New Anthoney's Farms expands as demand grows

New Anthoney's Farms has begun a major expansion strategy which will allow the company to enhance its products offered and significantly increase its present capacity. This would apply to its operations, ranging from incubation and hatchery, farming through to processing and rendering amongst various others that are fully equipped to cater to the growing demand in the market.

This is further to its organic success and highest expertise of supplying safe, fresh, high- quality meat products, through ongoing priorities in best practices and implementing modern, state- of- the- art technology, according to a company media release.

With a vision of becoming Sri Lanka's leading poultry producer, the company has advanced farming and breeding mechanisms, high priority on animal welfare, processing technology, all on par with world standards. Its technology and equipment are mostly from Europe and the US.

"The quality of the day old chicks delivered from our present hatchery is outstanding and our farming, production, supply chain and distribution activities are undertaken with absolute commitment to safety and quality. Our employees are encouraged, and expected, to act on any concern they may have to improve our food safety practices," said Emil Stanly, Chairman and Managing DirectorNew Anthoney's Farms Pvt Ltd.

The company has outgrown its production in all its operations, while its new greenfield hatchery complex will be sited remotely for enhanced biosecurity. The production facility is situated at Hanwella while there are farms spread across Gampaha and Kurunegala districts.

With the capacity to incubate 260,000- 280,000 day old chicks in four hatch days, the new facility will be equipped with 12 SmartSetPro setters, each with a capacity of 76,800 eggs and eight SmartHatchPro hatchers with a capacity of 19,200 eggs per hatcher.

New A n t h o n e y ' s Farms started its commercial operations in 1986 and has ever since experienced an organic and progressive growth as a key supplier of quality, hygienic meat products for the consumer market. The company has over 650 direct employees and a total of over 1,000 including those indirectly employed and has a vast corporate clientele serving prestigious names such as K F C , M c D o n a l d s, Pe rera and Sons, Cargills Quality Foods, Keells Food Products, Norfolk among many others.