Milkmaid Facebook fans spend afternoon with Chef Akantha

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A household dessert favourite in Sri Lanka, Milkmaid, recently rewarded its Facebook fans with an afternoon of treats with locally-renowned chef and proprietor of the Sponge pastry shop, Chef Akantha Pandithasekera.

The Milkmaid event With the launch of Milkmaid’s official Facebook fan page in 2013, the brand has been driving enhanced consumer engagement through exciting activities, inviting fans to share their Milkmaid experience with the rest of its fan base online. The cookery demonstration conducted by Chef Akantha for the participants included the preparation of delicious desserts as well as practical tips from the chef on the preparation of other homemade desserts using Milkmaid. Nestlé Lanka Dairy Assistant Vice President Ruwan Welikala said: “It gives us great pleasure to offer an opportunity to our Milkmaid fans to interact and enhance their dessert-making skills with a professional such as Chef Akantha. We have been interacting with Milkmaid’s consumers through popular social media platform Facebook with promising progress indicated over the past two years, with avid lovers of desserts sharing their own recipes and tips online with great enthusiasm. We look forward to adding more flavour into our consumers’ lives through more innovative and exciting activities in the days to come.” Milkmaid has been a trusted and versatile dessert ingredient for generations and is made purely from locally produced fresh milk. The rich and creamy taste of Milkmaid has delighted palettes through an array of delicious desserts, beverages and toppings across households in Sri Lanka.