Surya Invests £500,000 to Reduce Carbon Footprint

5 Apr 2017

WORLD Food specialists Surya Foods has invested half a million pound to add five brand new Scania trucks to its delivery fleet helping to reduce the companies carbon footprint. The Scania G450 Highline 6X2 Tractors offer superior fuel consumption which will reduce the firm's carbon footprint. The Euro 6 compliant trucks also meet standards likely to come into force in the London Low Emission Zone. The state of the art lorries will be able to distribute an additional £12.5 million pounds worth of goods each year for the firm, which boats an annual turnover in excess of £120 million. The stylish Laila branded trucks, feature side reflective branding which is visible at night. Harwich-based Surya Foods is one of the largest suppliers of authentic world foods to the UK food sector. Its impressive world food range has seen it become the biggest supplier of world food lines into supermarket giants Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons, with extensive independent retail accounts across the UK. Its leading basmati rice brand, Laila, features in the UK's top ten (2015 Nielsen data).  Suki Dulai, CEO of Surya Foods, said: "We are extremely proud to be investing significantly in our fleet and business generally. "As a major employer of local people in the Harwich area, investment in our business and its expansion generally greatly benefits the local community. Reducing our carbon footprint is also a key target for us a business and gradually replacing our fleet with the most environmentally friendly vehicles on the market is high on the agenda." Managing Director, Harry Dulai added: "The key driver for our chosen investment was based on low emissions and advanced technology allowing for an optimising transport solution with the help of Scania Fleet Management, thus accessing full visibility of vehicle movements, fuel consumption, idling, harsh braking and acceleration, which will ensure we can target the correct driver training. The Fleet Management Portal also gives us access to real time data and long term trends that will allow us to plan and manage both drivers and vehicles more effectively." The 66 plate trucks join Surya's existing fleet. Surya operates from several different areas in UK, and has its distribution centres spread across Europe, as well as buying offices around the globe. Its main hub is its 11 acre site in Harwich - home to its head office and some 500,000 sq ft of storage space. - ENDS - Note to Editors

• Flying Trade Group operates across several sectors of the UK food and leisure industry - its main subsidiary businesses includingSurya Foods, one of the largest suppliers of authentic world foods in the UK, and Surya Hotels.
• Established in the 1980’s, Surya Foods is a rapidly expanding, family run business. It supplies a variety of high quality, authentic ethnic products ranging from rice, flour, spices and sauces to snacks and savouries that are sold in over 30 countries worldwide. 

 

• Surya Foods is one of the largest suppliers of authentic world foods to the UK food sector. Its unrivalled, extensive world food ranges has seen it become the biggest supplier of world food lines into supermarket giants Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons, with extensive independent retail accounts across the UK. Laila basmati features in the UK's top ten rice brands,according to 2015 Nielsen data.
• The Laila brand has expanded rapidly in recent years and now includes a complete range of flours, attas, ghee butter, pickles and curry pastes, sourced from around the world, to help UK consumers create delicious, authentic dishes in their own homes, using a brand they have come to know, love and trust.
• Surya's evolving ranges cater to the South Asian, Korean, Chinese, Thai, West African, Caribbean, African, South American and Polish communities, with Arabic and Mediterranean products added to its world food line up in 2015. With 2,000 products available, Surya represents over 50 agency lines from some of the world’s leading companies.
• Surya Hotels, Flying Trade's existing and expanding hotel portfolio, currently owns eight hotels across the UK, including Hallingbury Manor and the Kingscliff Hotels in Essex, the Duke's Head in Norfolk and Legacy Mill Hotel in Suffolk.

• Surya operates from several different areas in UK, and has its distribution centres spread across Europe, as well as buying offices around the globe. Its main hub is an 11 acre site in Harwich - home to its head office and some 500,000 sq ft of storage space. Under the directorship of brothers Harry and Suki Dulai, the rapidly expanding, family run business, boasts an annual turnover in excess of £120 million