Harischandra Mills PLC is a food processing company in Sri Lanka.
History
Harischandra Mills was founded by C. A. Harischandra in 1943. Harischandra was the fourth son of Canduda Arachchige Odiris de Silva, a wealthy businessman.[2] In 1938, Harischandra returned to his native Matara after graduating from the University of Colombo with a degree in economics. He initially managed his father's cinema and printing press before deciding to start a business of his own. He founded Harischandra Mills in 1943 with a capital of LKR25,000 on a plot of land of 20 perches in Matara. The company commenced a provident fund in 1952 and it precedes the government instituted Employees' Provident Fund by six years. Harischandra Mills was incorporated as a limited liability company in 1953. In 1959, the company was converted into a public company and allocated 40% of its stocks to employees. Harischandra Mills was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1983.[3]