THARAKAN AND COMPANY

What THARAKAN AND COMPANY does

Tharakan and Company is an Indian agro-exporter and processor founded in 1979 and headquartered in Kottayam, Kerala, operating through a network of sister concerns that includes Agro Products & Agencies (1979), Agro Cocoa Industries, Daynmerry™, and Natures Nature. The company self-describes as one of India's largest vanilla bean exporters and, through Agro Products & Agencies, as India's largest cocoa bean supplier, serving a worldwide B2B clientele of food manufacturers, confectionery producers, ice-cream makers, and spice importers alongside domestic consumer buyers. Its vertically integrated infrastructure comprises more than one dozen collection centres, three fermentation centres, and four drying yards across Kerala and neighbouring southern Indian states, supporting proprietary processes including a 5–6 month Bourbon vanilla curing cycle, cold extraction of vanilla (one to four fold), controlled cocoa bean fermentation and grading to ICCO Grade 1 and US FDA standards, and Kerala monsooning of coffee.

The product portfolio spans bulk raw commodities — Bourbon vanilla beans, Forastero cocoa beans, cocoa nibs, butter, powder and mass, Arabica and Robusta coffee, Malabar black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, nutmeg, clove, cumin, coriander, fennel, fenugreek, mustard, tamarind, Malabar tamarind / Garcinia Cambogia, refined and virgin coconut oil, and pineapple products — and value-added consumer lines marketed under two owned brands. Nature's Nurture™ covers vanilla extract, powder, paste, seeds, botanical extracts and Garcinia Cambogia Slim Line in retail packaging, while Daynmerry™ covers single-origin Kerala dark chocolates (55%–99% cocoa) with 30+ inclusion variants plus milk, white, drinking chocolate, chocopaste, syrup, and choco spread. Products are dual-certified under NPOP and NOP organic standards and the company holds ICCO Grade 1 and US FDA compliance for cocoa.

The business model combines direct container-load export (12.5 MT to 100 MT) with dealer-rate B2B supply (minimum 25 kg orders) and quote-based pricing, alongside a domestic retail network of six owned outlets under the Agro Products & Agencies banner across Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Consumer retail also runs through air-parcel courier shipments at approximately $25 per kg for 50 g to 1 kg packs. Marketing is conducted via the company website and a single sales email channel ([email protected]), with no disclosed digital marketplace, app, or e-commerce integration. The ownership remains founder-controlled through John. P. John, Parambil, with no evidence of institutional investment, public listing, or external capital; the company is privately held and reports approximately 19 employees in the input data.

Name

THARAKAN AND COMPANY

Legal name

Tharakan and Company

Website

https://tharakanandcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tharakan and Company is a privately held Indian agro-exporter founded in 1979, headquartered in Kottayam, Kerala, supplying Bourbon vanilla beans, cocoa beans and derivatives, spices, and branded chocolates (Nature's Nurture™, Daynmerry™) to worldwide B2B food manufacturers and Indian retail consumers through bulk container export and owned retail outlets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spice and Vanilla Export Manufacturing

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (311930), Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans (311351)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAIAKAD

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Food Ingredients & Commodities Trading/Wholesale

SECONDARYAFAJANAB

Ground & Powdered Spices

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Ingredients & Additives/Seasons & Spices

SECONDARYCRADAHAI

Coffee & Tea Concentrates, Syrups & Extracts

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Non-Alcoholic Beverages (Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks, Water)

SECONDARYAFAIAGAD

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Beverage Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Beverage Wholesale (Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic)

Keywords

• Vanilla bean export
• Cocoa bean supply
• Spice processing
• Dark chocolate manufacturing
• Organic agro products

Headquarters

HQ city

Kottayam

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Bulk Vanilla and Cocoa Bean Export: Wholesale and dealer rate supply of vanilla beans, cocoa beans, and agricultural commodities to international customers. Minimum 25 kg orders for dealer rates, with bulk shipments in container loads of 12.5 MT/25 MT/50 MT/100 MT
2. Consumer Packaged Products: Branded consumer products under Nature's Nurture™ and Daynmerry™ including vanilla extract, powder, paste, seeds in various packaging (transparent tubes, jars, vacuum pouches). Also includes chocolates, drinking chocolate, and chocopaste
3. Organic Certified Products: 100% Certified Organic Products complying with NOP, NPOP organic standards including vanilla, black pepper, nutmeg, clove, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, cocoa products
4. Pure Dark Chocolate Products: Wide range of dark chocolates (55%, 65%, 75%, 85%, 99%), milk chocolate, white chocolate with various flavor combinations. Available in bars (100g, 55g, 40g), presentation boxes (10g, 20g), and zip lock pouches

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tharakan and Company processes, manufactures, and exports Indian-origin Bourbon-quality vanilla beans, Grade I cocoa beans and derived products, and a broad range of spices and coffee. It supplies bulk raw commodities in container loads to international food manufacturers and confectioners, and sells branded consumer packaged products (vanilla extracts, powders, pastes; dark, milk and white chocolates; spice powders) under the Nature's Nurture™ and Daynmerry™ brands through owned retail outlets.

