Cargills (Ceylon) PLC is a Sri Lankan consumer company which is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

It is a market leader in the Modern Retail (supermarkets), FMCG, and Restaurants industries and also has a presence in the Banking, Real Estate, and Cinema sectors.

The iconic Cargills building in the centre of Colombo Fort was originally the residence of Captain Pieter Sluysken, the former Dutch military commander of Galle.

[8] It was subsequently occupied by the first British Governor of Ceylon, Sir Frederick North, who lived there for a short time before moving to a spacious villa in Hulftsdorp.

Construction of the current building commenced in 1902, it was designed by Edward Skinner, built by Walker Sons and Company and completed in 1906.

A foundation stone dated 1684 and a wooden statue of Minerva (Roman goddess of wisdom, arts and trade),[8] both retrieved from the gable end of Sluysken's house, are preserved by the ground floor lift.

"[8] Following a successful bid by Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner, the business was incorporated as a Public limited company on 1 March 1946.

In 1994, Cargills obtained the local franchisee rights for KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken, setting up the first restaurant at the Majestic City shopping complex.

In 2010 Cargills undertook an aggressive expansion plan in the FMCG sector to ride the growth potential of a growing economy.

During that year the Company expanded its interests in the dairy sector by acquiring Kotmale Holdings PLC[9] and entered another growing category with the acquisition of Diana Biscuits, now marketed under the Kist brand.

Cargills together with its parent company CT Holdings, owns and operates and Regal cinema network and the Majestic cineplex in Colombo.