Elephant House initiates 600 daily meals to schoolchildren for a period of one year

Initiative of John Keells Group

“Gunadamin” Elephant House, the CSR brand of Ceylon Cold Stores PLC, has taken steps to immediately facilitate a daily meal programme for children at the Ranala Adarsha Kanishta Vidyalaya, located in proximity to the Elephant House factories, providing 600 nutritious meals daily to schoolchildren. The programme commenced in August 2022 and will continue for a period of 1 year, with the menu specifications being in line with the Government School Meal Programme under the Ministry of Education. This initiative by “Gunadamin” Elephant House supports the efforts of John Keells Foundation’s “Pasal Diriya” school meals programme.

Commenting on the initiative, Daminda Gamlath, President – Consumer Foods Sector at John Keells Holdings said, “At Ceylon Cold Stores and indeed across the John Keells Group, we are very concerned about the ongoing food security concerns. Thus, we have pledged our support to the Group-wide “Pasal Diriya” initiative to provide meals to schoolchildren. We have taken a crucial initial step by making 600 nutritious meals available each day for the children and, in line with the “Pasal Diriya” model, we are also working to develop school kitchens for the purpose of supplying meals, so this can be accomplished onsite. Elephant House, a trusted local brand, with a heritage dating as far back as 1866, has a strong connection with Sri Lankans, and we take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment towards doing our part to help the nation at this challenging juncture.”