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Lucky Lankage, Chief Executive Office GraceKennedy (Ontario) Inc. receives an award from Erwin Burton, Deputy CEO, Grace Kennedy Ltd. & CEO, GK Foods (Right) and Douglas Orane, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Ltd.

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CBC news anchor Dwight Drummond, Master of Ceremonies.

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Lucky Lankage, Chief Executive Office GraceKennedy (Ontario) Inc.

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Shyam Ranganathan, Dean, School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culture, Centennial College.

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Erwin Burton, Deputy CEO, GraceKennedy Ltd. & CEO, GK Foods.

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Douglas Orane, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Grace Kennedy Ltd.

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Award recipients pose for a picture.

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Jazz Musicians Eddie Bullen and son Quincy Bullen.

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Dr. Pamela Applet, Board Member, GraceKennedy (Ontario) Inc. delivers the vote of thanks.

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Children perform a dance item to mark the occassion.

The “Essence of Grace” hosted by GraceKennedy to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the company in Ontario. The event was attended by 400 guests comprised of GraceKennedy’s international VIP’s industry partners, local celebrities, other business stakeholders, employees and communities.

All elements of the event and program captured the ‘essence’ of this Caribbean giant whose footprint is growing steadily globally. It was an unprecedented culinary collaboration between GraceKennedy Ontario and Centennial College, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture, as well as a celebration benefitting a silver anniversary. Celebrity Chef, Selwyn Richards from “The Art of Catering” will also showcase exotic dishes from the Caribbean.

GraceKennedy is one of the Caribbean’s largest and most dynamic corporate entities. The company started in Jamaica in 1922 as a small trading establishment and wharf founders. Today, the GraceKennedy group comprises a varied network of some 60 subsidiaries and associated companies located across the Caribbean and in North and Central America and the United Kingdom.

Operations span the food distribution, financial insurance remittance hardware retailing and food processing industries. GraceKennedy’s mission continues to be “To satisfy the unmet needs of Caribbean people wherever we live in the world”. Guests will be treated with a delicious cuisine.