Pelwatte Dairy, the leading local dairy brand in Sri Lanka that produces a range of dairy products and saves valuable foreign exchange, recently stepped into promoting a cornerstone in Sri Lanka’s culinary and hospitality sectors, the chefs of Sri Lanka.
The Chef Event held at Amagi Aria Hotel, Negombo, and organized by Pelwatte Dairy in partnership with the Chef’s Guild of Lanka, became a viable networking platform for the culinary experts while also giving a significant boost to their professional and skills development. The other partner of the event was the Amagi Aria Hotel.
Mr. Susantha Malwatte DGM, Pelwatte Dairy, said: “We built Pelwatte Dairy to supply locally made high-quality dairy products to the Sri Lankan consumers. Pelwatte Dairy is also well known as a saver of valuable foreign exchange to the country. Therefore, supporting the tourism sector which also brings in valuable forex to Sri Lanka, goes hand-in-hand with our Pelwatte Diary’s vision for Sri Lanka. We are pleased to say that we worked with our chefs to innovate various new Pelwatte Dairy products for the local market, serve varied consumer palates, and save valuable foreign exchange that would be spent to bring in varied dairy items. It is also important that our dairy products not only to be consumed directly by our consumers but also make them regular inputs in the daily production of other food items. The Chef Event held in Negombo by Pelwatte Dairy became a viable networking platform for the 100 participating chefs, boosting their professional and skills development, created awareness of Pelwatte Dairy products, and becoming a Sri Lankan tourism sector promotion event as well as helping in earning valuable foreign currency from tourism. It also focused on the local dairy sector’s role in overcoming the current national crisis. Pelwatte Dairy is at an advantage as it provides dairy products locally made to high-quality international standards, at much lower domestic price points. Therefore, we plan to continue similar industry events in the future to promote We extend our appreciation to Consultant Chef of Pelwatte Dairy Ranjan Karunanayake for organizing this event.”
Mr. Razik Dole Food Service Manager of Pelwatte Dairy, said: “Our company was set up in 2006 and specializes milk processing, animal feed, and dairy products. Today it has become a leading milk processing and dairy company in Sri Lanka. We are an ISO 22000:2018 certified company. Pelwatte Dairy owns one of the most modern dairy factories that functions on Danish technology. Among the popular products in Pelwatte’s product portfolio are the Pelwatte Full Cream Milk Powder, Pelwatte Butter, Pelwatte Yoghurt, and Pelwatte Ghee Oil.