Sugar tax pushes GraceKennedy beverage prices up 9 per cent as of May 1
KINGSTON, Jamaica — GraceKennedy Limited will raise prices on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages by an average of nine per cent from May 1, citing the Government’s new sugar-content-based tax and other cost increases, according to a customer notice seen by the Jamaica Observer. In the April 24 notice, the Jamaican conglomerate said the increase applies to general trade customers and covers “non-alcoholic sweetened beverages”, along with “other products affected by cost...