The Institute of Food Science & Technology Sri Lanka, is a newly formed organization with the mandate of enhancing the quality and capacity of national processed food industry, involving the professionals in the processed food and supportive industries, academics disseminating the required knowledge and the others who involved or wish to involve in the development of food industry in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Food Processors Association paved the path for initiating the institute, identifying the long felt need of having a national institute dedicated for Food Science & Technology and food industry in Sri Lanka. At the inception, the institute wishes to strengthen the awareness and the capabilities of the food handlers, which is the key to ensure quality and safety of food, enhance public awareness on quality and safety issues of food and help or advise to solve the problems faced by the Sri Lankan food processors.