Royal Cashews bags NCE Gold Award

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From left: Royal Cashews Group Managing Director Dr. Ruwan Wathugala, General Manager Nimal Ananda, and Deputy General Manager Ruwan Lahiru Danthanarayana

Royal Cashews, a proud Sri Lankan company empowering local cashew cultivators, which has reached greater heights in local and international markets, claimed the Gold Award in the Medium Category (Fresh and Processed Agricultural Exports Crops Sector) at the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) Export Awards 2023.

The award ceremony organised by the NCE for the 31st consecutive year was held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo on 8 December. In 1999, Royal Cashews was launched with the objective of taking Sri Lankan cashews to the international level. It has currently become a group of companies in partnership with Royal Food Marketing Ltd., Trust Lanka Suppliers Ltd. and Green Way Asia Lanka Ltd. All three companies purchase the harvests of cashew cultivators, turn them into value-added products in their factory, and supply to the local and global markets.

Royal Cashews cashew nut products are exported to several countries such as Canada, China, Malaysia, Japan, USA, Maldives, Switzerland, Britain, New Zealand, Germany, Australia, etc. It has the largest cashew sales outlet network in the country with 15 showrooms.