Derrimon

Name

Derrimon

Legal name

Derrimon Trading Company Limited

Website

https://derrimon.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Goods Distribution

NAICS

Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118), Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers (42445), Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Pastry, Cakes & Desserts Wholesale (AFAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Foods Wholesale (Packaged & Private Label) (AFAIAHAA), Pharmacy Front-End & Sundries Distribution (Health & Wellness, Personal Care, Convenience) (CRAOAHAG), Snack Bars (Granola, Protein, Cereal Bars) (CRADABAG)

Keywords

• Consumer goods distribution
• Retail grocery operations
• Food and beverage manufacturing
• Flavors and fragrances
• Cold storage logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Jamaica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consumer Product Distribution: Distribution of over 50 consumer products locally and internationally, including brands such as Nestle, Sun Powder Detergents, Blue Power, Delect, Golden Brand Margarine, Home Choice, Refresh Water, Woman's Touch and Gentle. Derrimon is one of the largest rice distributors in Jamaica.
2. Retail Operations: B2C and B2B retail and wholesale operations through Sampars (9 locations) and Select Grocers (2 locations), serving shop-owners, caterers, offices, schools, bakeries, households. Includes New York operations (Sampars NY).
3. Manufacturing: Manufacturing operations including wooden pallets (Woodcats International), authentic Jamaican spices and soups (Spicy Hill Farms), gourmet meats processing (Arosa), and flavours and fragrances (Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited).
4. Warehouse Storage: Warehouse storage rental and cold storage facilities offered as part of logistics support services.
5. Proprietary Brands: Proprietary brand products including Delect (canned meats, pastas, condiments, concentrates), Refresh (beverages), Gentle (personal care), Spicy Hill Farms (seasonings and soups), and Arosa (processed meats).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Derrimon Trading Company Limited is a Jamaican diversified conglomerate that distributes over 50 consumer products (including Nestle, Sun, Blue Power, Golden Brand, and proprietary brands Delect, Refresh, and Gentle) to supermarkets, wholesalers, grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores, and food service channels across Jamaica. The company operates Sampars cash and carry stores and Select Grocers supermarkets for retail customers, runs wholesale cash and carry operations in New York (Sampars NY), and manufactures flavours and fragrances, wooden pallets, Jamaican seasonings and soups, and processed meats through wholly-owned subsidiaries. Derrimon also provides warehouse and cold storage logistics services from its 105,000 sq ft facility in St. Catherine.

Product overview

Derrimon Trading Company Limited operates as a diversified conglomerate with a multi-brand portfolio spanning distribution, retail, and manufacturing. The company distributes over 50 consumer products locally and internationally, operates retail outlets (Sampars, Select Grocers, Sampars NY), and manufactures products through subsidiaries including Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances (flavors/fragrances), Woodcats International (wooden pallets), Spicy Hill Farms (Jamaican seasonings/soups), and Arosa (processed meats). The company's proprietary consumer brands include Delect (food products), Refresh (beverages), and Gentle (personal care), while also distributing international brands such as Nestle, Sun, and Golden Brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Delect: Proprietary brand of consumer food products including canned meats, pastas, condiments, concentrates. Launched in 2014 with 5 products, now has over 15 products available in retail and wholesale outlets.
• Refresh
• Gentle
• Summerland

Products and services

• Consumer Goods Distribution Services Full-scale B2B distribution of over 50 consumer products including international brands (Nestle, Sun Powder Detergents, Blue Power, Golden Brand Margarine) and proprietary brands (Delect, Refresh, Gentle) to supermarkets, wholesalers, grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores and food service channels across all parishes in Jamaica, including warehousing, cold storage, and online ordering capabilities.
• Sampars Cash and Carry Retail Cash and carry retail and wholesale operations through 9 locations across Jamaica (Marcus Garvey Drive, Boulevard, West Street, Cross Roads, Mandeville, Old Harbour, St. Ann's Bay) serving B2C customers and B2B shop-owners, caterers, offices, schools, bakeries with basic groceries, meats, personal care items, liquor, stationery and frozen novelties.
• Select Grocers Supermarkets Retail supermarket operations at Upper Manor Park Plaza, Kingston and Millennium Mall, May Pen, Clarendon (opened 2022), offering convenience and customer service for retail customers across Jamaica.
• Sampars NY Wholesale (formerly FoodSavers NY and Good Food For Less) Wholesale cash and carry food service distribution in New York targeting independent restaurants, caterers and non-profits with quality products at low prices.
• Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited (CFF) Manufacturing and supply of flavours for beverage, ice cream, baking and confectionery manufacturers, and fragrances for household and personal care manufacturers across the Caribbean, including new bakery and savoury solutions and ingredients portfolio with emulsifiers and enzymes for the bakery industry.
• Woodcats International Manufacturing of wooden pallets, heat treatment services, custom crates and boxes, and Summerland brand mulch and sawdust products, serving 90% of Jamaica's manufacturing and distribution industry with 300,000+ pallets produced annually.
• Spicy Hill Farms Manufacturing of authentic Jamaican seasonings, spices and soups including Ram Goat Soup (Mannish Water), Ram-It-Up Curry Goat Booster, Granulated Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Dried Thyme Leaves, and Cock-O-Noodle Soup, distributed in 200+ retail outlets throughout Jamaica plus international markets in US, Canada, UK and Caribbean.
• Arosa Processed Meats Processing of high-quality meats including ham, bacon, smoked marlin and the widest variety of sausages in Jamaica, plus purveyor of fine wines, cheeses and breads for hospitality, catering and retail trade, including new Jerk Pork product line.
• Delect Proprietary Food Brand Proprietary consumer food products brand including canned meats, pastas, condiments, concentrates, frankfurters, coconut milk products, and cordials available in retail and wholesale outlets.
• Refresh Proprietary Beverage Brand

