Dante Delights - winning hearts one sip at a time

Dante Delights – winning hearts one sip at a time

Apr 18, 2021 News

“I think young entrepreneurs play a very inspirational role and demonstrate to society the significance of their image. We highlight that the youths are the ones carrying the torch.”

By Sueann Wickham

The 18-year-old entrepreneur, Dante Romalho.

Kaieteur News – With a unique touch and total commitment, this week’s young entrepreneur is currently on a mission to fulfil a lifelong dream. Through Dante Delights, a local mauby brand, 18-year-old Dante Romalho, has been making a noticeable impression. The remarkable young man has been deliberately working towards redefining how people see mauby, a beverage that many dislike because of its “bitter” taste. Already Romalho has been achieving this goal by using an amazing family recipe and he has managed to win many hearts thus far. In an exclusive interview with Kaieteur News, Romalho told the tale of how he came to establish his own business. Dante Delights, he said, kicked off on April 20, 2020 and has been catering to mauby lovers ever since. “Well, my motivation stemmed from being in quarantine and not doing anything, and not making any money. I felt like nothing was going on for me and wanted a way to channel my productivity, so I conspired with my mother and grandmother to take the family recipe for mauby, to bottle it and distribute to people and places,” he shared. When he was given the green light, he started by selling small 500 millilitre bottles and within two months he switched to one and two-litre bottles which were distributed to his first official client, the Chand’s Service Station at Ogle, East Coast Demerara. He revealed that the unprecedented support he got for his hustle was very baffling. His social media friends, which he described as his “little circle” and even strangers flooded him with support by purchasing his product. “Everyone who has tried the mauby likes it, including people who generally dislike mauby and say mauby is that bitter thing. I usually ask them to try mine and (after they do) their thoughts change almost instantly,” he related with pride. While his venture has been doing very well, the young entrepreneur does not intend to stop there. In fact, he told this publication that his dream was always to own a café and a nightspot. He plans to have at his cafe, once it becomes a reality, a variety of hot beverages, pastries, and local juices (including his famous mauby) as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner treats. Given that the pandemic birthed his business, it has not given him many challenges. “Well to tell you the truth, the pandemic hasn’t affected my business, my business affected the pandemic. People are coming out of their comfort zone to purchase Dante Delights mauby very often. Sales keep going up each time we widen distribution because that recipe is clearly undefeated when compared to other brands of mauby on the market,” he said quite matter of factly. He stated that the only challenge he has encountered thus far – and that was in the inception, was being able to maintain the consistency of the product quality. But Romalho has clearly mastered his craft. With conviction he said, “I think young entrepreneurs play a very inspirational role and demonstrate to society, the significance of their image. We highlight that the youths are the ones carrying the torch.” The role that young entrepreneurs play in society, he intimated, is an important one. As such, he believes that the government should give small businesses, such as his, a fighting chance by allowing them more exposure and by investing a bit more time into structuring ways for them to grow. Small businesses, especially with youths at their helm, deserve, “a push start I should say to slingshot the pace at which it would take an ordinary small business to grow,” he asserted. Fortunately, for Romalho, the family recipe he uses to make his product has given him a chance to caress success by enticing new mauby lovers. Persons who wish to give this palatable mauby a try can follow Dante Delights on Facebook, or call/message Romalho on his WhatsApp number +592-613-9865.

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