Renuka Agri Foods
Head of Factory
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Process Optimization
Improve process flow, productivity, efficiency and operational performance.
Process & Manufacturing Consultant
Nimal Gunarathne
Thirty-one years of engineering and factory leadership applied to one question: where is your plant losing performance, and what does it take to get it back.
- Years of industry experience
- 31+
- Years of industry experience
- Years in senior manufacturing leadership
- 20+
- Years in senior manufacturing leadership
- Chemical Engineering (Hons), Moratuwa
- BSc
- Chemical Engineering (Hons), Moratuwa
- University of Colombo
- MBA
- University of Colombo
Food & Beverage Manufacturing Process Improvement Factory Operations Cost & Yield Optimization
01 / About
Technical depth, with a commercial view of the plant.
I am a senior Process and Manufacturing Consultant with over 31 years of experience in food and beverage manufacturing, process engineering, factory operations and business leadership.
With a BSc. Engineering (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa and an MBA from the University of Colombo, I combine technical expertise with strong operational and commercial experience.
My work spans dairy, beverages, coconut products, ice cream, utilities, water treatment and industrial operations. I focus on practical, results-driven solutions that improve processes, reduce losses, increase yield, optimize resources and strengthen manufacturing performance.
- Sectors
- Dairy · Beverages · Coconut · Ice cream
- Also
- Utilities · Water treatment · Industrial ops
02 / Services
How I can help your business
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Yield & Cost Improvement
Reduce losses, improve raw-material utilization and lower manufacturing costs.
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Factory Operations
Improve production planning, KPIs, capacity utilization and operational control.
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Food & Beverage Processing
Technical consultancy for dairy, beverages, coconut products, ice cream and food processing.
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CIP, Hygiene & Food Safety
Improve cleaning systems, hygienic processing and manufacturing standards.
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Factory Projects & Commissioning
Technical support for new factories, expansions, process layouts and commissioning.
03 / Diagnostics
Facing a manufacturing challenge?
An independent assessment can often identify opportunities that are difficult to see from within day-to-day operations.
Discuss your factory challenge- Production output below target?
- High product losses?
- Poor manufacturing yield?
- Rising production costs?
- Process bottlenecks?
- Frequent quality problems?
- High utility consumption?
- Inefficient CIP systems?
- Planning a new production line?
- Starting or expanding a factory?
04 / Approach
My consulting approach
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Assess
Understand the current process, people, equipment and performance.
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Identify
Locate bottlenecks, losses, risks and root causes.
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Improve
Develop practical technical and operational solutions.
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Implement
Work with management and factory teams to execute improvements.
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Sustain
Establish standards, KPIs and systems to maintain results.
05 / Experience
Experience
1993 — 2026
Cargills Dairy Sector
Chief Operating Officer
Group Manager Production
Cargills Agri Foods
General Manager
Unit Head
Cargills Quality Dairies
Unit Head
Manufacturing Manager
Walls Ceylon Limited
Junior Manager
Ecologic Systems (Pvt) Limited
Chemical Engineer
Kabil Magnetics (Pvt) Ltd
Assistant Maintenance Manager
Chemical Engineer
06 / Why me
Why clients work with me
31+ Years of experience
Extensive hands-on manufacturing and leadership experience.
Engineering + Business
Combining technical engineering expertise with commercial understanding.
Practical recommendations
Solutions designed for real manufacturing environments.
Independent perspective
Objective assessment of processes, systems and operational performance.