New Zealand honey specialist opts for Ceylon Cinnamon
New Zealand Honey Specialist, one of the world's largest bee honey
makers, has selected Ceylon Cinnamon for use in some of its products.
Royal Cashew played a major role in this connection.
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Dr. Ruwan Wathugala and J. D. C. Perera at the opening of
the cashew outlet at the food court in Welipanna on the
Southern Highway. Pic: Saliya Rupasinghe |
New Zealand Honey Specialist has also appointed Royal Cashew as its
exclusive distributor in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Managing Director, Royal Cashew, Dr. Ruwan Wathugala said that they
are happy to see New Zealand Honey Specialist using Ceylon Cinnamon in
some of its products and this is an honour for Sri Lanka. "It again
proves that Ceylon Cinnamon is the world's best."
He said likewise, Sri Lanka cashew too is big in size and is
considered as one of the best in the world for taste as well.
He said this is one reason why he created Royal Cashew first as a
hobby and later due to product acceptance by Sri Lanka customers
invested over Rs. 150 million on expansion from year 2000 to date.
Dr. Wathugala said today his business has expanded and they export to
New Zealand, Australia, the Maldives, Japan and Malaysia.
"We have also strengthened our local presence and have opened outlets
in Nugegoda, Borella, Galle, Kiribathgoda, K Zone Ja-ela and the Kandy
City Centre. The latest one was opened at the food court in Welipanna on
the Southern Highway.
He said the former Chairman of the Packaging Institute, J. D. C.
Perera, encouraged them to participate in several trade fairs here and
abroad and it helped them to strengthen their export base. "We met our
New Zealand buyer, John Alwin, at one of these fairs in Malaysia."
He said science graduates were recruited to introduce new technology
and R&D is helping the company to introduce several innovations and they
hope to expand their plantations next year and also open a processing
plant in Africa soon.
Company executive Ruwan Dantanarayana said today, the company has 19
varieties of cashew which is a world record. "We hope to introduce
cashew cookies and biscuits."
He said they regularly visit suppliers and addresses quality issues
and provide them other incentives.
Royal Cashew is also the first cashew processing company to receive
the ISO and HACCP certifications.
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