Our Plantations, Factory & The True Cinnamon Craft
How we bridged centuries of Ceylon agricultural mastery with cutting-edge ozone food science to bring the world pure, unadulterated Ceylon cinnamon.
Backed by SMS Plantations & SMS Holdings
Established in 2015, SMS Plantations operates under the renowned SMS Group, originally founded in 2001. With direct heritage in estate agriculture and sustainable spice cultivation, our mission has been singular: to bring authentic Ceylon Cinnamon directly to the United Kingdom and global markets with uncompromising single-origin purity.
While typical spice exporters operate as trading brokers—collecting mixed, sun-baked crops from dozens of unknown smallholders—The Cinnalon operates its own single-origin estates and high-tech processing facility, guaranteeing end-to-end traceability, supreme hygiene, and uncompromising botanical authenticity.
The Artisanal Art of Hand-Peeling Quills
Unlike machine-harvested Cassia bark, authentic Ceylon Cinnamon can only be harvested by human hands. It is an art form preserved by multigenerational master peelers.
1. Coppicing Harvest: Slender cinnamon stems are pruned at dawn when the sap rises, allowing the tree stump to naturally regenerate fresh shoots every 2-3 years without deforestation.
2. Scraping the Outer Bark: The rough outer green bark is delicately scraped away using traditional rounded brass knives, exposing the pure, golden-pink inner phloem.
3. Layering & Rolling: The tissue-thin inner bark is shaved in continuous ribbons and layered inside one another into concentric quills—resembling fine parchment rolls—before being cured in the shade.
State-of-the-Art Ozone Chamber Drying
Traditional cinnamon drying in open roadside courtyards exposes fragile spices to dust, bird droppings, humidity, and mould. Many commercial exporters resort to sulphur dioxide fumigation to mask blemishes.
At The Cinnalon, we revolutionized spice hygiene:
- ✓ Closed-Loop Climate Control: Quills dry in an environmentally isolated, air-conditioned cleanroom.
- ✓ Ozone Sanitization: Gentle ozone treatment neutralizes 99.9% of microbial pathogens and spores without heat damage.
- ✓ Zero Sulphur: 100% free from chemical bleaching agents or artificial preservation.
- ✓ Volatile Preservation: Retains full natural concentration of active cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, and antioxidant flavonoids.
An Unmatched Combination of Certified Standards
Cinnalon (SMS Plantations) has secured top certified standards covering end-to-end processing hygiene, food safety management, and origin authenticity. Distinct from standard spice exporters, our harvest holds a rare combination of audited certifications.
ISO 22000 Certified
International Food Safety Management System ensuring rigorous clinical cleanliness across our estate factory.
GMP Certified
Good Manufacturing Practice compliance from precision hand-peeling and ozone sanitization to hermetic retail packaging.
HACCP Certified
Codex Alimentarius Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point system preventing biological, chemical, and physical hazards.
PGI Certified
Protected Geographical Indication confirming 100% genuine single-origin Ceylon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum).
Connecting Our Estates Directly to London UK & Worldwide
To provide European and American partners with immediate access and eliminate costly maritime transit delays for retail consumers, The Cinnalon maintains a dedicated showroom and fulfillment warehouse in London, UK.
Located at 376 Essex Road, London N1 3PF, our UK hub stocks retail quills, stone-ground powder, pure extracts, and wholesale pallets ready for same-day dispatch via Royal Mail Tracked 24 and DHL Express.
