With Agro Processing continuing to make a name for itself as a mainstream entrepreneurial pursuit in Guyana, the Richmonds, (Michellina and Oscar), owners of Centaur Holdings of Jacklow, Pomeroon are beginning to get that ‘we’re getting there’ feeling. What was once a trial-and-error undertaking, derived from their substantive pursuit of agriculture, and the growth which was hinged to a decidedly modest local (community) market, has graduated to an entrepreneurial undertaking that has provided the couple with an enhanced sense of purpose.
Centaur Holdings, the Richmonds believe, is well on the way to hitting its straps, graduating from the ‘hard grind’ of manual production to an automated operation that ‘turns out’ a range of manufactured products from agricultural produce. Manufacturing under the brand Green Diamond Foods, the Richmonds presently ‘turn out’ a range of products that include Cassava Casareep, Cassava Bread, Plantain Flour, Plantain Chips, Cake and Porridge Mixes and a range of Teas that utilize indigenous herbs. Incremental growth has bred enhanced ambition and the Richmonds are currently single-mindedly occupied with popularizing the brand. Things are beginning to happen.