“KFC has grown from one location on Outdated Hope Street into an organization using 3,000 Jamaicans, 500 of whom have served over a decade. That speaks volumes concerning the firm’s dedication to its folks,” shared Prime Minister The Most Honourable Dr Andrew Holness on the grand opening of KFC’s latest restaurant in Black River, St. Elizabeth.
Hosted on Saturday, July 26, the occasion featured group members, authorities representatives, enterprise companions, and firm management to have fun the restaurant’s position in supporting native growth and increasing entry to its providers within the parish.
Delivering the keynote handle, Prime Minister Holness additionally emphasised the significance of the event, not only for Black River, however for Jamaica’s continued development and funding in native communities.
“At present, we’re reaffirming the ability of funding, group, and perception in our cities. I used to be about to say that is the forty second KFC location in Jamaica, however the true achievement is that this: it’s the primary new KFC to open of their fiftieth anniversary 12 months – and that’s a giant deal.”
The brand new location, located at 78A Excessive Avenue in Black River, represents a JMD $355 million funding and has created 65 new jobs. In line with Eating places of Jamaica Ltd. Managing Director Mark Myers, it’s a part of a broader nationwide growth technique to foster development throughout each city and rural communities.
“With this new location, we’ve invested JMD $355 million and created 65 brand-new jobs, actual alternatives that we hope will uplift households and energize this vibrant city. For us at Eating places of Jamaica, that is about constructing lasting relationships, supporting native economies, and changing into a part of the rhythm and spirit of Black River.”
Recognizing the restaurant’s potential to spice up financial exercise, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Business, Funding and Commerce, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, The Hon. Floyd Inexperienced, joined the celebration to focus on its contribution to group growth in St. Elizabeth.
Because the programme drew to a detailed, the KFC Jamaica workforce invited the group to share within the celebration with a spirited marching band procession via the city centre – a full of life show that mirrored the delight and vitality shared between residents and the model.
Neighborhood members expressed their pleasure, describing the occasion as a welcome addition to the city’s business panorama. Some even referred to as it “a brand new sense of hope” for Black River.
“At KFC, we stay dedicated to job creation, business activation, and sustainable development in each rural and concrete communities. We’ve carried out so for 50 years, and we sit up for doing so for one more 50,” affirmed Myers.
