Business View Caribbean | July 2022

28 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 N even different languages. Papiamento is spoken in all three islands, and Dutch on Curacao and Bonaire, where the Dutch culture and language is more predominant. In Aruba, Ling & Sons has been a successful operation for more than 50 years with more of a U.S. tourism base, The store offers an American style supermarket concept. Barrientos relays, “Everybody on the Island knows Ling & Sons – loved by locals and tourists for its excellent quality and service. So it was decided to leave Ling & Sons as it was. The stores that we operate in Curacao and Bonaire are more European style. We are also the exclusive distributor of Albert Heijn in the A, B, C Islands in the Dutch Caribbean – one of the largest supermarket chains in The Netherlands. You can ask for Albert Heijn stores, and people will direct you to us. So that’s a very competitive advantage for us in all the islands and all the stores.” In Curacao, the company operates two Van AT A GLANCE VAN DEN TWEEL CARIBBEAN GROUP WHAT: A full-service supermarket chain operating on the islands of Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean WHERE: Headquarters in Willemstad, Curacao WEBSITE: www.vdtcuracao.com | www.lingandsons.com | www.freshsupplierbonaire.com BONAIRE