Softlogic Holdings Plc's Burger King® Restaurants make Sri Lanka proud
The BK AsiaPac PTE Ltd 2014 Asia Pacific Convention awards ceremony turned out to be a big night for BURGER KING® Sri Lanka with the country's leading fast food restaurant walking away with the most celebrated awards of the evening. The 2014 convention took place at the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore from October 21-23rd and was an unrivalled benchmark for excellence across the fast food industry, with awards conferring honour on those that deserve the highest recognition for representing the upper echelon of fast food restaurant operations.
Softlogic Restaurants (Private) Limited (Softlogic), the master franchisee for BURGER KING® Sri Lanka walked away with the most sought after award of the night: "Best New Market in Restaurant Excellence." This was selected from a quality field of seven new markets in the Asia Pacific region and the award was presented to the Chairman of Softlogic Holdings PLC, Mr. Ashok Pathirage, on behalf of BURGER KING® Sri Lanka having achieved outstanding success in its first year of operation.
"We are deeply honored and humbled to receive this recognition from BK AsiaPac PTE Ltd, particularly given the strength of the contenders in the AsiaPacific region," Mr. Pathirage said. "The team has worked tirelessly to achieve this honour and we are thrilled to have received it in such a short space of time. For us this is an indication of the culture of Softlogic, and the passion and dedication with which we serve our customers. It also underscores our commitment towards becoming the best restaurant operator in the entire Asia-Pacific region."
This is a significantly impressive accomplishment for the BURGER KING® Sri Lanka franchisee as it stands as a global symbol of achievement. This is especially rewarding considering that BURGER KING® Sri Lanka has pulled off the unprecedented feat of opening three outlets simultaneously at its inception, thereafter expanding to a total of five outlets within a mere eight months of operation. Moreover, they have managed to do so without any operational setbacks and by maintaining impeccable standards of health and safety while receiving glowing feedback from satisfied customers. BURGER KING® Sri Lanka also took home the award for "Employee of the Year" chosen from a field of ten countries in the South and South East Asia division - including Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand - all vying for this honour. The BURGER KING® Sri Lanka Rajagiriya branch picked up top honours as the best operators in terms of maintaining excellent BURGER KING® brand standards in quality of food, health and safety, restaurant management and achieving the highest customer feedback scores. Mr. Harshana Wanasinghe the branch manager of the BURGER KING® Sri Lanka Rajagiriya restaurant received the award from Mr. Adam Parkinson, Sr. Director Brand Standards, Quality Assurance, Training, Equipment and Construction, BK AsiaPac PTE Ltd.