| In 1955, began the courageous journey of G.P De Silva with a few bales of cinnamon in hand and 20 feet office space that he had bought from the few pennies left. In a very short time, along with his eldest son, he was able to dominate the domestic market and eventually venture into global markets in the late 1970s. A specially selected and carefully packed consignment of Cinnamon from the plantations of southern Sri Lanka left the shores of Sri Lanka to Chile one day. This was the first shipment that marked the success of the global voyage. Today, we are confident to say that we meet over 90% of global demand for true cinnamon annually shipping to Mexico, South America, USA, UK, Middle East and Europe. We are in utmost pride being ranked the world’s largest Cinnamon exporter for over 15 years and continuing….. |
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NCE Export Awards
G.P. De Silva and Sons International (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director G. E. L. De Silva receives the Gold Award Agriculture Bulk - Extra Large Category from The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Chairman Bandula Padmakumara. NCE Founder President Patrick Amarasinghe looks on..
GPDS merges with U10
Nine major players in the cinnamon industry tied up as one company U10 Certified Ceylon Cinnamon (CCC) to promote and develop cinnamon exports.
Chairman of the U10 CCC Dr I.R Ferdinand said certified...
Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells
Cell-culture studies looking into how compounds in cinnamon extract affect brain cells are being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. The researchers have reported findings that the compounds...
CHROMIUM AND POLYPHENOLS FROM CINNAMON IN THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE
Overall objective of the proposed research is to help control the incidence of impaired glucose metabolism and decrease the conversion of glucose intolerance to diabetes....