Island Dairies wins 2 Gold awards at Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

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Island Dairies Ltd. received accolades at the Entrepreneur of the Year award ceremony organised by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), when they received 2 Gold awards at this prestigious event. The awards were presented to the organisation under the National level and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Medium Scale Industry category.

“With a history of 35 years in the industry, we have utilised our own fresh using modern technology and meeting all health standards and produced high quality milk products. Supplying highly nutritious products to our country, as a local company, we have joined hands with the people of our country and the milk farmers’ organisations in ensuring economic viability to our country and nation,” stated Sampath Liyanage, Managing Director of Island Dairies on receiving this great honour.

Having completed his higher education at Kingswood College, Kandy, he proceeded to Australia to further his education in business management. He held the position of Chairman of the Kegalle United Traders’ Association and Secretary of the Milk and Milk Food Products Association of Sri Lanka. “Having commenced operations as a self-employment project in 1981, our target is to become one of the country’s leading milk and milk food products companies,” stated Liyanage Karunarathna, Chairman of Island Dairies.

Island Dairies has the distinction of having received the ISO 22000: 2005 certification in addition to HACCP and GMP certifications. The company employs a dedicated team of qualified staff possessing Diploma holders in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry in addition to highly trained personnel having local and foreign exposure in the industry which is why Island Dairies has won the hearts and confidence of its customers.