- Grace Kennedy and Company Limited
Grace Kennedy and Company Limited is one of Jamaica's largest conglomerates. Led by Douglas Orane, this corporate giant operates several diversified companies in the Caribbean, Europe and North America.
The group includes:
*Banking and financial services
**First Global Bank
** First Global Financial Services
** FG Fund Management (Cayman) Limited
** Grace Kennedy Remittance Services Limited
** Grace Kennedy Trade Finance
** Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited
** Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (Guyana) Limited
** One1 Financial Limited
** Signia Financial Group
*Agriculture
** Dairy Industries (Ja.) Limited
*Insurance Life and General
** Allied Insurance Brokers Limited
** EC Global Insurance Company Limited
** First Global Insurance Consultants Limited
** Jamaica International Insurance Company
** Trident Insurance Company Limited
* Manufacturing, retail and distribution
** Grace Foods and Services Company
** GraceKennedy (Belize) Limited
** Grace Food Processors Limited
** Grace Food Processors (Canning) Limited
** GraceKennedy (USA) Inc
** Grace Foods International Ltd
** WT Foods - UK
** GraceKennedy (USA) Inc. (North)
** GraceKennedy (USA) Inc. (South)
** National Food Processors Ltd
** World Brand Services Ltd
** Hi-Lo Food Stores (Ja) Ltd
** GraceKennedy (United Kingdom) Inc
** GraceKennedy (Ontario) Inc
** Fidelity Motors Ltd
** Hardware & Lumber Ltd
*Food Services
** Versair In-Flite Services (2006) LtdCompany Profile
GraceKennedy is one of the Caribbean's largest and most dynamic corporate entities. The company started in Jamaica in 1922 as a small trading establishment and wharf founders. It has expanded and diversified over the years, changing from a privately-owned enterprise to a public company listed on the stock exchanges of Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Today, the GraceKennedy Group comprises a varied network of some 60 subsidiaries and associated companies located across the Caribbean and in North and Central America and the United Kingdom. Their operations span the food distribution, financial, insurance, remittance, hardware retailing and food-processing industries.
n 1995, GraceKennedy developed its 2020 Vision, their objective being to transform from a Jamaican trading company to a global consumer group with their roots in Jamaica. After thirteen years on this journey, the company is substantially larger and stronger, measured by their growth in revenues, productivity, profits and market value.
GraceKennedy’s revenues in 2006 were JA$36.1 billion compared to JA$10.77 billion in 1995 an increase of 235% Our profits attributable to stockholders were JA$1,845.0 million in 2006 compared to JA$373.0 million in 1995, an increase of 395% Our market value at the end of 2006 was JA$20.82 billion, compared to JA$1.29 billion in 1995, an increase of over 1500%
GraceKennedy is one of the Caribbean's largest and most dynamic corporate entities. The company started in Jamaica in 1922 as a small trading establishment and wharf founders. It has expanded and diversified over the years, changing from a privately-owned enterprise to a public company listed on the stock exchanges of Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Today, the GraceKennedy Group comprises a varied network of some 60 subsidiaries and associated companies located across the Caribbean and in North and Central America and the United Kingdom. Their operations span the food distribution, financial, insurance, remittance, hardware retailing and food-processing industries.
In 1995, GraceKennedy developed its 2020 Vision, our objective being to transform ourselves from a Jamaican trading company to a global consumer group with our roots in Jamaica. After thirteen years on this journey, the company is substantially larger and stronger, measured by their growth in revenues, productivity, profits and market value.
GraceKennedy’s revenues in 2006 were JA$36.1 billion compared to JA$10.77 billion in 1995 an increase of 235% Our profits attributable to stockholders were JA$1,845.0 million in 2006 compared to JA$373.0 million in 1995, an increase of 395% Our market value at the end of 2006 was JA$20.82 billion, compared to JA$1.29 billion in 1995, an increase of over 1500%
External links
* [http://www.gracekennedy.com - Grace Kennedy] website.
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