History of the Origin and Development of the Caribbean region of St. Thomas Coffee at Valenford Manor, Jamaica

The company's Blue Mountain Coffee Plantation is located in the heart of the Blue Mountains at the junction of St. Andrew and Portland, while Alpine Coffee plantations are located in Clarendon, St. Catherine and St. James. The company's business runs through the whole process of coffee production, from planting, primary processing, storage and sale of raw beans to coffee roasting and sales of cooked beans, and has developed new related products in recent years. Since the establishment of the Jamaica Coffee Industry Committee, it has established a long-term and close cooperative relationship with Valenford Coffee Co., Ltd. Most of the current national standards for coffee cultivation and processing in Jamaica come from Valenford Coffee Co., Ltd. Because of this, coupled with the special status of the only state-owned enterprise in the Jamaican coffee industry, many people confuse Valenford Coffee Co., Ltd. with the Jamaican Coffee Industry Committee. So that both sides can only take the trouble to explain it often.

Historically, Canada and Britain have been the major consumers of Jamaican coffee. Since 1985, Japan has become a major importer of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Annual imports account for 85% of Jamaica's annual output. But in recent years, the demand for boutique coffee in the Chinese market has become increasingly strong. Some shrewd merchants began to sell Blue Mountain Coffee to China from countries and regions such as Europe, North America, Japan and Hong Kong, but the problem of product quality assurance also emerged and intensified. In this regard, the Jamaican Coffee Industry Committee has increased its attention to the Chinese market and actively recommended high-quality Jamaican coffee to the Chinese market.

Coffee is the main cash crop in Jamaica, and coffee farms are all over the island. However, only in the four administrative regions of St. Andrew, Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary, certified by the Jamaica Coffee Industry Council (Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica,CIB), coffee grown in the Blue Mountains above 2000 feet above sea level is allowed to be called Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee.

The Jamaican Coffee Industry Committee was established in June 1950 to exercise the authority of the government to strictly regulate the cultivation and processing of coffee in order to ensure and further improve the quality of Jamaican coffee.

The Jamaican Coffee Industry Committee owns 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee? And 100% Jamaican alpine coffee? After strict certification, it is licensed to a small number of coffee growers and processors, including Wallenford Coffee Co., Ltd., established by Valenford Manor.

Today's Wallenford Coffee Co., Ltd. is an unlisted company wholly owned by the Jamaican government.