Fanta SMS Pathiya winners felicitated

Ruwini Jayawardana

Thirty lucky winners who had won Rs. 100, 000 each at the Fanta SMS Pathiya competition organised by Fanta, the popular sparkling beverage drink in the isle were presented with their cash prizes at an event held recently at the Trans Asia Hotel.

Coca Cola Brand ambassadors Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Upul Tharanga were present with Sri Lanka’s youth singing sensations Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman.

Speaking at the gathering Country Manager – Sri Lanka and Maldives, Coca Cola Far East Limited, Manish Chaturvedi stated that the company had been in search of innovative means to further add fun and excitement into the lives of soft drink consumers.

“The launch of the SMS Pathiya promotion under the Fanta brand was our response to the challenging task,” he said adding that the winners were selected as a part long promotion organised in July.

The consumers of their beverage drinks were asked to SMS a unique code found under the crown of the soft drink- Coca Cola, Sprite and Fanta.

Apart from the collective amount of Rs. three million an additional number of instant prize winners was also recorded as part of the promotion.