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GraceKennedy Belize Limited
GraceKennedy
Belize Limited
Supplying
Belize
GraceKennedy Belize Limited, established in
January 1982, is one of Belize’s major food and
beverage distributors, involved in the impor-
tation and distribution of a wide range of food
and non-food grocery items throughout the
country. Gilroy Graham, the company’s current
Executive Chairman, recounts its beginnings:
“The establishment of the business was at
the invitation from the then Prime Minister of
Belize, the Right Honorable Mr. George Price,
who invited the then CEO and Chairman of
GraceKennedy Limited of Jamaica, Mr. Carlton
Alexander, to come to Belize and set up a busi-
ness,” he explains.
“GraceKennedy, at the time, was exporting
to the Caribbean, including Belize, and saw an