From left: Udaya Kumara - Officer-in-Charge, Vocational Training Institute, Amunukumbura, Chandana Ranaweera Arachchi, Director of the Department of Social Services, Badra Warsapperuma, Director of Nutrinnovate Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Upul Wanninayake, Head of National Distribution- Nutrinnovate Lanka and Rajitha Samaranayake, Head of Sales & Marketing - Nutrinnovate Lanka

A memorandum of understanding was signed recently between the Department of Social Services and Nutrinnovate Lanka Private Limited to provide healthy meals to the people with slow intellectual development, living at Jayaviru Sevana Home, Puwakpitiya, maintained by the Department of Social Services. 

This event took place at The Vocational Training Centre for Disabled People at Amunukubmura. The memorandum was signed by Chandana Ranaweera Arachchi, the Social Services Director and Bhadra Warsapperuma, the Director of Nutrinnovate Lanka. 

Nutrinnovate Lanka is the sister company of Nutrinnovate Australia and the sole representative for its global brand portfolio in Sri Lanka, which includes ‘Nutrinnovate Australia’, ‘Nutrinno’ and ‘Fine Diners’. 

The three Australian-origin brands exclusively include healthy food ranges such as muesli, granola and breakfast cereals manufactured to Australian recipes and Australian quality standards. 

On the occasion of signing the MoU, Warsapperuma said, “Nutrinnovate Lanka which imports, trades and repacks under the license of Nutrinnovate Australia is synonymous with innovation of natural, nutritious foods in Sri Lanka for active and healthy living. 

Under this agreement, residents with slow intellectual development at Jayaviru Sevana home will get the opportunity to enjoy a delicious and nutritious breakfast with our premium branded products such as Nutrinnovate Australia Blueberry & Cranberry Muesli, Green Apple Muesli, Strawberry or Vanilla Flavored Oats or the Nutrinno granola range and the premium fettuccine pasta range manufactured with Oats, Chia Seeds, Beetroot, Spinach or Saffron”. 

Chandana Ranaweera Arachchi, the Director of Social Services paying a glowing tribute to Nutrinnovate Lanka said, “This is a magnanimous gesture by an international healthy food company to provide nutrition to people with slow intellectual development who live under total protection and care of the Department of Social Services. 

There are around 80 such residents living at the Puwakpitiya Jayawiru Sevana Home with slow Intellectual development, who now stand to directly benefit under this programme”.