With roots dating back to the 1890s, Acado St. Lucia is one of the island’s largest and most progressive distributors of consumer products. The Company was founded in 1891 as Peter & Company by William Peter, initially operating as a coaling business. In 1961, J. N Goddard & Sons of Barbados acquired a majority stake.
Over time, the company expanded into food & beverage, building materials, and Nissan automotive dealerships and developed its own retail stores (PCD Food Mart, PCD Wines & Spirits & PCD Wet & Cold Express).
In 2015, Peter & Company purchased all shares of Bryden & Partners (St. Lucia) Ltd., and re-focused solely on fast-moving consumer goods. Later that year, Caribbean Distribution Partners Ltd. (CDP), a joint venture between Agostini’s Ltd. of Trinidad & Tobago and Goddard Enterprises Limited of Barbados, purchased 100% of the shares of Peter & Company Ltd. The company merged its Peter & Company and Bryden’s and PCL food & beverage operations into a single legal entity trading as Peter & Company Distribution (PCD) to capitalize on joint expertise and economies of scale.
In February 2025, CDP changed name to Acado Limited, and as a subsidiary Company, Peter & Company Limited changed name to Acado St. Lucia Limited.
