Smith Natural Virgin coconut oil wins Pro Foods/Pro Pack 2006 Awards

ACCOLADE: Smith Natural Virgin Coconut Oil, freshly launched product of Smith Foods (Pvt) Ltd. won the award for the best natural product at the recently concluded 'Pro foods /Pro pack 2006' exhibition in Colombo.

The award was presented at a ceremony held on Saturday, by President, Sri Lanka Food Processors' Association (SLFPA) Nanda B. Kohona to Asanka Ekanayake, Managing Director-Smith Clan (Pvt) Ltd., on behalf of Sumith Ekanayake, Chairman, Smith Foods (Pvt) Ltd.

The winner was selected among several competitors who participated at the exhibition held at the BMICH last week. The exhibition titled 'Pro foods /Pro pack 2006' was organized by Processed Foods Development Initiative (Pvt) Ltd., SLFPA, Ministry of Industrial Development and the National Agribusiness Council.

"This is the first time we participated in an exhibition in Sri Lanka and we are indeed very proud to have won this award after such a short time period of launching Virgin Coconut Oil." said Telley Fernando, General Manager, Smith Foods (Pvt) Ltd.

Fernando said that unlike manual methods of making Natural Virgin Coconut Oil the entire process is done under hygienic conditions and strict quality assurance system using HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point).

Smith Foods (Pvt) Ltd., is a coconut processing company manufacturing coconut kernel based food products. The company is a BOI approved company situated in Chilaw.

Smith Natural Virgin Coconut Oil is manufactured using 100% natural products and using only mechanical extraction and filtration methods. No chemicals, preservatives, additives, artificial colours or artificial flavours are used in the manufacturing process. The oils are not refined, bleached, deodorized or hydrogenated. Smith Natural Virgin Coconut Oil is available at all leading supermarkets in Sri Lanka.

Smith Natural Virgin Coconut Oil is also available in Coco Carotino', Coco Cumino, Coco Fennel and Coco Chilli. These unique products bring about a new dimension to the use of coconut oil.

The use of the stability of Virgin Coconut Oil as a cooking oil to enhance the flavour of food with the respective flavour combinations. Being high grade edible oil these could also be used direct as topping and even as dip.

Virgin Coconut Oil is ideal as cooking oil as it is a nutritional oil and heat stable. In addition it gives a distinct flavour and long shelf life. It is ideal for the use in pharmaceutical products, cosmetics and toiletries. Smith Natural Virgin Coconut Oil is an innovative product manufactured using local raw material. It will soon be available in leading supermarket chains in Sri Lanka.