With most locally manufactured agro-produce still unable to break through the ‘glass ceiling’ that affords them uninhibited access to high-profile food outlets, the modest facilities of the Robb and Alexander streets, Guyana Shop, continue to be the critical local standard bearer for product promotion in the sector.
Whilst some local supermarkets have been making a marked effort to afford local agro-produce a higher profile on their shelves, the mainstream brands continue to dominate, their predominance, the marketing gurus tell us, being a function of consumer demand. However, one local manufacturer of popular spices told Stabroek Business earlier this week that access by local agro-produce to supermarket shelves in Guyana should be mandatory. This is not a view shared by the Stabroek Business, but one which, coming from a manufacturer anxious to break into ‘the big time,’ is understandable.
