Amy’s Pomeroon Foods Inc. (APFI) on Tuesday received certification from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to use the “made in Guyana” mark on its Regular and Mocha flavoured ground coffee as well as its roasted and green coffee beans which can increase tits potential to access external markets.
This is according to a press release from the GNBS which said that APFI is the second Guyanese company authorised to affix the “prestigious mark” on its products.
The release said that at a certification held at the company’s South Railway Embankment, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara (ECD) location, GNBS’ Executive Director (ag) Ramrattie Karan highlighted that the “Made in Guyana” mark will increase the potential of Amy’s Pomeroon Coffee to access regional and international markets.
“The company has proven to be another patriotic company and we want to encourage you to continue to strive [to] meet the requirements of standards and quality…that will allow you to export and not only to serve the local market,” the release quoted Karan as saying.
It said that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the AFPI, Louis Holder, lauded the programme as “a good step towards promoting local content,” while expressing his joy that his company was able to qualify.
Meanwhile, it said that the company’s Operations Manager Tyronne Gravesande in also thanking the GNBS said “I can hardly express in words how proud we are as Amy’s Pomeroon Foods Inc. to receive this Made in Guyana Mark. I can assure you that we will try to maintain a higher standard and keep it to the standard GNBS is expecting from us.”
The release said that the “Made in Guyana Certification Mark” was unveiled by First Lady Arya Ali at the GNBS’ National Quality Awards Ceremony in October 2021 and is a registered mark aimed at providing recognition to locally manufactured products on the local and international markets and is a “signature of quality for authentic Guyanese Products.”
The release said that the certification is valid for a period of one year and is open to all local manufacturers.
Among the requirements to become certified, manufacturers must use at least 60% raw materials from Guyana and employ 70% Guyanese staff.
The GNBS said that the Made in Guyana Certification will be monitored through surveillance visits by the GNBS to ensure the approved quality is maintained.
It informs that applications are open for local manufacturers interested in getting their products certified and that contact with its Certification Services Department can be made by calling telephone 219-0064-66 or via email certification@gnbsgy.org.
