SriLankan Catering Limited (SLC), a fully owned subsidiary of SriLankan Airlines, was named the winner of yet another Presidential Export Award, the third such award in recent years. SLC was rewarded for its contribution of value added exports amounting to USD 45.23 million during the financial year 2016/17, an increase from the USD 42.15 million over the previous year.
Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development Strategies & International Trade, presented the award to SriLankan Airlines Group Chairman Ajith Dias at the Presidential Export Awards 2016.
Ajith Dias, Group Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, said: “We are honoured to receive yet another Presidential Export Award, as SriLankan Catering and its parent company SriLankan Airlines remain fully committed to serving the nation’s economy, the country’s air transport industry and the millions of travelers on all airlines that operate to Sri Lanka.”
Lalith Withana, General Manager of SriLankan Catering, said: “All credit goes to the hardworking team at SLC, which also won Presidential Export Awards in 2012 and 2013. The experience and talent of our team was aptly demonstrated recently when SLC won overall 6th place in the entire island and brought home 29 medals (7 Golds, 10 Silvers and 12 Bronzes) from Culinary Art 2017, the premier international exhibition and competition organized by the Chefs Guild of Sri Lanka.”
