In the early 60s farmers were anxiously looking for a way to put in the market their main produce milk. With this as a common goal, a group of 12 leading farmers and a Puerto Rican counterpart joined together in 1966 with the goal of founding the Rica pasteurizing plant. The company was founded under the dynamic entrepreneurial of its first acting CEO Mr. Marino Cáceres.

Rica was a pioneer producing grade A milk, introducing modern packaging while leading the industry to a profitable era where a standardized quality control exist.

Nowadays the Rica Group, a completely Dominican owned corporate group, is composed of Pasteurizadora Rica in the capital city of Santo Domingo, Pasteurizadora Cibao in the city of Santiago and the Dominican Citric Consortium located in Villa Altagracia, being this jointly operated with the Sugar Council of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Citric Consortium currently has over a million orange trees scattered throughout more than 2300 acres of land.

The track of successes has continued throughout the 90s with the introduction of a new line of UHT (Ultra High Temperature pasteurizing) products such as milk and other beverages, which last up to 6 month without the need of being refrigerated. This process is complemented with the use of the aseptic packaging called “Tetra Pack” guaranteeing the freshness of the product. The UHT process allows Rica the opportunity to offer its products in the global market with an excellent quality at competitive prices.

The Rica Group in the last couple of years has invested over US$12, 000,000 on the modernization and update of its production line and all of its equipments which include the UHT production line.
By providing solutions to social problems, the Rica Group has demonstrated its concern and interest in the wellbeing of all the members our community. To give an example: Rica serves milk to children of low income families thru a State program that provides breakfast at public schools; it also donates its products to several hospitals and healthcare centers throughout the country.

Since 1975, Dr. Julio Brache operates as the CEO of the Rica Group. He remembers taking 6 months off from his duties as a general surgeon and director of one of the most important hospitals in the country to take over the management of the Rica Group in 1971, where he has since stayed. Currently eleven members of the Brache and Cáceres family take an active role in the Rica Group. These, along with more than 3,000 other employees, work hand in hand to guarantee the leadership of the company in the dairy and citric industry.