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Attalea maripa, commonly called maripa palm [3] is a palm native to tropical South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It grows up 35 m (115 ft) tall and can have leaves or fronds 10–12 m (33–39 ft) long. This plant has a yellow edible fruit which is oblong ovoid and cream. An edible oil can be extracted from the pulp of the fruit and from the ...
Astrocaryum is a genus of spiny palms native to Mexico, Trinidad, Central and South America; the sharp, flattened spines that cover the trunk can be up to 30 cm (12 inches) long. [2] The Caribbean species has solitary stems, 8 to 20 metres (26 to 66 ft) tall.
Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean.Comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with numerous smaller islands, it is located 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) northeast off the coast of Venezuela, 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) south of Grenada, and west of Barbados.
The palm flora of Trinidad and Tobago consists primarily of species with a South American distribution. Three genera of palm are endemic to the Greater Antilles: Calyptronoma, Hemithrinax and Zombia. Although nearly ubiquitous in the region, the coconut (Cocos nucifera) is not native to the Caribbean.
K.C. Confectionery Limited is one of the largest confectioners in the Caribbean region. [1] Founded in 1922 by Ibrahim Khan [2] as a cottage industry and developed as a factory in 1957, but it was fully automated in the early 1990s.
Royal Castle is a fast food restaurant chain in Trinidad and Tobago. Royal Castle was founded in 1968 by two Trinidadian couples, Irene and Vernon Montrichard and Marie and Ray Permenter in Port of Spain as the first fast food chain in Trinidad and Tobago. [3] It grew to 37 locations with 520 employees over time.
Mario's Pizzeria is a pizza restaurant chain in Trinidad and Tobago. Mario's started operations in June 1972 as a sandwich deli at the Valpark Shopping Plaza. It was launched by Richard Harford and Roger Gibbon. After launching, they were convinced by three other friends to turn the sandwich shop into a pizza parlour, the first in the country.
Cannings Foods Limited was a Trinidad and Tobago company founded in 1912 by Ernest Canning, a British-born businessman. [1] The enterprise began as a grocery store. Then it introduced dairy products (including ice cream), baked goods, poultry processing, and soft drinks. Cannings acquired the Coca-Cola franchise for Trinidad in 1939. The ...