Nestle donates food and beverage products to frontline workers battling COVID-19

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Operations Center for Prevention of COVID-19, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Sri Lankan army, accepting Nestlé’s donation from Fabrice Cavallin

Sri Lankan workers at the frontline of battling the COVID-19 outbreak received close to half a million serves of food and beverage products from Nestlé, worth Rs. 15 million. 

The products were donated to the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 for distribution to medical workers, armed forces and others, in support of the critical work they do.  

“Now more than ever is the time to uphold our strong values as a company; to continue making a meaningful contribution and difference to society. We’re honoured to be able to nourish those who help keep us safe at this time,” said Fabrice Cavallin, Nestlé Lanka’s Managing Director.