The hills around Matale at first light

From the spice capital of Sri Lanka to the world's ingredient makers.

Since 2009, we have built the capability to turn Sri Lanka's most celebrated spices into ingredients that industry can rely on.

Sri Lanka has given the world its spices for centuries. We were founded to give them a new form.

We began in 2009 with a single essential oil plant in Kandy. Four years later we moved to Matale, the island's spice capital, to be closer to the farms and the crops that define us.

There, step by step, we built the capability to distil essential oils, extract oleoresins, isolate high-purity actives such as Piperine 95, and turn whole spice into free-flowing powders and granules.

Today we are a manufacturer of natural ingredients for the world's flavour, fragrance, food and nutraceutical industries. Our customers include some of the largest flavour and ingredient houses in the world. They come to us for the authentic character of Sri Lankan spice, and they stay for the consistency we deliver: the same aroma, the same strength, the same specification, every time.

What sets us apart is simple. We work at origin, we hold ourselves to international standards, and we build every ingredient around what our customer needs it to do.
Our distillation plant in Matale Pepper on the vine Essential oil

Our dream

To be the most preferred partner for authentic, natural flavours and fragrances, engaging the senses of every being.

The values we work by.

Shared across Expo Global Holdings, and lived every day in Matale.

Good is merely a starting point

An endless journey of continuous improvement and innovation.

One team, one dream

We support and uplift one another toward collective excellence.

Love today, sustain tomorrow

Minimising our impact, maximising positive change for people and planet.

No shortcuts, no false promises

Commitment and honesty above all else.

Treat as you wish to be treated

Respect and responsibility in every relationship, with our people, our farmers and our customers.

Our journey

Seventeen years of steady growth: new plants, new products, new markets and new certifications.

2009

Where it began

Founded in Sri Lanka as GSL Naturals, with our first essential oil plant in Kandy.

Part of Expo Global Holdings.

STAY Naturals is part of Expo Global Holdings, a subsidiary of Aberdeen Holdings. Being part of the group gives us the strength of a wider network in sourcing, markets and people, while we stay focused on what we do best: natural ingredients, made at origin.

Leadership team

Deep technical knowledge of extraction and manufacturing, and long experience in global ingredient markets. One shared conviction: quality is built in at every step, never inspected in at the end.

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Hassan KassimManaging Director

Leads STAY Naturals and its growth as part of Expo Global Holdings.

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Awards & recognition

2011

Presidential Export Awards: Best Emerging Exporter

Recognised two years after our founding, for building an export business in value-added natural ingredients from Sri Lanka.

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