Basdeo’s Dynasty was established in March 2021 as a family business which processes and bottles pepper sauce and mango achar and now one year later, the company has expanded its business to process and package several other items.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday said that the company is now a part of its Made in Guyana Certification Mark Programme.
“We manufacture products which are pure and easy to use. In addition, everything is prepared and packaged separately so there’s no contamination,” Proprietress of Basdeo’s Dynasty, Radhika Basdeo said.
She said that the business was formed as a means of processing surplus peppers and mangoes harvested from the family’s farm. Following extensive research, Basdeo said she was able to set up the facility at her home at Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD). “It was all because of my dad, he motivated me… so I’m making the family name (Basdeo) known, and making them proud out there,” she said.
Earlier this year, the GNBS said that it approached Basdeo’s Dynasty to become a part of the Made in Guyana Certification Mark Pro-gramme which aims to promote locally manufactured products and boost competitiveness. The proprietress said she wasted no time in signing up since she wanted to differentiate her products from those of competitors.
Basdeo stated, “Work-ing with the GNBS, the process has been smooth and informative. I never hesitated to reach out to the Officers from the GNBS Business Develop-ment and Certification Services Departments and they were always willing to provide support.”
The GNBS said that on September 09, 2022, Basdeo’s Dynasty was successfully certified to use the Made in Guyana Standards Mark on its Pepper sauce, mango achar, garam masala, ground turmeric, plantain flour, whole nutmeg, whole geera, grind geera, split peas powder and salted fish.
“For us, getting certification ready was no walk in the park but with all the help I received it was attained eventually. The effort has allowed me to add value to my business and my products,” the proprietress said.
Following certification, the businesswoman said demand for her products has increased. “I’ve gotten into some supermarkets quite easily. Also, people who had reached out to me regarding products in the past, when they saw the news of the certification on social media and elsewhere, they have been reaching out more than ever to purchase products. Some retailers are even interested in site visits as well,” Basdeo said, according to the GNBS.
