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Key dates & events

1906 Nestlé arrives in Sri Lanka
1950 Nestlé Products (Ceylon) Ltd
1964 Ceylon Nutritional Foods (Pvt) Ltd - (CNF)
1980 Dairy development in Sri Lanka
1980 Joint venture – International Dairy Products Ltd (IDPL)
1981 Nestlé Lanka Limited (NLL)
1983 Nestlé Lanka Ltd Public Offering
1984 Nestlé Kurunegala Factory
1986 Eastern Food Specialities Ltd (EFSL)
1993 Dedicated Facility for Coconut Milk Powder Production
1998 UHT Plant in Polonnaruwa
2004 100% ownership of IDPL
2005 Nestlé Nutrition
2006 Merger of Nestlé Lanka Limited with Subsidiaries
2007 Registration of Nestlé Lanka PLC
Relocation of Polonnaruwa Plant
2008 Nestlé Professional
2009 Completion of LKR 125 million post-tsunami projects
Nestlé Nutrition Institute
2010 Nestlé Health Science
2011 Launches LKR 10 billion investment plan in Sri Lanka 
Commissions Malt Beverage line in Kurunegala Factory
2012 Commissions Noodle Plant and UHT Plant in Kurunegala Factory
2016 Invests LKR 500 million on new UHT plant
2016 Launches Nestlé Coconut Plan
2018 Invests LKR 5 billion on new dairy and coconut milk powder production facility