Business View Caribbean - June 2025

MPANY, In an industry where centuries-old distilleries dominate Jamaica’s rum landscape, Rick Anand and his team are building something unprecedented. As co-founder of RJ Rums and Spirits, he’s creating what will become the island’s first new distillery in 25 years, bucking a consolidation trend that has reduced Jamaica’s distillery count from hundreds to just six operating facilities today. “We’re very small and we’re unique in the Caribbean PIONEERING A UNIQUE BREWERYDISTILLERY HYBRID THAT’S PUTTING LOCAL INGREDIENTS ON THE GLOBAL SPIRITS MAP 30 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 12, ISSUE 06

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