IN PLANT

RUHUNU
TRAINING
FOODS
AT

(PVT) LTD
KUNDASALE

S. P. MARASINGHE
AS2012707

Introduction

Ruhunu Foods is recognized as Sri Lanka 's premier

manufacturer of pure authentic natural spices.

The company was founded by Deshabandhu

Padmasiri Muthumala in the year 1978.

Ruhunu Foods caters to the ever-growing demand

in both the local and foreign spice markets.

It currently owns two factories in Kundasale and

the Kandy Industrial Park (BOI), Pallekele.

Factory at
Kundasale
Head office
Flour line
Other products

Factory at BOI
Pallekele
Ground spices
Whole spices
Assorted products

Vision
To be the foremost company in the production
and marketing of processed food ingredients in Sri
Lanka and be the market leader in the local and
Export trade in this category.

Mission
To provide high quality processed food
ingredients by continuously adapting new
technologies in improving and developing all
aspects of production, marketing & peoples skills
thereby guaranteeing total customer satisfaction.

Curry Powder
Turmeric
Powder
Pepper Powder
Turmeric
Powder
Fish & Meat
Pepper
Powder
curry Mix
Curry Powder
Chilli
Chilli
Chilli& Meat curry Mix
Fish

Production Processes
Powdered
Spices

Whole Spices

Flour Products

Quality Assurance
Department
Responsibilities of the Quality Assurance
Department
Maintaining standard quality of the products
Maintaining GMP & GHP
Comparing products
Minimizing product complains
Prevention of chemical, Physical &
Microbiological hazards
Pest control program

Activities done
Visual inspection of raw material at
the point of unloading
In a batch with 10-50 bags of raw material, 5
bags are randomly opened.
Content is visually checked for,

Physical damages
Insect/rodent attacks
Fungus attacks

Then 100g samples from each bag are taken

to the QA laboratory for testing.

Laboratory tests

Incoming inspection
Moisture
Damaged /discolored / fungus attacked pods &
extra matter
Bulk density
Light berries

Finished goods inspection

Moisture
Particle size
Total ash content
Extraneous matter

Inprocess Inspection

Wet section
Rasam
Garcinia paste
Onion / Garlic
powder

Sorting section
Mechanical
Manual

Packing section

Expiry date
Manufacturing date
Batch number
Price
Center and side
seals
Amount of air inside

Checking employees for safety and

hygiene

Clean uniforms

Head caps

Face masks

Boots or shoes

Clean hands, short nails

Should not be wearing jewelry

Should not be wearing plasters/bandaids

Handling returned goods

Issues in the receiving end
Rebundle, repack or discard

Handling rejected goods

Quality defect in the package repack
Quality defect in the content discard

Handling Export orderes

Selection of raw material
Primary packing methods
Secondary packing methods

Making a recipe for Ambulithiyal

paste
After trial and error, 2 samples were made
A sensory test was conducted

Descriptive Analysis
Purpose is to obtain detailed description of Aroma, Flavour
and Oral texture of foods. It is used to obtain both qualitative
descriptors of the product and to obtain quantitative
evaluations of product.
Sensory attribute
Taste
Odor
Appearance
Texture
Acceptance

Rate

5 Dislike extremely
4 Dislike
3 Neither like nor
dislike
2 Like
1 Like extremely

Testing an alternative for MSG

Monosodium glutamate is used in the food

industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami
taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of
food.
Yeast extract is used as food additives or
flavourings (savoury/umamiPanelist
taste),
or as Sample B
Sample A
1
nutrients for bacterial culture
media.

Preference tests

2
3

They are consumer tests in

which the consumer is given a
choice and asked to indicate
their most liked product from a
pair.

4
5
6
7
8
9

Suggestions

To start cultivation of raw material for their

production. They can use their own premises
where crops can be grown by farmers.

To introduce organic products to the market in

the future. They can start by introducing these
to the export market.

To focus more on R&D and produce new

products.
(breakfast cereals, snacks, cereal bars or spicy
products
like chilli pastes, sauces and soup
cubes)

Thank You !