Cargills Food City celebrates 27th anniversary

Cargills Food City, the supermarket chain with 148 outlets islandwide, is celebrating its 27th anniversary. The first Cargills Food City super market was opened in 1983 at Staple Street. In order to reward its customers, Cargills Food City will be giving away Rs 7 million worth of gold.

The Gold Give Away promotion begun in October will continue till November 16 at all Cargills Food City supermarkets.

Chief Operating Officer, Retail- Cargills (Ceylon) PLC, Sidath Kodikara said “Twenty seven years ago, when we opened the country’s first Cargills Food City we began what was to be a revolutionary change in Sri Lanka’s retail landscape.

With the support of our customers we created markets for more than 10,000 farmers and empowered more than 2000 entrepreneurs and they have gone on to find opportunity in the global market. We now reward our customers through this special promotion for their support in elevating Cargills Food City from supermarket to a partner in our nation’s progress.”

“To add more excitement there would also be 727 instant bill wipe-outs for customers who purchase goods using their Sampath Bank credit cards and Visa debit card.

During the Christmas season, customers can look forward to more exciting rewards from Cargills Food City” Sanjeewa Fernando, Marketing Manager Retail, Cargills (Ceylon) PLC said.