Vetgrow Private Limited

Vetgrow is a Sri Lankan company which manufactures and sells mainly nutritional supplements for pet, farm and zoo animals. In addition to the nutritional supplements the Vetgrow manufactures shampoo for dogs, cats and horses as well as detergents for various uses in food processing industry.

Currently, there are 18 number of nutritional supplements manufactured for dogs, cats, cows, calves, swine, horses and elephants in the factory of Vetgrow

Vetgrow is an outgrowth of two Sri Lankan academics in veterinary science (Dr.Prathapasinghe A. Gamika and Dr. Anura P. Jayasooriya) who toiled hard together to create an avenue for commercialization of their research outcomes. Making a reality of their utmost desire to commercialize their research outcomes, the two academics started their productions in the year 2009 at cottage level producing two products. The first two products of the Vetgrow are Bones-Up; nutritional supplement for pet dogs and Fur –Up; shampoo for pet dogs, cats as well as for horses.

In the year 2014 the Vetgrow was registered under Registrar of Companies Sri Lanka as a private company. Currently 12 number of staff works at the factory and the office of Vetgrow.

The Vetgrow products are unique as they always come through an academic research. In order to maintain the quality of the products the production process of each product is carefully examined by the two academics from time to time by self-involving in the production process and they are manufactured with internationally accepted standards. The products are manufactured under standard hygienic conditions. The packing process is maintained under standard hygienic conditions and the packing materials have been designed for maximum protection of the products by different factors such as spoiling, contamination etc.

The compositions of almost all the products have been tested by the Sri Lanka Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) and Sri Lanka Veterinary Research Institute. All the products have been protected under trade secrets or by obtaining IP rights under patents.

The applications for obtaining trade names for all the products have been filed in Sri Lanka National Intellectual Property Office to get the brand registration.

VETGROW ensures the quality and nutritional value of their produces constantly and dedicate to protect their good name and loyalty of its customers.

Basic Information
Company Name:	Vetgrow Private Limited
Business Type:	Manufacturer Exporter Distributor/Wholesaler
Product/Services:	Animal nutritional supplements,pet food,pet treats,detergents for food grade industry,herbal shampoo for pet dogs,herbal shampoo for cats,herbal shampoo for horses,
Brands:	Vetgrow
Number of Employees:	10 to 19
Company Website URL:	TradeNews.html
Ownership & Capital
Year Established:	2014
Legal Representative/CEO:	Dr.Gamika Prathapasinghe
Legal Form:	Corporation/Limited Liability Company
Registration No.:	PV 102633
Issuing Authority:	Registrar of Companies Sri Lanka
Date of Issue:	5/12/2014
Registered Capital:	Kandy, Sri Lanka
Trade & Market
Total Annual Sales Volume:	less than US$50,000
Export Percentage:	1% to 10%
Total Annual Purchase Volume:	less than US$50,000
Primary Competitive Advantages:	Experienced R&D Department Production Capacity Reputation Price, Quality, Prompt Delivery Strong R&D Capability New Product Development
Trade Shows:	within Sri Lanka
Factory Information
Factory Size:	4000 Sqft
Factory Location:	Industrial Estate, Makandura, Gonawila, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Types of Plant & Machinery in Factory:	Extruding machine, Autoclave, ovens Grinding machines, can seaming machine vacuum pack machines, polythene sealer
No. of Production Lines:	04
Production Type:	Wholly owned
QA/QC:	In House
No. of R&D Staff:	1 to 4 People
No. of QC Staff:	1 to 4 People