LASCO Directors Tour Expanded Manufacturing and Distribution Complex

See First-Hand the Scale Behind Jamaica's Leading Nutrition Brand

Director and Company Secretary Vincent Chen highlights LASCO Vanilla Food Drink as one of his favourite beverages while touring the company’s White Marl production facility.

LASCO Manufacturing Limited (LML) and LASCO Distributors Limited (LDL) hosted members of their Board of Directors on a tour of the company's consumer division complex in White Marl, St. Catherine, offering an inside look at the operations that keep one of Jamaica's most recognised household brands on shelves across the island and the diaspora.

The tour was led by Executive Chairman James Rawle and brought together Justice Seymour Panton, Noel daCosta, Compton Rodney, Gary Peart and Collin Maxwell, along with Company Secretary Vincent Chen, LML Financial Controller Althea Powell, LML Deputy General Manager, Lisa Watts and LDL Chief Financial Officer Shellyann Jackson. The group moved through the Liquid and Powder Plant of LASCO Manufacturing, and the Distributors’ warehouse facilities before closing out the visit with a presentation and luncheon.

Executive Chairman James Rawle (right) briefs fellow directors and senior staff during a stop on the factory floor at the LASCO Consumer Division complex in White Marl, St. Catherine, on June 18. Pictured (from left) are Deputy General Manager Lisa Watts, Director Collin Maxwell, Justice Seymour Panton, and Director Gart Peart. The tour took directors through the Liquid and Powder Plant and the Distributors' warehouse facilities.

Inside the Manufacturing Liquid Plant, Production Manager Elvis Richardson and Engineering Manager Paulo Williams walked directors through a newly installed bottling line that has meaningfully expanded the facility's production capacity — a direct response, the company says, to sustained demand growth for its liquid product range.

The visit also took directors through the Powder Plant, where LASCO Food Drink, the company's flagship product, is manufactured locally from start to finish, underscoring the brand's continued investment in domestic production capability.

Deputy General Manager Lisa Watts (left) briefs Justice Seymour Panton on the capabilities and impact of newly installed plant equipment during the Board's tour of the White Marl manufacturing facility.

At the Distributors’ side of the complex, the tour of the warehouse facilities was led by LASCO Distributors Limited Consumer Division Warehouse Manager, Rainford Lennon. The recently expanded Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) warehouse now spans more than 30,000 square feet and holds 756 SKUs spanning LASCO's own portfolio alongside products from client partners including Unilever and Salada Foods Jamaica — a combined range covering nutrition, food and beverage, home and personal care, and healthcare categories.

Together, the Liquid and Powder Plant and the Distributors warehouse operations employ 250 people between staff and contractors, reflecting the scale of activity behind LASCO's footprint in the local manufacturing and distribution sector.

Rawle said the visit reinforced the importance of directors maintaining a direct connection with the company's operations.

“One of the most important things a Board can do is get off the page and into the business. Our directors are busy people, but there is no substitute for standing on a production floor, seeing a new bottling line running at capacity, walking a 30,000-square-foot warehouse and speaking directly with the people who make this company work every day,” the Executive Chairman expressed.

Rawle continued, “White Marl is a large and growing operation — we could not cover every inch of it in a single visit — but we covered the heart of it, and I believe every director left with a far richer understanding of what LASCO Manufacturing and LASCO Distributors are building. That is what governance looks like in practice.”

LASCO Executive Chairman James Rawle (right) and Director Gary Peart (second from right) inspect production machinery while Engineering Manager at LASCO Manufacturing Limited, Paulo Williams, responds to their questions during the Board's tour of the White Marl manufacturing facility.

The Board tour forms part of LASCO’s ongoing efforts to keep its directors closely engaged with on-the-ground operations as the company continues to scale capacity across both its manufacturing and distribution arms. 

Earlier this month, the company also welcomed finalists from the LASCO Chin Foundation's flagship recognition programmes — including the Nurse of the Year and Nursing Student of the Year, Saluting Our Heroes (Police Officer of the Year), and the Teacher and Principal of the Year Awards — for a similar behind-the-scenes experience. Held annually, the tour gives the programme ambassadors a first-hand understanding of LASCO's manufacturing and distribution operations while providing the company with valuable feedback from professionals who interact daily with Jamaicans in hospitals, schools and communities across the island.

LASCO Chin Foundation (LCF) ambassadors and LASCO personnel share a moment together following a behind-the-scenes tour of the White Marl complex, gaining first-hand insight into the company’s manufacturing and distribution processes.