Product overview

Tharakan and Company is an Indian agricultural products exporter and manufacturer operating since 1979, offering a diverse portfolio of vanilla, cocoa, spices, and chocolate products. The company markets consumer products under two brands: Nature's Nurture™ (vanilla extracts, powders, seeds, and Garcinia Cambogia products) and Daynmerry™ (dark chocolates, milk chocolates, white chocolates, drinking chocolate powders, and chocolate spreads). Core products include Bourbon vanilla beans and extracts (available in one to four fold strengths), cocoa beans and derived products (butter, powder, mass, nibs, chocopaste), single-origin dark chocolates ranging from 55% to 99% cocoa content with numerous inclusion varieties, and spices (black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cumin, coriander, fennel, fenugreek, mustard). The company also offers pineapple products, coconut oils (refined and virgin), coffee beans with monsooning process, pickles, and natural extracts for food and pharmaceutical industries. The product line spans from bulk industrial ingredients to consumer-ready packaging including vanilla beans in transparent tubes and jars, vacuum-packed pouches, and chocolate bars in various sizes. Organic certified products are available complying with NOP and NPOP standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nature's Nurture™: Consumer product brand for vanilla extract and consumer packaging products including vanilla beans in tubes, vanilla powder in jars, and other vanilla products.
• Daynmerry™

