Scan Products wins Sunquick Best country award

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Scan Products Division of C.W Mackie PLC has been awarded the prestigious Co-Ro Best country award for its excellent performance in sales and marketing for year 2010.

According to Co-Ro Food A/s Denmark selection criteria, it is compulsory to maintain continues volume growth momentum for three consecutive years to be recognised for this award. Scan Products of Sri Lanka was chosen out of over 100 Sunquick distributing countries for this prestigious award.

C. W. Mackie PLC is a diversified group of companies with a presence of more than 100 years in the country and is a listed company in the Colombo Stock Exchange.

Scan products division of C.W Mackie is engaged in manufacturing, importing, and distribution of branded FMCG Products specialising in food and beverage category which includes, well known local and international brands such as Sunquick Fruit Juice, Ovaltine, Star Brand Essences and Colourings, Scan Brand Bottled Water, Scan Jumbo Peanuts, Ocean Fresh Tuna, Scan Jack Mackerel etc.

Scan consist of state of the art factories for bottling of Sunquick fruit juice, bottled water which are fully automated factories with zero human touch in the processing line and also Scan is maintaining EU standards and certified in SLS, accredited with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005, HACCP, GMP, Halal to maintain very high level of quality standards.

Sunquick is a Danish based international brand which is available in more than 100 countries globally. In Sri Lanka, Scan Products division of C.W Mackie PLC is the local partner for bottling, distribution and marketing SQ under original Danish recipe for the last 33 years.

The company’s internal quality assurance programmed ensures that analysis required by applicable regulatory bodies becomes a part of our regular testing programmers.

Being an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 22,000 certified company we ensure that our products meet the most stringent international and national quality standards.

In addition the company has employed a HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) inspection plan in our manufacturing facility to ensure food safety for consumers.

The entire manufacturing operation is carried out according to certified GMP guidelines and most of the company’s products are SLS certified assuring quality.

Scan testing laboratories are equipped with state of the art testing equipments and staffed with skilled and experienced personal.

Sunquick manufacturing operation is carried out under strictly controlled hygienic conditions using state of the art machinery, and the entire manufacturing operation is monitored and checked during filling capping, labelling and packing to control and prevent contamination from the environment.

In the production line each bottle is given a specific batch number and date of production, in order to facilitate and establish the traceability of products for later complaints.

All incoming materials are carefully checked and monitored for purity and quality before taken them for production and material that do not meet required material specifications are rejected.

Scan is utilising four channels specific for the distribution purpose namely traditional trade (general trade) modern trade, food service sector and wholesale and institutional sector.