Jamaica Producers Group (JPG) has established Grupo Frontera Limited, a 50/50 holding company with Norbrook Equity Partners, and, as part of the transaction, the holding company recently acquired the assets and operations of Grupo Alaska, a leading ice and water company in the Dominican Republic.

Grupo Frontera was established by JPG and Norbrook to acquire and grow well-positioned companies in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Central America, the first of which is Grupo Alaska.

JPG is a Jamaican-owned multinational with its primary businesses in food and drink and logistics and infrastructure. JPG owns and operates Hoogesteger Fresh Specialist BV, the market leading fresh juice manufacturer supplying Holland, Scandanavia and other markets in Northern Europe and is the largest shareholder of CoBeverage Labs SL, a fresh juice manufacturer supplying Southern Europe.

JPG’s specialty food interests include its Tortuga subsidiary, through which JP operates a Jamaica-based bakery that supplies Tortuga Rum and Spirit cakes to over 15 countries.

JPG Snacks Caribbean, a subsidiary of JP is a leading regional producer of tropical snacks. JPG Farms, Jamaica’s leading banana farm, is the largest private sector employer in St Mary, Jamaica.

JPG’s logistics interests include Kingston Wharves Limited, a regional multipurpose port, Geest Line Limited, a UK based shipping line connecting European, Caribbean and Latin America markets, and JP Shipping Services a freight forwarding and logistics enterprise based in the UK.