CEAT to help Pizza Hut riders deliver their delectables safer and smarter

CEAT Kelani Chief Operating Officer Shamal Gunawardene and Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka Director – Operations Chinthaka Mahesh (4th and 5th from left) with CEAT Kelani CEO & Managing Director R. Dadlani, Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka CEO & Managing Director Yasa Nadaraja and representatives of the two companies at the signing of the agreement

About 800 riders who make a living delivering pizzas and fast food items before they cool, can accomplish their task in safety as a result of a collaboration between CEAT Kelani Holdings and Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., the sole franchisee for Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in Sri Lanka.

This partnership enables Pizza Hut’s registered delivery riders to access a range of benefits, including special discounts on motorcycle and scooter tyres. The offers available to them are designed to make high-quality tyres more affordable,and to promote safer and more efficient travel, the company said.

The discounts can be availed of at more than 600 authorised CEAT dealers and all secondary channel partner outlets across the island, ensuring easy access for Pizza Hut riders wherever they are located.

“Whether their lives ride on two, three, four or more wheels, motorists are our bread and butter,” said CEAT Kelani Chief Operating Officer Shamal Gunawardene. 

“Safety, reliability and cost-efficiency are key attributes of our products, and we are pleased to support Pizza Hut’s delivery personnel ride better, smarter and safer with CEAT.”

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka Director – Operations Chinthaka Mahesh said, “The safety of our riders is of paramount importance to us. Using high quality reliable equipment is an essential element in the successful on-time delivery that Pizza Hut prides itself on. We are therefore delighted to work with CEAT to provide value-for-money tyre solutions to our riders.”

The largest restaurant operator in the quick serving restaurant industry of Sri Lankawith 118 Pizza Hut outlets and 10 Taco Bell outlets, Gamma Pizzakraft employs more than 3,000 peopleand was ranked second amongthe‘Large’category organisations in Sri Lanka by Great Place to Work in 2024-25.