Report: Shodhan Prasad
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Dubai, Nov 15: Chilly Willy Food and Beverage Industry, one of the well-known local companies owned by entrepreneur Sathish Venkataramana has been nominated for this year’s Dubai SME 100 Award, which is being presented on Sunday November 15 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.
The Award will be given by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of Dubai Executive Council. Dubai SME, an agency under the Dubai department of economic development (DED) is mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector.
The rankings aim to recognise and celebrate the SMEs that have made a difference to Dubai’s economic landscape, while also establishing clear benchmarks to enable the creation of bigger, better, sustainable and globally-oriented enterprises.
Satheesh Venkataramana, the managing director of the company is also the president of Sharjah Karnataka Sangha, a registered association for Kannadigas under Indian Association, Sharjah. Satheesh, the winner of Aryabhata International Award for the year 2010, is also the recepient of 'Vishwa Manava Award', conferred in recognition of his services to Kannadigas in the NRI category during the 11th World Kannada Cultural Convention which took place at the Grand Victorian Convention Centre at the Park Inn by Radisson, Toronto this year. He is also one of the few dynamic young entrepreneurs who has not only reached the peak of success with his business but has displayed his love for Karnataka by supporting Kannadiga activities in the UAE. He is supported by his wife Mamatha Satheesh who is the managing partner of Chilly Willy Group.
Chilly Willy Manufacturers, Importers, Exporters, Wholesalers and General Merchandise was established in February 2008 in Al Ras, Deira, with Satheesh Venkatramana as its chairman and managing partner. Earlier, he had started Freeze Pops FZCo, Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai in the year 2003, after it was relocated from United Kingdom. It had its food safety policy in place and became 'HACCP' approved company since the year 2006, certified by TUV World, Germany, and approved by M/S Dubai Municipality.
Satheesh Venkatramana Ganiga with more than 25 years of experience in food industries then shifted the premises from Jebel Ali Free Zone to Techno Park under the new company and management of Chilly Willy Food and Beverage Industries LLC, Techno Park strategically located near Jebel Ali port, and near the vicinity of Al Maktoum International airport, Dubai Investment Park, Dubai Industrial City, and also to Expo 2020 in a total built-up area of 33,000 square feet, to house its modern factory/administrative office/ warehouse facility with temperature controlled storage facility. Within a short time of its inception Chilly WIlly has managed to rank among the leaders involved in import and export of food products.