Nateram Ramnanan has a preference for being referred to as ‘Juice Man’. The sobriquet by which he is almost universally known precedes the growth of his enterprise, Original Juice to what it is today. As a boy he served as an apprentice to his father whom residents of Anna Regina still remember as the ‘Cane Juice Man’ who plied his trade grinding cane and selling the thick, dark juice.
Not only has the ‘Juice Man’ followed in his father’s footsteps; more significantly, he has refined and diversified the trade. At Charity in the Pomeroon, Original Juice is one of the well-recognized business enterprises. It began, perhaps not surprisingly with cane juice, in August 1982. Today, the factory manufactures and markets juices made from cherry, coconut and ginger among other agricultural produce. Juices apart, the enterprise manufactures a range of condiments including achar,