Fast growing food and drink distributor, Caribbean Producer’s Jamaica (CPJ), is to adopt the Glenhope Children’s Nursery, Maxfield Park Kingston.

The adoption will be formalised on Thursday, March 20, during a tour of the facility by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips, who is also Member of Parliament for East Central St Andrew, where the home is located, and senior executives of CPJ, including its Executive Chairman, Mark Hart, and Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Marketing and Sales, Dr David Lowe.

The Glenhope Nursery is part of the Glenhope complex on Maxfield Avennue, which also houses the much challenged Glenhope Place of Safety for girls, which was home to some 80 girls, aged eight to eighteen, awaiting an appearance in the family court, or wards of the state awaiting long-term placement, until it was closed by a fire in November, 2011.

Dr Lowe explained that CPJ values its role as a corporate citizen, and has been actively involved in several key areas of nation building, including environmental protection and education through its We CARE Foundation activities on Jamaica’s North Coast, as well as health care. However, its relationship with Glenhope adds a new dimension to its corporate focus.

“Our assistance will be part of a series of commitments over time,” he told OBSERVER ONLINE.

Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited, regarded as a pacesetter within the food service distribution sector in Jamaica, was established in 1994 in Montego Bay, but has since expanded into Kingston.

The company represents various internationally known brands in the food service industry, and is considered the fastest growing distribution company. It is also known for its one-stop shop hospitality and consumer markets, which are located at Guinep Way, Montego Freeport, St James and Lady Musgrave Road, Kingston.