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Stage One
Origin selection
We map the season, shortlist belts by crop behaviour, and open sample lines with mills we have worked with before.
Since 2009 · Sourcing At Origin
Verdura Epicure
A sourcing, trading and export house for agricultural foods. We buy at the growing belt, grade to contract, and deliver pulsesspiceslentilsbasmaticashews to importers, processors and retail brands across five continents.
Toor Dal
Sortex Basmati
Alleppey Turmeric
Kabuli Chickpeas
Hulled Sesame
W320 Cashew
Teja Chilli
Organic Jaggery
16+
Years At Origin
Who We Are
Harvest first, market second
Verdura Epicure began as a small procurement office in a pulse-milling town and grew into a full-service export business. We still work the way we started — standing in the mandi at arrival, cutting samples ourselves, and turning down a lot when it does not read right.
16+Years Trading
11Growing States
30+Export Markets
The range
Twelve categories, one standard of care
01 — Whole & Ground
Spices
Turmeric, chilli, cumin, coriander and pepper from named belts.
02 — Pulses
Pulses And Lentils
Toor, moong, masoor and urad in whole, split and skinned forms.
03 — Legumes
Beans And Peas
Kabuli chickpeas, kidney beans, green and yellow peas.
04 — Rice
Rice Suppliers
Aged basmati and non-basmati parboiled, raw and steamed grades.
05 — Nuts
Nuts & Dry Fruits
Cashew grades, almonds, raisins, figs, dates and apricots.
06 — Seeds
Oil Seeds
Natural and hulled sesame, groundnut kernels, mustard and niger.
07 — Sweeteners
Sugar And Jaggery
Refined and raw cane sugar alongside traditional kolhu jaggery.
08 — Grains
Grains And Salt
Milling wheat, maize, millets, buckwheat and edible salt.
09 — Blends
Blended Spices Powder
House masalas and formulations blended to your recipe sheet.
10 — Pressed & Refined
Cooking Oils
Coconut, groundnut, mustard and sunflower oil, refined or cold-pressed to spec.
11 — Coffee
Coffee
Arabica and robusta from Indian estates, green or roasted, graded to screen and cup.
12 — Fresh
Vegetables
Onion, garlic, green chilli, ginger and seasonal fresh produce, packed at origin.
16+
Years in the trade
34+
Destination markets
1850+
Containers shipped
99.2%
On-spec acceptance
Why buyers stay
Six things importers tell us they cannot get elsewhere
Bought at the belt
Buyers based in the producing districts each season — origin price, not a chain of margins.
Specification, not adjectives
Written moisture, admixture and defect tolerances on every offer — we ship to the numbers.
Documentation, end to end
Phytosanitary, origin, fumigation and insurance — issued well ahead of every vessel cut-off.
99.2%
On-Spec Acceptance
Predictable sailing
Booked space on established lines with a named coordinator per account.
A documented HACCP system
Every lot moves through the same checkpoints, routine or urgent.
Independent verification
Third-party inspection on request, counter-samples kept for twelve months.
How we work
From growing block to your warehouse door
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Stage Two
Sampling & approval
Pre-shipment samples travel to you with a full analysis sheet. Nothing is booked until the grade is signed off.
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Stage Three
Cleaning & grading
Destoning, gravity separation, sortex colour sorting and metal detection, then moisture correction to contract.
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Stage Four
Packing & stuffing
Food-grade jute, PP or laminated packs, palletised or floor-loaded, stuffed under supervision with photographic record.
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Stage Five
Documents & sailing
Phytosanitary, certificate of origin, fumigation and insurance issued ahead of vessel cut-off, with live tracking to discharge.
Assurance
Quality is a procedure here, not a promise
Food safety is the part of this business where being approximately right is the same as being wrong. Our facility runs a documented HACCP plan, and every lot moves through the same checkpoints regardless of how urgent the booking is.
FSSAI LicensedFood business operator
ISO 22000Food safety management
HACCPHazard analysis plan
Organic CertifiedSelected product lines
Start a conversation
Send us your specification. We will tell you honestly what this season can deliver.
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Sample plan included
Ships to 30+ markets