ChaSpi International
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| ChaSpi | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Food & Drink |
| Founded 📆 | November 28, 1999 |
| Founder 👔 | P.B Rathnayake |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Colombo |
Number of locations | 3 |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Chamikara Rathnayake (Chairman) |
| Products 📟 | Cinnamon, Pepper, Red whole chili, Cardamom, Cloves, Turmeric, Ginger |
| Owner | Chamikara Rathnayake |
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Chamikara Spices International (ChaSpi International) is a Sri Lankan-based company, a wholesaler of spices which is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with three ChaSpi International factories located in Bandarawela, Ratnapura and Kandy. The business was incorporated as a company in 1999. The company is renowned for its organic products.[1]
Chamikara Rathnayake, chairman of ChaSpi International, expanded the company as an exporting company on October 5, 2015. It started as a wholesaler of spices and supplied to various areas of Sri Lanka. ChaSpi International Company currently supplies its products to many other countries. The company includes customers of retail and wholesale food companies as well as many food manufacturers around the world. By 2020, the company had expanded as an exporter of Ceylon spice and herbs.[2]
ChaSpi International engages in the distribution of spices locally and internationally. The company engages in sustainable production[3] for the foreign market – a vision involving sustainable agriculture.[4] The company exports a variety of organic spices and herbs.[5]
History
1999-2015: Early history
The company was started as a small-scale local business founded by P.B Rathnayake on November 28, 1999, first located in Bandarawela. It started as a wholesaler of spices and supplied to various areas of Sri Lanka. The first generation of the company laid the foundations for spices in the local market, setting out to create a local market[6] for black pepper.
2015-2018: Start of exporting
Currently, the company is directed by Chamikara Rathnayake, carrying on this business heritage as the second generation of the company, initiated under the current name “ChaSpi International” on October 5, 2015. Factories are located in Bandarawela, Ratnapura and Kandy, and the head office is situated in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2018-present: Continuing growth
The company includes customers of wholesale foodservice companies as well as many food manufacturers around the world. The Company focuses mainly on spices such as Cinnamon, Pepper, red whole chili, Cardamom, Cloves, Turmeric and Ginger and buys all the spices directly from the farmers.
Products and Services
Chaspi today has a range of products as wholesale and retail brands. These products include whole or ground Ceylon spices[7] including Cinnamon, White & Black Pepper, Clove and Turmeric, and started Cardamom in 2019.
The company also engages in services like blending, home delivering, packing, shipping, research and development, and custom formulation. The company maintains a home delivery system and logistics services to ensure customers around Sri Lanka receive the products continuously on time. The company owns hygienic packaging[8] services; bags and labeling. The R&D team assists in developing new flavors and formulating custom flavors.
References
- ↑ Wipulasena, Aanya; Mashal, Mujib (7 December 2021). "Sri Lanka's Plunge Into Organic Farming Brings Disaster". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Sri Lankan Herbs and Spices - EDB Sri Lanka". www.srilankabusiness.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sustainable consumption and production". United Nations Sustainable Development.
- ↑ Ecorys, Nederland B.V. "Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture in Sri Lanka" (PDF). www.eusl-ruraldevelopment.org. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ Irrigation and Rural Development, Ministry of Mahaweli. "Organic Agriculture – Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy". www.slcarp.lk. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ Bank, Asian Development (27 October 2017). "The Sri Lankan Economy: Charting A New Course". Asian Development Bank. doi:10.22617/tcs178786-2.
- ↑ "Promoting the best of Ceylon Cinnamon, Black Pepper and Sri Lankan Spices in Jordan – Foreign Ministry – Sri Lanka".
- ↑ Dallyn, H.; Shorten, D. (January 1988). "Hygiene aspects of packaging in the food industry". International Biodeterioration. 24 (4–5): 387–392. doi:10.1016/0265-3036(88)90025-5.
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