AB Mauri, an international leader in bakery ingredients, honoured remarkable employee performance at the “AB Mauri Star Awards 2024 – You Believe! You Win” recently.
The AB Mauri Star Awards 2024, hosted at the Grand Monarch, celebrated the commitment and hard work of the company’s staff, underscoring the significance of nurturing talent and promoting a culture of excellence.
The event recognised exceptional skills across various categories, each demonstrating different areas of achievement. These included NVQ Level III and IV, SLIM NASCO, Sales Competition, Office Staff Competition, Production Staff Competition, and Service Awards.
Sales team members received NVQ training, leading to three employees qualifying for NVQ Level III and NVQ Level IV. This qualification provides them with the confidence, knowledge, and skills needed to address customer concerns and technical aspects of baking.
The Sales Competition awards aimed to motivate the sales team by acknowledging their efforts in areas such as Competitor Activity, Customer Management, Credit Management, Best Overall, Safety Champion, and Category Sales (Yeast, Bakery Ingredients, and Ingredients for Bakery).
Being a crucial player in the yeast and bakery ingredients sector and a subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc, AB Mauri operates 52 facilities across more than 30 countries.
In alignment with this dedication, AB Mauri organised an awards night to acknowledge the outstanding accomplishments of its employees.
The office competition was established to encourage creativity and innovation, urging employees to propose and implement initiatives that contribute to cost savings for the organisation.
Participants presented their cost-saving ideas and their implementation results. Office staff were recognised in categories including Saving Star, Food Safety, Health & Safety Champion, and Customer Champion.AB Mauri Lanka also celebrated success at the SLIM NASCO 2023 awards.
Indika Prasad Danapala won Gold as Frontliner – Corporate Sales 2023, Shelin Gunasekara won Bronze for Sales Executive – Corporate Sales 2023, A. Sureshkaran won Silver for Frontliner – Corporate Sales 2023, and Sumudu Maduranga won Bronze for Sales Support Staff 2023. These achievements were acknowledged during the Star Awards ceremony.
Surajdeen Seiyad, Country Director of AB Mauri Lanka, presided over the awards ceremony.
