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Tea industry experts willing to learn ‘magic formula’ for running RPCs at a profit-by Sanath Nanayakkare Source:Island We will be humble enough to learn the magic formula for running Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) at a profit if anyone is capable of getting it done ‘under the prevailing conditions’, former chairman and media spokesman of the Planters Association, Dr. Roshan Rajadurai told The Island Financial Review. “This doesn’t mean that we are throwing down the gauntlet to the government or anyone interested in running these companies; what we simply mean is; with the current wages, output and tea prices if anyone can take over and run RPCs at a profit, we are more than willing to learn from them. I have managerial experience in the sphere for a couple of decades, nevertheless, I’d be excited to learn from such mavericks who may have a magic formula to run RPCs at a profit”. ...