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Daintee
Sri Lankan confectionery company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daintee is a company based in Sri Lanka that produces confectionery and other food products. It is the market leader in confectionery sales in Sri Lanka.[1]
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History
Daintee Limited, a family owned and operated company, was founded in 1984, in collaboration with English confectionary firm Barker and Dobson.[2] In 1996 it was renamed Daintee Foods Limited. In 2020 the company was acquired by Sunshine Holdings for Rs. 1.7 billion, through Watawal Tea Ceylon, a subsidiary of Sunshine Holdings.[3][4]
The company now produce a very large product range consisting of over 75 products such as candies, toffees, jellies, chocolates, gum, desserts, biscuits, sugar free confectionery, snacks, breakfast cereals,[5] teas, and noodles. These are marketed in Sri Lanka as well as several other countries under brand names such as Daintee, Milady, Bensons, Chito, X-tra, Mr Bitz, Longlive and Denmi. Daintee maintains a 40 percent market share in toffees and sweets in Sri Lanka.[2]
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Sugar Free Confectionery
In 2010 Daintee launched a range of sugar free confectionery under the brand name Longlive. The products contain xylitol, a sugar substitute that has been claimed as promoting dental health.[6]
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