TOPCO is launching a range of one liter juices and juice drinks
– DDL Group is investing G $ 4B in a new Tetra Pak factory
– Local farmers to see growing demand for fresh fruit
TOPCO one liter range
Kaieteur News – Tropical Orchard Products Company Limited (TOPCO), a subsidiary of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), yesterday announced the launch of its new range of TOPCO one-liter juices and juice drinks, in four delicious flavors, on the local market. As Guyana’s leading value-added company, the group invested DDL G $ 4 billion in a new Tetra Pak packaging factory, as well as a fruit processing plant in 2020.
In a statement, he noted that despite COVID-19 and its many limitations, DDL Group remains committed to responding to consumer demand and to a commitment made to farmers that TOPCO would provide a growing market for their produce. The TOPCO expansion is part of a larger five-year G $ 10B expansion project, announced by DDL Executive Chairman Komal Samaroo in 2017. Describing the project, Samaroo said “Despite oil and gas, the agriculture sector must be developed. . ”He noted that“ Processing the added value of the nation’s fruits and vegetables into pulp and juice, and ultimately milk supplied by local dairy farmers, for local consumption and export, is a huge step in that direction . ” Before the expansion, TOPCO was buying from farmers one million pounds of fruit a year of cherries, passion fruit, carambola and guava. With the expansion, the volume is expected to increase to four million pounds a year. The range of fruits is also being expanded to include mangoes, pineapple, and citrus. Our local farmers are expected to benefit tremendously. Samaroo noted, “Farmers will benefit from this project through a guarantee that their supply of fruit to TOPCO is safe, with price stability despite market demand / supply. There is also the potential to increase their fruit growing to increase supply to TOPCO. He added, “Another benefit to farmers will be the ability to work with a network of technical and financial agricultural support agencies, as part of the holistic, market-driven approach to developing partnerships with local fruit and dairy farmers.”
The new one-liter TOPCO Juice provides a practical and nutritious ready-to-drink product that is increasingly in demand locally and in the region. TOPCO’s follow-up to the one-liter category makes it a healthy juice choice for the whole family, as these juices are also packed with Vitamin C to boost your immune system. The one-liter juice and the new juice drinks are available in four delicious flavors – pineapple, orange, unsweetened orange and cherries, and are now available in leading supermarkets nationwide.