Tastee Ltd is a Jamaican institution founded in Kingston in 1966 by Vincent and Valerie Chang as a family-owned bakery. Six decades later, its original patty recipe remains at the heart of a homegrown brand serving communities across Jamaica through more than 15 locations.
Golden Krust Caribbean RestaurantGolden Krust Caribbean Restaurant brings Jamaican cooking and bakery traditions to restaurants and retail shelves, from its signature patties to family-recipe jerk chicken. Founded in the Bronx in 1989 by Lowell Hawthorne, his wife Lorna, four siblings and their spouses, the company grew from a pooled family venture into a North American chain with more than 125 restaurants and a South Bronx manufacturing plant. Its roots reach back to Hawthorne & Sons Bakery in Jamaica, where the founder’s parents built a family baking business beginning in 1949.ROOSEVELT, NY
Tower Isle's Frozen Foods LtdTower Isle's Frozen Foods Ltd makes Jamaican-style patties and other Caribbean-inspired frozen foods in its Brooklyn factory. Founded more than 50 years ago by Jamaican couple Earl and Joy Levi, the business grew from a weekend Jamaican takeout bakery using Joy's grandmother's recipe; it says it coined the term “Jamaican Style Patties” and sells through grocery and food-service channels.BROOKLYN, NY
Royal Caribbean BakeryFounded in 1978 by Jamaican-born Vincent and Jeanette HoSang, Royal Caribbean Bakery makes Jamaican breads, buns and cakes for New York-area retail and wholesale customers. Its original 3,000-square-foot Bronx bakery remains a retail location, while production and distribution operate from a 20,000-square-foot facility in Mount Vernon. The bakery is also an official distributor of Caribbean Food Delights Jamaican-style patties.MOUNT VERNON, NY
Caribbean Food DelightsFounded in the Bronx in 1978 by Jamaican immigrants Vincent and Jeanette HoSang, Caribbean Food Delights remains a privately owned, second-generation HoSang family company. Its Tappan operation has grown from those humble beginnings into a 103,000-square-foot manufacturing facility serving customers with frozen Jamaican-style patties. The company employs about 150 people and holds SQF Food Safety and Food Quality certification.TAPPAN, NY