HJS Condiments Ltd, the Agri Export division of Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Limited won the Gold award under ‘Agriculture Value Added Sector – Large Category’ at the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) Export Awards recently.
HJS was also awarded Bronze in the Food and Beverages Category at the Presidential Environmental Awards Ceremony 2016 hosted by the Central Environment Authority.
“It is an honour to receive these awards as we have worked hard for over 20 years providing leadership to the value added fruit and vegetable exports sector, and we wish to inspire all stakeholders in this domain to strive for the best which would enable Sri Lanka to gain international recognition as the most preferred source for Value Added Agro Products,” Director/CEO, HJS Condiments Limited, Ananda Pathirage said.
HJS Condiments is a processed fruit and vegetable exporter and accounts for over 45% of value-added fruit and vegetable exports from Sri Lanka. HJS is the pioneer and processor and exporter of pickled gherkins and currently export to over 42 countries around the world, a company spokesman said.
HJS supplies its range of products to supermarkets, departmental stores and fast food chains such as McDonalds, Burger King, Subway, and Hungry Jacks as well as multinationals, he said.
Hayleys Agriculture is renowned for its wide array of innovative and sustainable agricultural solutions that caters to the entire agri value chain and its aquaculture, high-tech horticulture and bio technology products.