The Business Research and Development (BREAD) Center currently managed by TRACE is located in Makandura and was opened in 2017 in collaboration with the Ministry of Industries, the University of Wayamba, and the National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) with the view of providing the state support for the business growth activities in the future.

Our expected outcomes are Promote new entrepreneurs, Diversify existing enterprises, Promote new technology, and Promote new & value added products. Mainly we support start-up in the business, technical support, and product development. The Center is to offer most facilities to small enterprises by giving total solutions for food packaging & manufacturing, physical space, technical assistance for food processing, business management services, and financial linkage.

The focus areas for the machinery & equipment services are Packing facilities, Cooling facilities, Extruder machines, dairy processing, Bakery products, Filling and mixing machines, grinding facilities, and drying facilities. Focus areas for the center are food related products and services such as dairy processing, extruder products, bakery sweets, spices, proceed fruit products, proceed vegetable fruit, and cereal products. Our clients are following 3 main stages when before using machines. There are observation, trial, and production. We conduct workshops to get knowledge of food processing, entrepreneur development, and business management entrepreneurs.