Culinary Art 2010:

SriLankan Catering wins 24 medals

SriLankan Catering (Pvt) Ltd won 24 medals at Culinary Art 2010, the largest food industry competition in Sri Lanka.

SriLankan Caterings CEO Sarath Fernando said, “Producing cuisine of the highest standard is a routine matter for the talented team at SriLankan Catering, since we produce meals for the discerning passengers on First Class and Business Class of the finest airlines in the world today”.

SriLankan Catering, the fully owned subsidiary of SriLankan Airlines, recently signed agreements to supply meals to three more major international carriers that fly into Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport, in addition to SriLankan Airlines and several other airlines that it already serves.

“We are having discussions with several other airlines, and are confident that we will shortly add several more to our list of customers,” said Fernando.

SriLankan Catering, the fully-owned subsidiary of SriLankan Airlines, is one of the few airline caterers in the world to hold the triple certifications of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005 and HACCP-Codex Alimentarius. It is a member of the International Travel Catering Association, and the Inflight Food Service Association of the United States. Its products are Halal certified.

Larder Chef J.P.K.M. Jayaweera was the star of the team, winning the Trophy for Best Sculptor for his exquisite ice carving of a princess, plus one Gold, three Silvers, and one Bronze. His colleague Chathura Danangala won one Gold for his five-course set dinner menu plus one Silver. Altogether, 16 members of the SriLankan Catering team won medals.