The beginning of 2018 saw BreadTalk, the boutique bakery, opening its latest outlet in Ratmalana, increasing its reach up to nine outlets. The Singapore based franchise is currently in the process of spreading its wings and moving into big neighbourhoods, revealed Ms. H. A. P. Anusha Athukoralage Director/ CEO of BreadTalk- Sri Lanka.FoodBuzz (Pvt) Limited (BreadTalk), a fully owned subsidiary of RIL Properties PLC, specializes in the finest breads, gourmet desserts, and bakery items and its doors are open to foodies from all walks of life.
Winners of the ‘Taste of Singapore’ raffle draw hosted by BreadTalk in December 2017 drew to a close at the new Rathmalana BreadTalk outlet on the day of its opening.
The First Prize Winner A. S Jayawardena received a tour to Singapore, while the second prize winner Wyomi Abhayaratne and third prize winner Maryam won a 32’ LED TV and a Samsung J7 Smart Phone respectively. BreadTalk also didn’t forget to give away 10 consolation prizes of vouchers of Rs 10 000. The competition drew entries from over 4, 000 hopeful contestants.
BreadTalk - Sri Lanka is also innovating traditional flour-based food in Sri Lanka, giving them a BreadTalk twist.
At BreadTalk, customers can
find an array of breads that cater to their health and taste preferences. “We would like to go into our neighbourhoods with lower-priced healthy bread,” Ms. Athukoralage commented.
“We plan to go into more neighbourhoods, opening more neighborhood restaurants, and look at more bread innovations- things like brown bread and taking it to the mainstream.
At the moment the brown bread targets premium customers, but we plan to go down to the lower end with more healthy options,” said Ms. Athukoralage, speaking about BreadTalk’s future.