AB Mauri Lanka feted with Great Place to Work award

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In recognition of a strong commitment towards empowering its work force and inspiring the people, AB Mauri Lanka was recently recognised as a recipient of the Great Place to Work Award for 2019.

The Award felicitates the holistic workplace environment created and sustained by the company at multiple levels and acknowledges the conducive atmosphere that encourages its people to give their best to their career.

“We are proud of being recognised as a winner of the globally respected Great Places to Work Award,” says AB Mauri Lanka General Manager Surajdeen Seiyyad. “We view it as a benchmark that endorses the world-class systems we have in place to foster a great work culture.”

AB Mauri Lanka, a devolved business of Associated British Foods (ABF), based in London, England, is a market leader in the country and across the world. A diversified group of businesses with global sales amounting to £ 13.4 billion, the company operates in 50 countries. Throughout the world, 130,000 employees work for ABF which is primarily focused on five key business segments – baking ingredients, sugar, agriculture, grocery and retail.

“We have a rich heritage that dates back 150 years – a heritage that is passing on to new generations with new knowhow and baking expertise. In today’s inclusive work environment which takes into account multiple issues, we are pleased to be able to be recognised in this manner,” said Seiyyad. “We have always strived to create an environment that builds on employee satisfaction, while recognising and rewarding talent and achievement.”

A company culture that encourages equal opportunities and provides adequate room for career development, along with a strong commitment towards enhancing work life balance for all of its employees, were among the criteria taken into account in the selection process for the Award.

Also taken into account were criteria such as attention paid to emotional health and wellbeing of the employees and the high level of training provided on a consistent basis, empowering them to perform exceptionally well in their chosen field of work. The company was also commended for the employee welfare measures in place that are of benefit to the employees and the community at large.

AB Mauri Lanka has a work force consisting of over 7,000 employees who are engaged throughout 50 plants present in 32 countries; AB Mauri generates sales in over 90 countries and reaches out to the world’s baking industry, be it in the small or large category, throughout segments of craft and artisan bakers and industrial baking institutions.

AB Mauri came into being in 2004 when Burns Phillips which has been manufacturing bakery ingredients and yeast merged with ABF’s Cereform, which also specialised in bakery ingredients.

Annually, The Great Places to Work Institute recognises companies that have in place empowering mechanisms for employees and enable them to achieve exceptional results in their careers. The recipients of awards are evaluated and selected following an extensive process that cover overall aspects of employee relations, workplace environment and support mechanisms.