A have a look at athe Beezy’s Sizzling Jamaican Pepper Merchandise line on show at their current launch in Kingston, Jamaica.
In simply 4 months, Beezy’s Sizzling Jamaican pepper merchandise has gone from a birthday shock to a rising pepper product in the US. Created by Jamaican entrepreneur Elizabeth Bonny, the enterprise is now making ready to develop operations to Jamaica, the place Bonny believes the model actually belongs.
“It began in July for my husband’s sixtieth birthday final 12 months. I needed one thing completely different to provide away — no shot glasses, no coasters. I needed one thing distinctive,” Bonny defined in an interview with the Jamaica Observer.
That one thing distinctive turned out to be a selfmade pepper sauce. With no prior expertise in sauce-making, Bonny turned to Google, experimenting with completely different substances and flavours in her kitchen.
“I began making it in my kitchen, mixing the whole lot myself. The blender finally gave up — it simply couldn’t sustain with the demand,” she stated with amusing.
She admitted to the Sunday Finance that she had no concept why she selected pepper of all issues however the first product, a yellow pepper sauce, rapidly grew to become a success amongst household and pals. The demand pushed Bonny to take issues a step additional, however she then realised she wanted a bigger area for manufacturing. Her husband, Stefan, owned a warehouse in Florida, which they determined to transform into a producing area. Regardless of beginning operations in Florida, Bonny at all times envisioned bringing the enterprise dwelling to Jamaica.
“It’s Jamaican. I’m Jamaican. I need to come dwelling and produce my stuff dwelling,” she instructed the Sunday Finance.
Presently, Beezy’s merchandise are bought solely on-line within the US, however Bonny is actively working to introduce the model to the Jamaican market. The enterprise lately achieved a serious milestone by getting trademarked and is now pursuing FDA approval within the States. The subsequent step is assembly the necessities of Jamaica’s Bureau of Requirements and shifting manufacturing to Jamaica.
Beginning a pepper-based enterprise isn’t with out its challenges. Bonny shared that one of the crucial vital hurdles has been sourcing sufficient peppers, particularly throughout chilly spells in Florida, when pepper crops don’t thrive. She can also be considering bringing the manufacturing to Jamaica as an alternative however asserts having her personal pepper farm domestically shouldn’t be part of the plan as she needs to assist native pepper farmers. Beezy’s at the moment provides 4 pepper-based merchandise: the yellow pepper sauce, Scotch Bonnet pepper oil — Bonny’s tackle chilli oil — curry butter, and pepper butter, which she calls the fan favorite.
“Most pepper butters have a mustard base. Mine doesn’t. It’s fully completely different,” Bonny proudly acknowledged. “I’ve transformed so many non-pepper lovers with that butter. Individuals who would usually say ‘mi nuh innah pepper’ completely find it irresistible.”
For Bonny, 2025 is all about enlargement, beginning with Jamaica earlier than wanting into increasing in different Caribbean nations. As Beezy’s Sizzling Jamaican Pepper Merchandise prepares to enter the Jamaican market, Bonny stays centered on perfecting her model’s distinctive choices and staying true to her Jamaican roots.