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue increased 3.81% to J$18.420B in FYE 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Jamaica Inn FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 June 2023Arosa Limited as Gold Sponsor of Jamaica Inn Foundation's annual Backgammon Tournament supporting coral reef and marine life preservation. Tournament supports White River Sanctuary and Mammee Bay Sanctuary.
• NestlecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2002Nestlé distribution agreement since 2002. Derrimon is one of Nestlé's four regional sub-distributors in Jamaica, responsible for Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. Thomas markets. This foundational partnership enabled formal start of Derrimon and steady expansion.
• International Flavours and Fragrances (IFF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief partner and supplier for Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited. Collaboration on Ingredients Seminar to empower local consumers in the baking industry with new emulsifiers and enzymes for improved dough texture and shelf life.
• Self Reliance Youth Development OrganisationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner15-year partnership providing mentorship, academic support (extra-lessons) and financial support to over 30 high school students from less fortunate families. Derrimon/Sampars provides annual scholarships and support through this community initiative.
• Local Jamaican SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local schools for Books & Breakfast initiative during Child Month and Read Across Jamaica Day. Includes book donations, interactive readings, and Delect product sampling.
• TVJ (Television Jamaica)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsorship of TVJ's Schools' Challenge Quiz for second consecutive year, providing Derrimon Trading shares as prizes along with Delect Foods baskets and financial literacy workshops.
• SagicorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual Sigma 'Honour' Run charity event sponsorship. 125 Derrimon employees participated in 2024 staging benefiting The National Chest Hospital, Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital and Danny Williams School for the Deaf.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lasco Distributors Limited: Jamaican distributor of consumer goods (food, beverages, personal care, household) through a multi-island B2B channel network — directly comparable wholesale and product-mix overlap with Derrimon's distribution arm.
• Seprod Limited: Jamaican food manufacturer and distributor of flour, baked goods, dairy, oils and consumer staples — competes directly with Derrimon's manufacturing/distribution footprint on overlapping grocery categories.
• Wisynco Group: One of Jamaica's largest food and beverage manufacturers and distributors (Lasco, Eagle, Wassi brands), with similar grocery distribution scale and a comparable proprietary brand strategy.
• Jamaica Broilers Group: Vertically integrated Jamaican food producer and distributor covering poultry, feed milling and processed meats — shares Derrimon's farm/manufacture-to-retail business model and customer overlap, particularly with Arosa.
• GraceKennedy Limited: Jamaican-headquartered diversified conglomerate operating food trading, manufacturing, retail and financial services across the Caribbean — closely mirrors Derrimon's distribution-plus-manufacturing-plus-retail diversified model.
• Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ): Jamaican food-service and retail food distributor serving hotels, restaurants and supermarkets — overlaps with Derrimon's Sampars NY and Select Grocers channels on the foodservice side.

Broad incumbents

• Goddard Enterprises Limited: Barbadian-listed conglomerate producing and distributing baked goods, beverages, meats and consumer products across the Caribbean — a wider-Caribbean incumbent comparable to Derrimon's food/manufacturing/distribution verticals.
• Massy Holdings Ltd. Caribbean conglomerate spanning retail, consumer goods distribution, automotive, industrial and energy — operates at broader scale and geography than Derrimon but with an analogous diversified-distribution model.
• Sysco Corporation: Largest US foodservice distributor — comparable in distribution scale, warehouse logistics and broad-line category management, though operating at materially larger scale and broader geography.

Emerging players

• Salada Foods Jamaica Limited: Jamaican producer and distributor of instant coffee and tea products with a focused CPG portfolio — smaller and narrower than Derrimon but overlapping in branded consumer-food distribution channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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