Convenience Foods (Lanka) PLC (CFL), a subsidiary of CBL Group, has a history spanning more than three decades. CFL entered the Sri Lankan business arena and commenced operations in 1991, named as Soy Foods Forbes and Walker Limited, a public quoted subsidiary of Forbes and Walker Limited. The Company pioneered the concept of textured soy protein (TSP) or popularly known as the soya meat market locally. Creating headway under the brand ‘Lankasoy’ this product functioned as an alternative source of protein, and grew in popularity, especially among the vegetarian and vegan markets.