Uswatte Confectionery Works, Sri Lanka’s oldest confectionery manufacturer, has expanded into the biscuits market with the launch of “Uswatte Golden Biscuits” at a special ceremony held in Colombo recently.
The company has invested Rs. 500 million to open a new factory for the manufacture of biscuits.
 Uswatte Chairman and Managing Director Quintus Perera hands over the new range of Uswatte Golden Biscuits to Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Karu Jayasuriya |
Realising a longstanding dream of the company’s Founder Chairman the late P.J.C Perera (Christy) to manufacture and supply premium quality biscuits to the Sri Lankan consumer, the company has now entered the biscuits market under the dynamic leadership of present Chairman/Managing Director S. Quintus Perera after years of meticulous planning and preparation.
The Uswatte Golden Biscuits range includes three Hard Dough biscuits and three Soft Dough biscuits. The Hard Dough biscuits are Cream Cracker, Marie and Lemon Puff while the Soft Dough biscuits are Chocolate Cream, Nice and Shorties.
Quintus Perera stated, “It was one of my father’s long-standing dreams to launch Uswatte biscuits in Sri Lanka.From the very beginning our priority was to give a high-quality and hygienic products at a reasonable price to the consumer.
Today is a very special day for the Uswatte family as we are making his dream come true. The launch of Uswatte Golden Biscuits is just the beginning of a new journey and we hope to double our annual turnover from Rs. 2 billion to Rs. 4 billion.”
Uswatte Confectionery Works (Pvt) Ltd is the pioneer in Sri Lanka for the production of high quality, hygienic confectionery delicacies and snacks. With a history spanning over 63 years, Uswatte Confectionery Works is the oldest confectionery manufacturer in Sri Lanka.
Uswatte has a well-established sales and distribution network covering all parts of the island. The entire product range is available in over 80,000 sales outlets including both general trade and modern trade. The company also exports to UK, Australia, Canada, India, Italy, France, Japan, Seychelles and the Maldives.
Uswatte team with some of the “Uswatte Golden Biscuits”
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