From a First Cross Street Tea Shop to Six Continents: Maliban’s Seven-Decade Journey AI-generated illustration, not a photograph of Maliban products or facilities. The original Maliban-branded image can be viewed in the eLanka Facebook post. A small tea shop on Colombo’s First Cross Street was the starting point for a Sri Lankan business story that now reaches six continents. Maliban Biscuit Manufactories (Private) Limited traces its beginnings to entrepreneur Angulugaha Gamage Hinnyappuhamy and a modest venture that grew, over time, into one of the country’s best-known food manufacturers. For many Sri Lankans, Maliban biscuits are part of everyday life: familiar at tea time, in a lunchbox or shared with visitors. For people living abroad, the brand can also bring a taste of home to mind. Its journey from a Colombo tea kiosk to an international exporter is a notable chapter in Sri Lanka business history. This feature draws on Maliban’s ...