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animal-drawn carts, and even by hand. Most of the
neighboring farming operations were manual and the
milk was not refrigerated prior to delivery.
In 1997, the company was acquired by the Banks Hold-
ings (BHL) Group, Barbados’ leading beverage con-
glomerate, whose subsidiaries include: Banks (Bar-
bados) Breweries Ltd., the Barbados Bottling Co. Ltd.,
Banks Distribution Ltd., a distribution company, as
well as Pine Hill Dairy. Today, Pine Hill Dairy maintains
an up-to-date and well regulated system, operating a
sophisticated fleet of specialized tankers that collect
an average of 15,000 liters of milk, daily. The 17 local
farms, from which it gets its raw milk, now boast state-
of-the-art milking parlors and storage equipment.
In addition to its dairy products, which include ultra-
pasteurized, evaporated, flavored and fresh pasteur-
ized milks, PHD also produces a line of juices including
Mango, Bajan Cherry, Fruit Punch, and Guava Pineap-
ple. They also produce a line of 100 percent juices with
no added sugar called Sensations. In 2010, in order to
improve its efficiencies and yields, increase the quality
of its products, and compete in both the domestic and
regional markets, PHD invested BBD$14.2 million in
a major re-engineering project to consolidate its two
production facilities – dairy and juice – into one. At the
time, the newly consolidated facility was described as
one of the “most modern and automated facilities in
the region.”
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Barbados Dairy Industries Limited
WHAT:
Dairy processor and beverage manufac-
turer doing business as Pinehill Dairies
WHERE:
The Pine, St. Michael, Barbados
WEBSITE
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