Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka, the dairy co-operative behind Anchor, has invested Rs. 12 million to enhance the quality of local milk supply by equipping its milk chilling centres around the country with advanced milk-fingerprinting technology for analysing milk composition.
Introduced to Sri Lanka for the first time, this breakthrough technology known as MilkoScreen provides accurate and reliable testing of milk as soon it is delivered to the milk chilling centre, ensuring only quality milk is accepted for processing.
Managing Director of Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka, Sunil Sethi said, “Producing the highest quality products for consumers in Sri Lanka and around the world is a non-negotiable. Each year we conduct close to seven million tests globally on our milk and dairy products to ensure they meet rigorous international and local standards.”
“This new testing technology guarantees that we are collecting the highest quality local milk each and every time, ensuring we’re delivering high quality dairy nutrition through our range of liquid and cultured products under the Anchor and Anchor Newdale brands,” he said. MilkoScreen tests the raw milk composition and can detect any abnormalities with the milk before it is accepted at Fonterra’s Milk Chilling Centre. “This investment is the latest initiative as part ofour commitment to uplift and create a more sustainable local dairy industry through higher quality milk production and more profitable dairy farmers,” said Sethi.
Over the past two years, Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka has invested Rs. 1.5 billion in the development of the local dairy industry.