Coca-Cola has announced the appointment of Kaushali Kusumapala as the new Country Director for Sri Lanka and Maldives. Making history as the first Sri Lankan woman in this position, Kaushali succeeds former Country Director, Pankaj Sinha, who assumed the role in 2019. In this position, Kaushali will closely collaborate with bottling teams, customers, partners, consumers and external stakeholders in Sri Lanka and Maldives. With a career spanning back to 2009, Kaushali has garnered diverse experience having worked with organisations and brands such as Leo Burnett, Fonterra Dairy and Domino’s Pizza. Notably, her journey to leadership includes significant achievements at Hemas International, where she served as Director of Marketing, contributing to market entry strategies, international market development and pioneering marketing initiatives. Expressing excitement on her appointment, Kaushali said, “I am thrilled to embark on this journey with Coca-Cola and collaborate with our bottling partners, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka and Male’ Aerated ...

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Quick and Easy Bread Pizza – By Malsha – eLanka Ingredients: A few slices of thinly sliced bread Sliced ripe small tomatoes Sliced sausage Finely sliced onions Finely chopped fish chili, bell pepper, or green chili Pizza sauce or tomato sauce Grated mozzarella cheese A few pieces of chili Butter or margarine Instructions: Heat a pan over medium heat and lightly fry the sausages in butter or margarine. Set aside. Thin the bread slices by hand or with a rolling pin. Spread pizza sauce or tomato sauce on each thinned bread slice, followed by a layer of grated mozzarella cheese. Arrange sliced tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and sausage slices on top as desired. Add another layer of grated cheese and sprinkle with chopped chili. Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) and bake the bread pizzas for about 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Alternatively, spread butter or ...

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EATING IN THE FIFTIES and SIXTIES Pasta was not eaten in Australia. Curry was a surname.  A takeaway was a mathematical problem.   A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.    All potato crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not.  Rice was only eaten as a milk pudding. Calamari was called squid and we used it as fish bait. ...

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