Nestlé Lanka was honoured as one of Sri Lanka’s Top 10 Best Employers at the National Best Employer Awards 2025, organized by the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC), reaffirming its leadership in people centric workplace practices. The company also emerged as the overall winner of the prestigious Franklyn Amarasinghe Memorial Award for Best Industrial Relations standing out amidst strong competition, cementing its position as a company that fosters progressive, fair, and collaborative industrial relations in Sri Lanka’s HR landscape.
Nestlé Lanka’s Chairman and Managing Director, Bernie Stefan commented “We are deeply honoured to be recognised at the EFC National Best Employer Awards 2025. Being named among Sri Lanka’s Top 10 Best Employers, and receiving the Franklyn Amerasinghe Industrial Relations Best Practices Award, is a meaningful acknowledgement of the people‑focused culture we strive to build every day. At Nestlé, people remain at the heart of everything we do. These recognitions reflect our unwavering commitment to fostering a workplace that is inclusive, collaborative, and rooted in respect. I am incredibly proud of our teams whose dedication and passion continue to strengthen Nestlé Lanka as an employer of choice. As a company that has been enriching Sri Lankan lives for 120 years, we remain committed to nurturing our employees’ growth and wellbeing across generations, and to contributing positively to Sri Lanka’s social and economic progress through responsible and forward‑looking HR practices”.
Nestlé Lanka’s recognition at the prestigious EFC National Best Employer Awards 2025 further reinforces the company’s continued commitment to ‘winning with people and teams’, and reflects its broader commitment to creating shared value for the individuals, families, and communities it serves.
Guided by its purpose of ‘unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come’, Nestlé Lanka has been enriching Sri Lankan lives for 120 years, nourishing generations with tasty, and nutritious products across the country. The company remains committed to supporting healthier families, empowered communities, and a greener planet. Nestlé Lanka manufactures over 90% of its products sold locally at its state‑of‑the‑art factory in Kurunegala, upholding the highest standards of safety and quality.
Image Caption: Top 10 Best Employers 2025 Award: Mr. Dinesh Weerakkody – Chairman, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, Mr.
Bernie Stefan – Chairman and Managing Director, Nestlé Lanka Limited, Mr. Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India
to Sri Lanka, Ms. Enoca Sirimanne – Director, Human Resources, Nestlé Lanka Limited, Ms. Joni Simpson, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Mr. Ravi Peiris, ILO India Senior Specialist – Employers’ Activities
(South Asia), Mr. Vajira Ellepola – Director General, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon
Franklyn Amerasinghe – Industrial Relations Best Practices Award: Mr. Dinesh Weerakkody – Chairman, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, Mr. Bernie Stefan – Chairman and Managing Director, Nestlé Lanka Limited, Mrs. Sharon Amerasinghe – Deputy General
Manager – Talent Acquisition Service Delivery, MAS Legato, Ms. Enoca Sirimanne – Director, Human Resources, Nestlé Lanka Limited, Mr. Vajira Ellepola – Director General, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon
