Our Story

The name George F. Huggins & Company is taken from its founder, Sir George Frederick Huggins, who was born on the island of St. Vincent. In 1920, George F. Huggins & Company Limited (Trinidad) took over the operations of Martin Dean & Co. in Grenada and commenced trading on the island in staple agricultural products namely cocoa, nutmeg and mace purchased from the local estates. The company also represented various steamship lines which called at Grenada’s port at that time.

On August 31, 1945, the Grenadian company was registered as a separate entity under the name George F. Huggins & Company (Grenada) Limited and became known popularly as “Huggins”. In 1973, Huggins became a member of the T. Geddes Grant Group of Companies, which operates in many of the region’s territories.

In 1992, the Geddes Grant Group merged with the Caribbean conglomerate Neal & Massy Holdings (now Massy), thereby effectively becoming part of the largest and most diversified trading group in the region with representation in countries ranging from Guyana to North America.

The year 1998 ushered in a watershed moment for the company when the then Chief Executive Officer, Mr. G. A. Menezes skillfully led a team which negotiated a management buyout from Neal & Massy Holdings. Today, Huggins is proudly 100% locally owned, with 80% of it’s shareholders being current or retired employees of the company.