His Excellency the President of Malta, Dr George Vella and his wife Mrs Miriam Vella, last week paid an official visit to the Farsons Brewery in Mriehel.

Dr and Mrs Vella were welcomed by Mr Louis A. Farrugia – Chairman, Mr Norman Aquilina – CEO, Mr Michael Farrugia – Executive Director and Ms Antoinette Caruana – Company Secretary and Group HR Manager. After a brief meeting with the senior management team, they were presented with a donation of €25,000 for this year’s l-Istrina campaign in the presence of management and employees.

In a brief address His Excellency thanked the management and employees for their donation to this year’s l-Istrina campaign. He also thanked the management for the invitation to visit such an important and successful enterprise. “The continued success of this company is in itself proof of the foresight, the professionalism and the high level of management.”

He also appreciated the strong sense of social responsibility that the company has always shown and is still showing.

Mr Louis Farrugia commented, “Our Group is strongly committed to its corporate social responsibility and our employees have always responded positively and generously to calls for help.”

His Excellency the President and Mrs Vella were then given a guided tour around the brewery, taking the opportunity to meet with several employees at their workplace.