Our Legacy
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, he was able to dominate the domestic market and, along with his eldest son 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 are the largest exporter of Ceylon cinnamon, annually shipping to Mexico, South and Central America, USA, Europe, Australia and Middle East. We are in utmost pride being ranked the world’s largest Cinnamon exporter for the past few decades and continuing…………
Why
Crown Cinnamon?
We are in utmost pride to be ranked the largest and the oldest standing Ceylon Cinnamon exporter in Sri Lanka with over 63 years’ experience in the Cinnamon global trade… Our Crown logo is a symbol of high quality Ceylon Cinnamon, where our Cinnamon comes from our own sustainably maintained Cinnamon plantations, factories and carefully selected, experienced, farm base supplying 100% quality controlled, premium quality Ceylon Cinnamon. With over six decades of experience and three generations later in the Ceylon spice business, GPDS understands Ceylon Cinnamon. GPDS Crown Cinnamon is the preferred Ceylon Cinnamon in the markets around the world.
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