Doña Griselda Guizado Gironda started a small business that, over time, would become a prestigious factory of delicious tamales, as traditional in our capital as they are in our country.
Doña Julia Guizado gets married, and it is Miss Alicia Guizado, the other daughter, who takes over the small business. Doña Alicia, a single, visionary woman with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, is determined not only to formalize the business but also to grow it in a decisive manner.
She makes contact with the "Todos" stores, owned by the wealthy Rockefeller, managed by a gentleman with the last name Tay, supported by Mexicans Torres and other Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Honduran executives. The demand for Doña Alicia's tamales quickly increases, reaching a production of 1,500 humitas per week, of which 1,000 were sweet and 500 were savory.
After the military coup, the “Todos” stores are transferred to the Izaga family, keeping Doña Alicia as a steadfast supplier. The “Galax” stores are opened, and the demand for tamales continues to rise, requiring an increase in production to 6,000 units per week.
The supply to the demanding clientele continues, including the “Mariátegui” store in San Isidro, owned by an Oriental gentleman who was a close friend of Don Erasmo Wong. It was at this store that Don Erasmo tasted Doña Alicia's tamales, placing an initial order for 10 chicken tamales and 5 pork tamales for his store on 2 de Mayo Street in the same district. By the end of the first month, Don Erasmo's orders had increased to 50 chicken tamales and 50 pork tamales per week.
Don Pedro Montjoy is not alone in the business, as he works alongside his children Jesús and Paola. Together, they launched the brand “RECUTECU” under Corporación Montjoy, marketing not only traditional tamales but also vacuum-packed tamales for export, which have a shelf life of one year “without refrigeration.” This product promises to fill a niche in the foreign market, catering to Peruvians living far from their homeland who long for that incomparable Peruvian flavor.
Currently, Recutecu serves the main supermarket chains in Peru. The production level now reaches approximately 49,000 tamales per week and 196,000 tamales per month.