A three-decade battle by the popular Jamaican brand Grace Kennedy to have its canned and packaged foods become fixtures on the supermarket shelves of the major retail outlets in the United States is beginning to bear fruit according to a recent report on the news service Caribbean 360 website monitored by this newspaper. Long-regarded as a leading player in the regional food distribution sector, Grace Kennedy’s cans and packages of products ranging from sauces to coconut water can now be found on the shelves of major United States supermarket chains including Publix, Walmart and Target.
Buoyed by the breakthrough Grace Kennedy reportedly plans to consolidate the presence of the Caribbean brand on the west coast of the US, particularly in California
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