About 90% of startups fail. But despite that sober statistic are the wildly successful entrepreneurs. Whether because they have an idea whose time has come; or they have shrewd leadership that knows how to survive the rocky first years of a startup, or both, there [...]
A new one-day conference on the packaging opportunities and challenges for the spirits sector has been launched by Packaging News. The Spirits Summit will take place in Edinburgh, the heart of the whisky industry, on 24 November 2016, and will feature speakers from industry-leading spirits [...]
Following on its successful trade mission to Canada in 2015, the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be leading seven Jamaican exporters to participate in a trade mission and the JAMBANA One World Festival. The festival, which starts on July 31, 2016, attracts over 30,000 attendees, [...]
With year end a few months away, Salada Foods Jamaica Limited (SFJL) delivered earnings per share of 48 cents over nine months, compared to 21 cents the year before. Salada’s main business is the manufacture and sale of instant coffee and roasted and ground coffee [...]
Stakeholders in the local castor oil industry have been given a first-hand look at an exclusive study geared at taking advantage of the burgeoning sector, by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). Presented at JAMPRO’s New Kingston headquarters on August 9, the study examined recommendations for development [...]
