Sunshine Snacks

Cheezies
Family, 225g

UNITS PER BOX – 18

INGREDIENTS: Processed corn as cornmeal, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean, corn, and/or coconut oil) dried cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, cultured nonfat milk, corn starch, salt, artificial flavor soy flour, turmeric extract (color), monosodium glutamate, (flavor enhancer), modified whole milk, hydrolyzed soy protein, F D & C yellow #5 and #6, lactic acid, calcium silicate (anticaking agent), disodium insinate and guanylate, annatto coloring, white pepper, antioxidant TBHQ, BHA and/or BHT.

The Sunshine Snacks Division was formed in 1977 and like the Chocolate Division, has steadily expanded its product range over the years. Sunshine Snacks presently manufactures the widest range of products of any snack manufacturer in the region.
The division manufactures a range of products.
The Company’s snack production plant is also located in San Juan, Trinidad. This plant is approximately 49,120 square feet in size and along the lines of the other manufacturing facilities, includes a holding area for raw materials, production area, packaging area, and finished goods warehouse.

The Chocolate Family

The Charles Candy operation commenced in 1974 producing a range of chocolate products. Production expanded shortly thereafter to include plain as well as chocolate-covered wafers. Subsequently, in 1980, the technology and plant, and equipment required for the manufacture of candy bars were acquired from a subsidiary of Unilever in Ireland. Today, the Charles Candy division produces over 55 products.

The division currently manufactures the following products:

Tablet bars;
Chocolate coated products � peanuts, raisins, almonds;
Chocolate coated wafers;
Single layered candy bars; and Double layered candy bars
Energy Bars

The Charles Candy plant is located at the Company’s head office in San Juan, Trinidad. The plant is approximately 50,000 square feet in size and products are manufactured with top-of-the-line European equipment.

The Biscuits Family

Sunshine Snacks

The Consolidated Biscuits Division was formed in 1987 as a joint venture between ABIL and United Biscuits of England, the largest biscuit manufacturer in Europe. In 1996, ABIL acquired the minority shareholding from United Biscuits, becoming the sole owner of the Division.

At present Consolidated Biscuits produces approximately 45 different products.

ABIL’s biscuits processing plant is located in Arima, Trinidad. The plant is approximately 34,800 square feet in size and includes administration offices, a holding area for raw materials, a mixing area, production area, packaging, and a finished goods warehouse.

The Cereal Family

Universal Foods Limited (UFL) is a subsidiary of the Associated Brands Investments Limited Group of companies. It is a world-class manufacturer of Ready To Eat (RTE) breakfast cereals and is the only RTE cereal manufacturer in the region.

UFL began operations in August 1986, and currently manufactures twenty types of cereal under seven different brands using both the traditional and extruded processes of cereal making.

Some of the traditional cereals are as follows: Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Nutty Flakes �n’ Honey, Bran Flakes, Raisin Bran, Oat Bran Flakes.

ABIL’s cereal plant is strategically located in the Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Trinidad. The facility is in close proximity to one of the largest shipping ports in the region allowing for easier access to international markets.

Universal Foods Limited manufactures and exports over 70% of its throughput to markets in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the U.S.A. The national brands, Sunshine and Universal are strong market leaders in all of the Caricom markets. UFL also manufactures a number of Private Label brands, as well as bulk and institutional specialty sizes, for both the local and export markets.

The plant manufactures its products via two main processes. Examples of some of these products are as follows:

Sunshine Snacks

CORN CURLS, CHEESE BALLS, ZOOMERS, CHEESE PUFFS, STAR BITES, CHEE ZILLAS, CHILLI BALLS, SNAX STIX BBQ, CHEE ZEE FOIL, CLASSIC SELECTS, CORNADOS, TAYTO, POTATO CHIP, CARAMEL, CRUNCH, OLE, CORN CHIPS, CHIPSTERS, RIPPLES, POTATO STIXX, SUN SNACKS, PEANUT, HONEY ROASTED, FRUIT & NUT, POURING PACK, COCKTAIL NUTS, SUN MIX, CASHEWS, GROUNDNUTS, ROASTED ALMONDS, SMOKED ALMONDS, FRUIT & ALMONDS,

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