Business View Caribbean | April 2021

46 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN APRIL 2021 Balgobin reports, “It tastes really good, not like cassava. Our products aren’t flavored, they contain real ingredients. For example, our granola bars have peanuts, ginger, and dates. Not peanut, ginger, or date flavoring, but the real thing. Our flavor is very unique and that’s what makes us stand out. We make a Tropical Granola with coconut, pineapple, and papaya. People love that one.” Caribbean Health Foods also operates the only meat-free food manufacturing facility in the Caribbean. Balgobin boasts, “There are no eggs or meats in our manufacturing system. The veggie meats we make here are 100 percent plant based. We’re also Halal certified. Other vegetarian products, despite being vegetarian, may have ingredients that don’t pass the Halal Examination and Certification test. We do. Our veggie meats do well in Muslim and Hindu communities, as well as for individuals who fast, especially during Divali or Lent.” Ensuring customers can easily purchase