The fresh fruit packing house prepares fresh citrus fruits for the local and export market. In this facility, fresh citrus fruits are washed, waxed, sized and packaged into bags, cartons or bulk pallet bins. The product is then shipped as refrigerated cargo to markets in Europe and the Caribbean. The facility has the capacity to pack over 200,000 lbs per day (8-12 hours).

The concentrate plant converts fresh citrus juice into frozen concentrate. In this facility, the fresh citrus fruits are washed and the juice extracted. The juice is then strained and passed through an evaporator that boils off the majority (85%) of the water leaving a concentrated juice, which is then stored in drums and frozen. The frozen concentrate is then sold locally or is used in the juice blending and bottling plant. The facility has the capacity to produce 4,500 gallons of concentrate per day (24 hours).

In our blending facility various raw materials blended in accordance with our recipes to make each flavor. All these raw materials must first be approved by our Quality Control Team (QCT) before being used. Once blended and again approved by the QCT the product is pasteurized and sent to refrigerated holding tanks to await bottling. Our beverages are packaged into both refrigerated (plastic bottles and gable top cartons) and non-refrigerated (tetra pak carton) formats. For traceability and to inform our consumers, all our packages contain a batch code and expiry date. After filling, the product is packaged in crates or shrink-wrapped before being palletized and transported to the storage facility for stocking and distribution.

In our Puree Plant we process a wide cross-section of Jamaican fruits, while in season. These include Sorrel, Mango, June Plum, Carrots, Banana, Beetroot and Callaloo and more! The process of extracting the juice varies according to the type of fruit. Once the juice has been extracted it is either used immediately in our blending facility, or stored in 55 gallon drums and frozen for out of season use.

Our chilled beverage products are required to be kept refrigerated throughout their life-cycle, in order to ensure product integrity. TWCL has invested in a “state of the art” chilled distribution system. This begins with our 20,000 square foot cold room at our head office in Bog Walk, St. Catherine and we distribute island-wide with our fleet of refrigerated trucks.