KINGSTON, Jamaica,

Red Stripe, the iconic Jamaican lager, is on its way to becoming truly home grown as parent company Diageo aims to replace 70 per cent of imported inputs with locally grown raw materials by 2020.

This was recently revealed by Marguerite Cremin, Red Stripe’s head of corporate relations, who disclosed that they are working on establishing commercial agreements with several large and small Jamaican farmers to put 800 to 1,000 acres under cultivation with cassava and sorghum for the beer brew. Continue reading →