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October 24, 2022

24th October 2022: A healthy breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. According to a study titled ‘Breakfast habits, nutritional status, body weight, and academic performance in children and adolescents’, a healthy breakfast is related to a greater intake of nutrients during the day and better quality of the whole diet. Astra […]

April 27, 2022

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Upfield, the largest plant-based company and mother company for the brands Astra, Flora and Meadowland in Sri Lanka, partnered and sponsored International Chef’s Day 2022 celebrations in Sri Lanka together with the Chef’s Guild of Sri Lanka. This event marks the first celebration of International Chef’s Day in two years by the Chef’s […]

April 5, 2021

The celebration of Avurudu! The season of Avurudu (New Year) is a significant celebration especially for the Sinhalese & Tamils of our beautiful island nation. It’s celebrated during the month of April and it’s historically become a season of righteous exuberance of blissful smiles and hungry taste buds amongst family, friends and neighbours […]

March 30, 2021

Upfield, the World’s largest plant-based nutrition Company highlighted its commitment to promoting a sustainable food culture through providing high quality plant-based food products such as Astra and Flora spreads. Established in 1871, Upfield envisions ‘A Better Plant Based Future’, and actively advocate for the transformation of a food system that revolves around plant-based eating. […]

March 25, 2021

It goes without saying that majority of growing kids are fussy eaters which doesn’t help the cause in trying to keep up with the healthy, nutritious eating habits. It’s difficult enough to feed the kiddos any type of food, keeping aside the unappetizing look of vegetables, fish or even grains, parents struggle with […]

February 16, 2021

The brand, owned by Upfield Foods, the largest plant-based foods company in the world, will empower mothers to start their baking businesses as part of the company’s Social Mission. Colombo, 16th February 2021: In a bid to empower women and especially mothers across Sri Lanka, Astra, an iconic food brand in the country, has launched […]

December 17, 2020

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – Astra Sri Lanka donated medical supplies to the Educational Secretariat to assist in national healthcare and humanitarian efforts for combating the ongoing pandemic. Astra wishes to support the authorities to ensure safety in schools and thus far has been able to provide 100 surgical coveralls, 1000 Surgical gloves and 40 Face […]

August 14, 2020

It is time to take a strife to comeback from what COVID 19 has left the world with. Not only has it crippled the many industries globally, but has had a toll on men, women, and children as individuals in terms of mental stress and issues with earning a living. Those who were mainly affected […]

July 7, 2020

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How parents can help their children get back to school with new habits. School closures have been implemented in most countries worldwide as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing an unprecedented disruption of education, affecting more than 90% of the school population. The coronavirus outbreak has caused major disruptions […]

May 29, 2020

A healthy and a balanced diet is all the rage! The awareness of packing up the right nutrients in meals is a hot topic these days as we all search for the latest buzz on sustaining a healthy metabolism and immunity. One such nutritional resource is, margarine and fat spreads. However, over the years it has been subjected to many misconceptions and hearsay. These claims […]

Astra Breakfast Fund Campaigns to highlight Breakfast as the most important Meal for Kids

Upfield Lanka joins the Chef Guild of Sri Lanka to celebrate International Chef’s Day 2022

Astra Avurudu with the Kiddos – An engaging season of scrumptious festivities!

Upfield champions plant goodness with Astra and Flora

Bringing back the fun in food for healthy and happy kids

Astra to Create 14,000 Mom Entrepreneurs by 2023

Astra continues its efforts in ensuring COVID-19 safety measures in schools

“Liya Saviya” with Astra to empower home based female entrepreneurship

Supporting your child’s health as they return to school post lockdown

Debunking Nutritional Myths – What you really need to know