Seventy-five years of continuous growth has made Grace, Kennedy one of the largest and most dynamic corporate entities in Jamaica and the Caribbean. The company which began its life as a small trading establishment on February 14, 1922, has expanded and diversified over the years. Today it comprises a formidable network of some 65 subsidiaries and associated companies, employing over 2500 staff members and operating in the areas of maritime, distribution, finance, information technology and food manufacturing.

The leading food distributor in Jamaica, the Company's activities extend into overseas markets including the Caribbean, North America and Europe. Its range of exports include a number of items under the Grace label as well as other Grace owned brands. Products include jams, jellies, sauces, condiments, juices, nectars, meats, powdered chocolate drinks and drink mixes as well as a variety of fresh produce. Overseas marketing is driven by several Grace, Kennedy companies located in Canada, U.S.A., U.K., Belize and Guyana.

The Company is also a market leader in a number of areas in which it operates including the hardware trade, insurance, money transfer operations, merchant banking, the maritime industry and the leisure industry.

As it gears itself to meet the challenges of the future, Grace, Kennedy has set out its strategic plan which it has called "2020 Vision". This sets out the path which the company will follow to increase training of its staff and to employ state-of-the-art technology as tools to achieve increased productivity and maintain the high quality of its goods and services.

Already the new policies and programmes are beginning to prove their effectiveness as the Company ended its financial year in 1997 showing improvements in productivity and profitability.