Akshaya Patra was recently awarded the prestigious CII National Food Safety Award 2014, for both the Vasanthapura as well as the Hubli kitchen! The Vasanthapura kitchen received the highest level of awards for ‘Outstanding Performance in Food Safety’, while the Hubli kitchen was conferred the second highest award of ‘Certificate of Commendation for Significant Achievement in Food Safety.’
The award brings into focus those considered the ‘Best in Class’ in the manufacturing and food service business sector. It provides a means for organisations to gauge their position in the industry as well as provides a platform to gain national recognition.
Speaking on the occasion of receiving the awards, Muralidhar Pundla, Director-Quality at Akshaya Patra said. “Quality is of paramount importance at Akshaya Patra. It's an honour to receive this prestigious award from CII and that too, two awards in a single year. We at Akshaya Patra at the same time would like to keep our focus on Continual Improvement Programs to further strengthen our systems and processes to make sure that we can serve more children meals that they can relish every day.”
The award was given to Akshaya Patra by K. Chandramouli, Chairman, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India; Mayank Jalan, Co-Chairman, Food Processing Committee and Chairman and Managing Director, Keventer Agro Limited and Kevin D. Gallagher, FAO India representative. Receiving the award for Akshaya Patra were Yagneshwara Dasa, Muralidhar Pundla, Suresh Kumar, Arun Kumar and Prashanth MB.
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