Maliban’s World Class performance brings global recognition to Sri Lanka

Maliban Biscuit Managing Director Kumudika Fernando (left) and Maliban Group CEO Ravi Jayawardena 

Keeping up the winning streak, Maliban Biscuit Manufactories Ltd., Sri Lanka’s renowned and most trusted biscuit manufacturer, was bestowed with the World Class accolade at the coveted Global Performance Excellence (GPEA) Awards, held at Jumeirah Etihad Towers Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Recently.

The GPEA is the only formal international body that recognises performance or business excellence of leading brands in the Asian region. The program is administered by the APQO, which is a non-profit organisation that serves as an umbrella group. The APQO body promotes and strengthens awareness in performance excellence, as an increasingly important tool in competiveness towards global business success and sustainability.

Commenting on the recognition, Maliban Group CEO Ravi Jayawardena said: “We are extremely proud and privileged to stand tall with some of the world’s eminent brands. The Award is a testament and reaffirms our principle of quality is our religion. We would like to extend our gratitude to our team for their untiring efforts and dedication, which have paved the way to secure this award for the second consecutive year. As a brand that has been inspiring customers for over 60 years, we strive to provide our consumers with innovative products that are of exceptional quality and offers a novel experience. As a result, we have been recognised by the National Quality Award thrice, for incorporating nothing but the best quality ingredients and advanced processes to ensure that our products offer superior value and quality to our customers, while achieving sustainable development.”

The GPEA process, which includes an assessment by an international panel of experienced assessors, provides an excellent opportunity for winners of National Quality Awards to benchmark and better understand their opportunities for improvement and performance based on the Business Excellence Model.      

Commenting on the achievement, Maliban Biscuit Managing Director Kumudika Fernando said: “From the inception of our founder A. G. Hinnyappuhamy’s artisan bakery in Kotahena, we have strived to maintain superior quality on all our products. In the years that followed, our R & D team’s commitment to constantly innovate and produce ground breaking products have allowed us to satisfy the diverse palates of our beloved consumers both locally and internationally. Being recognised by an apex body for delivering uncompromised quality whilst safeguarding our core values, has placed us above other biscuit brands in Sri Lanka once more. With this recognition, we have proven that we stand by our founders principle, which is delivering exceptional quality products to all our consumers at all times.”

Asia Pacific Quality Organization Inc. President and Global Performance Excellence Awards Chairman Harnek Singh also commented on this achievement, stating: “Winning an award builds recognition for the work you and your team have been doing. The organisations, individuals and teams being honoured are all exemplary models of excellence passion and commitment to innovation, productivity and business excellence in the community, industry and region.” Since the company’s inception, Maliban has constituted to its Gold standard, with its use of world-class ingredients and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. With dynamic technological advancements in innovation, quality and taste, Maliban Biscuit continues to dominate the biscuit industry, with ground-breaking products that are tailor-made to delight customers, thus providing novel experiences.