Food Processors to battle at 7th annual six -a -side soft ball Cricket encounter on 15th October

Monday, 10 October 2022 07:36

Food Processors to battle at 7th annual six a side soft ball Cricket encounter on 15th October

Businesscafe - The Sri Lanka Food Processors Association (SLFPA) recently announced the approach of the 7th annual Six-A-Side Softball Cricket Tournament.

The tournament will be held on Saturday, the 15th of October at the Colombo Colts Cricket Club, and will see 36 teams face off against each other for the ultimate prize, the SLFPA Challenge Shield.

The participating company teams represent the following categories – Processed Food, Processed Beverages, Machinery & Packaging, International Food Certification, Food Ingredients and Casual Dine-In.


The tournament is a key event in the calendars of all members of Processed Food Industry, bringing professionals from various organizations together in the spirit of fun and sportsmanship taking the participating teams’ families into account this year.

The sponsors of this year’s tournament include Life Insurance Corporation (Lanka)Ltd (LIC) as Platinum sponsor, Sunquick BiBi and Elephant House as Silver Sponsors, Lanka Exhibitions & Conference Services Limited (LECS) as Service partner of the event. CMC Engineering GMBH, Perera & Sons Limited, Commercial Bank, also sponsoring the event.

Founded in 1997 as an advocacy group, the Sri Lanka Food Processors Association currently consists of over 140 member companies which include large and multinational, small and medium enterprises (SME’S) committed to the development of the country’s processed food and beverage industry.

 

The Association consists of members from all relevant sub sectors addressing issues such as national policy and regulations, intra-regional cooperation, technology, knowledge transfer and marketing.


The Association further offers leadership to the small but vibrant National Processed Food Industry.


Vital to the island nation’s agro based economy the sector, which directly employees over three hundred thousand persons while supporting over four million back stream producers.

Photo Caption Last year team lined up at the opening ceremony.

Last modified on Monday, 10 October 2022 07:52