Meat processing plant in Pamunugama
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) has granted investment
approval to Weells Meat Processing (Pvt) Ltd to set up a Processing
Plant in Pamunugama. Chairman/Director General Dhammika Perera signed
the agreement on behalf of the BOI and presented the BOI Certificate of
Registration to the investor.
The Agreement with Weells Meat Processing (Pvt) Ltd is for a project
to process fish, meat and fruits for the export market. The US$
1,000,000 project is expected to provide 50 new employment
opportunities.
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Chairman/Director General of the BOI Dhammika Perera presents
the BOI Certificate of Registration to the investors of Weells
Meat Processing (Pvt) Ltd. |
The state-of-the-art processing plant will be at Nugape, Pamunugama
in the Gampaha district. The product range will include meat, fish and
fruits all targeting the export market.
The meat products include meatballs, sausages, nuggets, ham, bacon
and slices. The fish products include frozen fish, fishballs, fish
sausages, tuna and whole fish. In addition, they also have fruit
products in the form of canned fruits, fruit juices, jam, special
cordials and chutneys.
The Company is primarily targeting the European Union (EU) countries
for its products.
This is the first phase of the project while the second phase is
expected to commence towards the end of 2010.
Under this phase, the Company will add a Carbonated Bottling Plant
and a Noodles Manufacturing Plant.
The plant will be constructed using German technology and will adhere
to high Quality Standards including BRC Certification and ISO 22000. |
