NESTLÉ LANKA TO BUILD NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY

President Maithripala Sirisena unveils the plaque. Minister Ravi Karunanayake, Minister President Maithripala Sirisena lays the foundation stone along with Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister P Harrison, Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister Heinz Walker-Nederkoorn, Ambassador for Switzerland in Sri Lanka, Shivani Hegde, P Harrison, Minister Ravi Karunanayake, Shivani Hegde, and Heinz MD, Nestlé Lanka and Bandula Egodage, Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Walker-Nederkoorn Communications, Nestlé Lanka are also photographed

President Maithripala Sirisena and other dignitaries being Minister Ravi Karunanayake, President Maithripala Sirisena presenting an award of recognition briefed about the manufacturing facility addresses the gathering to a Nestlé dairy farmer. Also present are Shivani Hegde, Bandula Egodage and Rohit Mittal, Vice President, Technical, Nestlé Lanka

n order to expand production capacity for country. He commended the company’s dairy and coconut-based products, Nestlé contribution towards strengthening the local ILanka laid the foundation stone for a new economy by empowering local dairy farmers, manufacturing facility in Pannala, Kurunegala. which has led to import substitution. President Maithripala Sirisena graced “We are “We are committed to Sri Lanka and the occasion as Chief Guest, while Gamini believe in the country’s growth potential,” Jayawickrama Perera, Minister of Sustainable committed to said Shivani Hegde, Managing Director, Nestlé Development and Wildlife; Anura Priyadarshana Sri Lanka and Lanka. “Our new investment reinforces our Yapa, Minister of Disaster Management; Ravi believe in the purpose of enhancing the quality of life of the Karunanayake, Minister of Finance; P Harrison, country’s people of Sri Lanka, as it will empower the Minister of Rural Economic Affairs and growth farmers we work with daily and uplift their Heinz Walker-Nederkoorn, Ambassador for lives.”

Switzerland in Sri Lanka and Maldives were potential.” To recognise the efforts made by Nestlé’s also present at the event. dairy and coconut farmers, a farmer felicitation Whilst congratulating Nestlé on their new was held parallel to the foundation laying investment, Minister Ravi Karunanayake ceremony. Over 200 Nestlé farmers participated recognised Nestlé‘s long presence in the at the felicitation.

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