John Keells Holdings Plc engages in the investment and provision of transportation, consumer foods, retail, leisure, property, and financial services. It operates through the following segments: Transportation, Consumer Foods, Retail, Leisure, Property, Financial Services, and Others. The Transportation segment provides an array of transportation related services, which comprise of a container terminal in the Port of Colombo, a marine bunkering business, domestic airline, joint venture/associations with shipping, logistics, and air transportation multinationals as well as travel and airlines services in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The Consumer Foods segment focuses on manufacturing of a wide range of soft drinks, dairy products, ice creams and processed foods, which competes in three major categories namely beverages, frozen confectionery and convenience foods. The Retail segment focuses on modern organized retailing through a chain of supermarkets and distribution of printers, copiers, smart phones and other office automation equipment. The leisure segment comprises of five-star city hotels, a lean luxury hotel, resort hotels spread across prime tourist locations in Sri Lanka, as well as destination management business in Sri Lanka. The Property segment concentrates primarily on property development, renting of commercial office spaces and management of the Group’s real estate. The Financial Services segment engages in a broad range of financial services including insurance, commercial banking, debt trading, fund management, leasing, and stock broking. The Others segment represents companies in the plantation industry, Information technology, management and holding Company of the Group as well as several ancillary companies. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
