Business View Caribbean | September 2022

28 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 D airy Industries Jamaica Ltd. (DIJL) started its manufacturing operations in 1964, began cheese processing in February 1968, and have been satisfying cravings for their delicious and innovative products ever since. The only manufacturing entity in Jamaica and wider Caribbean that produces processed cheese in a can – ‘Tastee Cheese’ being the DIJL flagship brand – the company is also well known today for its many name brands such as ‘Crest’, ‘Cheder’, ‘Anchor’, ‘This Is Really Great!’ and ‘Good 2 Grow’. These signature offerings invite people around the world to taste true Jamaican culture. Dairy Industries Jamaica is governed under a joint venture agreement between GraceKennedy and Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd. (New Zealand) and has established partnerships with local and international bakeries. Fonterra supplies DIJL with dairy technology and expertise as well as dairy based ingredients. Circumventing the current supply chain issues all comes down to forward planning and having a strong relationships with key suppliers. It is to that end that the Dairy Industries management team has had to further fine tune our forward buying strategy, sometimes six months in advance, to ensure we meet customer demand. Radcliffe Walker, General Manager of DIJL reports, “The pandemic and the war in stries a Limited Smile and say, “Cheese!”