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SriLankan Airlines’ catering arm contributes 30% to bottom line

4 December, 2022
A Srilankan Airlines staffer loads meals for a foreign airline while another is engaged in ensuring strict hygiene and quality.  Pic: Sulochana Gamage
A Srilankan Airlines staffer loads meals for a foreign airline while another is engaged in ensuring strict hygiene and quality. Pic: Sulochana Gamage

SriLankan Catering, a fully-owned subsidiary of SriLankan Airlines, is the major contributor to Airlines’ coffers accounting for nearly 30% of its bottom line. Taken as a separate entity it makes good profits.

“The catering arm provides over 25,000 in-flight meals per day for SriLankan and other airlines that fly to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA),” Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Catering, Mangala Wijesekera told Sunday Observer Business.

These include globally renowned airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways, Malaysian Airlines, Air China, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, KLM, Aeroflot, and SriLankan Airlines.

SriLankan Catering also operates restaurants and lounges at BIA and MRIA.

“Our team has worked hard to overcome the multiple challenges faced during the year and achieved many new initiatives, including upgrading some of our facilities and processes,” Wijesekara said.

SriLankan Airlines plans to increase the number of authentic Sri Lankan meal options to improve its onboard service.

Chief Executive Officer, SriLankan Airlines, Richard Nuttall said, “We are excited to introduce these new additions, which are certain to stimulate all five senses. We are also helping to promote and preserve Sri Lanka’s culinary culture by offering traditional delicacies of the island to a global audience of travellers.”

The company won several global and local accolades in recent times, including a Mercury Award from the International Flight Catering Association. During the year, SriLankan Catering was adjudged the winner at the National Business Excellence Awards under the “Best State Services Sector” in the extra-large category. The company also won the Presidential Export Award for the year 2017/18, which it received for the third consecutive year as the highest exchange earner under the category of ‘Processed food and beverages’.

SriLankan Catering is ISO 9001:2015, HACCP-Codex Alimentations, ISO 22000:2005, and ISO 14001:2015 certified.

Sri Lankan Airlines recently won the APEX Passenger Choice Awards for Best Food and Beverage and Best Seat Comfort in Central/Southern Asia 2023.

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