanka
Source: Reinventing Management: Chapter 5, Julian Berkinshaw, London Business School, August 2012
These CSR efforts benefit rural communities, as much as they help the company to improve its competitive context
Cargills Food City, a chain of supermarkets in Sri Lanka, improves its competitive context by working closely with farmer communities that supply fruits, vegetables, spices, and rice to the chain. It typically pays 20% more than the market does, and importantly, guarantees a minimum, threshold price in order to cushion downward price movements in the market. Process inputs such as drip irrigation systems and collection centers are provided by Food City. Moreover, it underwrites loans granted by banks, and facilitates collaborative arrangements a number of NGOs have with the farmers, in setting up cleaning and packaging centers. Clearly, these CSR efforts benefit rural communities, as much as they help the company to improve its competitive context.
Source: Strategy and Society: From CSR to SRB, Sri Lankan Journal of Management, the late Professor Uditha Liyanage, Ph.D.
One of the more successful firms in partnering with smallholder farmers
The model pioneered by Cargills (Ceylon) Limited in Sri Lanka deserves further study, as it may be one of the more successful firms in partnering with smallholder farmers, and also trains professionals in the modern food business.
Source: Supermarkets and beyond, D. Tschirley, MichiganState University, August 2007
Feeding of people from the farm to the fork
We like to say our goal is to be helpful in the feeding of people from the farm to the fork … or from the countryside to the chopsticks, but no one is doing that as completely as you…
Source: the late Dr. Tom Haggai, former Chairman of IGA on his visit to Cargills in May 2010
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Awards won by
Cargills Group
The Cargills business model has received local and international recognition and awards for its impact on communities across Sri Lanka
SLIM KANTAR People's Award for 'Supermarket Brand of the Year'
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Cargills FoodCity Crowned Peoples FMCG Retail Brand of the Year 2021
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SLIM Restart Resilience Awards 2020
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Top Ten Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka 2021
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