Roberts Manufacturing Co. Limited operates from a 21 acre complex at Lower Estate, St. Michael in Barbados, producing shortening, margarine and cooking oil products. These products are sold in 15 countries and counting across the Caribbean. Roberts Manufacturing Co. Limited employs some 196 persons and is a private limited liability company jointly owned by Proven Group Ltd of Jamaica and Ansa McAL Trading Limited.

Thanks to you, our incredible customers, Roberts Manufacturing Co. Limited has grown to become a very successful company from very humble origins. In 1937 the company began in the backyard of the house of its namesake, Mr. J. C. Roberts, who formulated dishwashing soap as his first product then later found interest in margarine. Mr. Roberts’ efforts and entrepreneurial spirit attracted the attention of Sir Kenneth R. Hunte and on March 24, 1944, Roberts Manufacturing Co. Limited was formed. Sir Hunte was appointed as Managing Director – a position he held until his retirement in September 1983. In 1949 Glow Spread and Mello Kreem were launched and quickly gained recognition locally and regionally.