Daily Brief: Burger King opens in Guyana – indication of progressive entrepreneurs says Finance Minister – Dec 20, 2017

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• Burger King opens in Guyana – indication of progressive entrepreneurs says Finance Minister

  DPI Guyana / Guyana – Tue Dec 19, 2017

  The opening of the Burger King Franchise in Guyana is an indication of “progressive entrepreneurs” willingness to invest in the country, the Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said. Burger King, the latest fast food franchise acquired by the Corum Group, was officially launched on Monday.

• Monymusk Plantation Rums aims for US market

  Jamaica Observer / Jamaica – Wed Dec 20, 2017

  National Rums of Jamaica Ltd continues to widen its footprint locally and internationally through its brand Monymusk Plantation Rums. “The company is in advanced discussions with a distributor in the United States of America who will start distributing the company’s brand in the second quarter of next year”…

• HAJ turnaround continues as $700m in profits expected

  Jamaica Observer / Jamaica – Wed Dec 20, 2017

• Red Stripe – commissions new export line

  Gleaner – Business / Jamaica – Wed Dec 20, 2017

  Red Stripe Jamaica on Tuesday launched its new Production Line that will grow the brewery’s capacity to one million beers per day, powered by liquefied natural gas. The new line will nearly triple the plant’s capacity, totalled 375,000 bottles a day prior to the expansion. Production is presently at 376,000 bottles per day on average.