Welcome to Stone Group Foods, importers and distributors.
At Stone, we value and recognise the importance of unity, community and trust in Jamaican culture. We aim to provide customers a renewed trust in a brand that is ethically run and operated by an authentic Jamaican family. It’s all about ‘family’ for us here at Stone, which is why our produce is supplied by local farmers, which provides jobs for the local community. We believe that by working together, we can grow in strength as a community. We are passionate about quality and competitive pricing, and our mission is to deliver this to our customers. We are excited to be on this journey with you.
The Founders
Stone was founded by husband and wife team, Andrew and Amoy Stone in 2019. However, the story begins over 20 years ago, when, as a student, Andrew worked as an employee of one of the leading manufacturers of Jamaican food products. He decided that he would one day start his own import and distribution business with the encouragement of the factory owner and mentor.
Hitting the ground running
In 2019, on a trip back to Jamaica, Andrew reconnected with his old friend and mentor. His passion for importing was reignited and as soon as the plane landed back in the UK, he got to work. Walking tirelessly around retailers and wholesalers across London, and often times with our five children in tow, we began our market research and later secured some orders.
Like with most businesses starting up, settling on the Brand name took some time but eventually we settled on “Stone”, our family name. “The kids have been part of the journey from day one… it only seemed right that we leave something special behind for them to continue”, says Amoy. Countless late nights after the kids had gone to bed, we would be up in bed on the computer doing research and putting plans to paper, many times completely clueless about our next step. However, our tenacity has finally paid off as we are able to turn the vision of Stone Group Foods into a reality.