Products and services

• Vanilla Beans (Bourbon Quality) Indian-origin Bourbon-quality vanilla beans sourced from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, cured for a 5–6 month processing period and comparable to Madagascar beans. Available in bulk (25 kg+) for dealers and consumer packs (50g to 1kg) shipped via air parcel.
• Vanilla Extract (One Fold to Four Fold) Pure natural vanilla extract manufactured through a cold extraction process that preserves original vanilla flavour. Water-soluble and available in one-fold, two-fold, three-fold, and four-fold strengths for food manufacturers, bakeries, and consumer use.
• Vanilla Powder Pure natural vanilla powder made from seasoned Bourbon vanilla beans without dextrose. Available in 60 mesh and 80 mesh grades with over 1.5% vanillin content, soluble in hot liquids and used for baking, pastries, confections, and industrial applications.
• Vanilla Paste Vanilla paste made from high-quality Bourbon vanilla beans ground into paste form with sugar syrup added. Designed as the most convenient form for bakers, home users, and ice cream or pastry production.
• Vanilla Seeds The most expensive vanilla product, consisting of approximately 60,000 tiny black seeds per bean. Used for decorating cakes, pastries, and ice creams and providing deep exotic vanillin flavour.
• Cocoa Beans (Grade I) High-quality Indian-origin Forastero cocoa beans that are well fermented and graded to comply with Grade I Standard of ICCO, SMC 1A of Malaysian Cocoa Board, and US FDA standards. Supplied in container loads of 12.5 MT/25 MT/50 MT/100 MT.
• Cocoa Butter Both organic and natural cocoa butter produced from cocoa mass using a hydraulic butter press. Ivory-coloured natural fat used for cosmetics, baking, candy making, and as base for white chocolate.
• Cocoa Powder (Natural and Alkalised) Cocoa powder available in Natural (unsweetened, non-alkalised) and Alkalised (Dutch processed) varieties. Alkalised versions offered in Low Fat (10–12%), Medium Fat (12–14%), and High Fat (14–16%). Packed in 25 kg bags.
• Cocoa Mass (Cocoa Liquor) Cocoa kernels and nibs ground into paste after roasting. Available in customized types to individual customer specifications for use in chocolate manufacturing.
• Cocoa Nibs (Roasted) Roasted cocoa nibs produced from carefully selected cocoa beans after husk removal. Suitable for espresso coffee and cooking chocolates. Packed in vacuum packets of 1 kg or bulk 50 kg bags.
• Chocopaste (Dark, Milk, and Belgium Varieties) Dark Chocopaste and Milk Chocopaste (with skimmed milk powder added) used as chocolate cream for biscuits, centre filling for pastries, ice cream manufacturing, and chocolate bar ice creams. Belgium Chocopaste variety also available. Packed in 25 kg cartons.
• Pure Dark Chocolate Bars (55% to 99%) Daynmerry pure dark chocolate bars in 55%, 65%, 72%, 75%, 85%, and 99% (Chocolate Couverture) cocoa content. Available in 100g, 55g, and 40g bars, plus 10g and 20g presentation boxes. Made from single-origin cocoa beans from Kerala, India.
• Dark Chocolate with Inclusions 65% dark chocolate bars with inclusions including Almond, Chilli, Ginger, Orange Slice, Cashew Nut, Coffee, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Honey, Walnut, Dates, Cumin, Nutmeg, Fig, Cocoa Nibs, Fennel, Fenugreek, Raisins, Mint, Caramel, Strawberry, Mango, Pineapple, Hazelnut, Pista, Butterscotch, Jackfruit, Coconut, Blackberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Peanut, Redberry, Sesame, and Lemon.
• Milk Chocolate Natural milk chocolate bar with antioxidant cocoa balanced with natural vanilla, free of artificial ingredients or gelatin. Available in 100g, 55g, and 40g bars, plus 10g and 20g presentation boxes.
• White Chocolate Fine white chocolate bar with natural vanilla flavour and creamy texture, available in 100g, 55g, and 40g packaging bars.
• Drinking Chocolate Powder Daynmerry Drinking Chocoshake powder for preparing hot or cold chocolate drinks, mixed with hot or cold milk, optionally with crushed ice and ice cream.
• Chocolate Flavoured Syrup Daynmerry rich chocolate syrup for use with ice creams, pastries, and cookies.
• Cooking Choco Blocks Cooking chocolate blocks made from pure cocoa liquor and cocoa butter for preparing instant chocolate sauce by melting with boiled water and sugar.
• Choco Spread Daynmerry chocolate flavoured spread for toasted bread, sold as a paste rich in nutritional value for breakfast or snacks.
• Coffee Beans (Arabica, Robusta, Monsooned) Arabica and Robusta coffee beans from Kerala processed using the "monsooning" technique that exposes them to high humidity and winds during monsoon months. Varieties include Mysore Nuggets, Plantation AA, Plantation A, Plantation AB, Robusta Cherry, Robusta Cherry A, and Robusta Cherry AB.
• Black Pepper (Malabar Garbled and Tellicherry) Black pepper from the Malabar Coast of Kerala, available in Malabar Garbled and Tellicherry varieties. Considered among the best black pepper varieties globally.
• Green Pepper in Brine Soft under-ripe berries of Piper Nigrum preserved in brine (salt water) or available in dehydrated form for easier transportation without brine solution.
• Ginger (Cochin and Calicut varieties) Indian ginger popularly known as Cochin ginger (NUGC) and Calicut ginger (NUGK). Available in oils, oleoresins, fresh ginger in brine, pickles, candies, syrups, leached, powdered, and dried forms.
• Nutmeg and Mace Nutmeg in whole and powder forms in grades from 20–40 mesh to 80–100 mesh, plus mace spice from dried bark. Used in savory and sweet dishes.
• Refined Coconut Oil Refined coconut oil made from fully dried copra with maximum 6% moisture content. Used as cooking fat, hair oil, body oil, and industrial oil with applications in confectionery, pharmaceuticals, and paints.
• Virgin Coconut Oil Virgin coconut oil made from fresh coconuts opened within 48 hours of picking. Features 0.1% moisture content and 57% lauric acid content, with antiviral, antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antiprotozoal properties. Available in organic and natural varieties.
• Pineapple Products (Pulp, Jam, Sliced) Pineapple products including Pulp, Jam, and Sliced pineapple in sugar syrup, sourced from fully ripened pineapples for industrial and bulk requirements.
• Food Products (Pickles and Preserves) Pickles including Garlic, Mix Vegetables, Mango, Lemon, Full Mango in Brine, and Tender Mango. Also Pineapple Jam and Sliced pineapple in sugar syrup.
• Turmeric (Powder and Whole Fingers) Turmeric powder and whole turmeric fingers from the ginger family, known for high curcumin content and used as a colouring agent and flavour ingredient.
• Black Pepper Powder Fine ground, highly aromatic black pepper powder from the Allepey region of Kerala's Malabar Coast.
• Ginger Powder Fine-ground, light yellow Cochin ginger renowned for subtle lemon-like aroma and sharp, biting flavour, sourced from Kerala's Malabar Coast.
• Coriander Powder Ground coriander with garden-fresh aroma and natural green colour, widely used in Indian curries for distinct curry flavour.
• Cardamom Whole cardamom used in Indian cooking for both sweet and savory dishes, also used to flavor tea and coffee and recognized for medicinal value.
• Cinnamon (Bark and Powder) Dried bark of the Lauraceae family tree containing cinnamic aldehyde and bugenol with antiseptic properties. Available in whole bark and powder forms, including Sri Lanka origin variants.
• Malabar Tamarind (Garcinia Cambogia) Sour and fruity tasting ingredient used in Asian and Latin American recipes, giving South Indian dishes their hot and sour character and dark colour.
• Garcinia Cambogia Extract (HCA) Hydroxy Citric Acid extract from dried bark of Garcinia Cambogia, traditionally used in culinary practices and valued for temporarily reducing action of the citric lyase enzyme that converts carbohydrates into fatty acid.
• Tamarind Multi-purpose herb native to Southern and Central India, Africa, America, and Burma. Uses include beans, seeds, pulp, leaves, flowers, juice, and bark. Available in red-pulp medicinal and standard variants.
• Red Chilly (Whole, Crushed, and Powder) Red chilly available in whole, crushed, and powder forms, one of the most important ingredients in Indian cuisine known for hot and pungent flavor.
• Fresh Garlic in Brine Large-sized garlic cloves manually separated, graded, and packed in brine water. Widely used as a spice and seasoning in food and certain pharmaceutical applications.
• Cloves Cloves from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. Includes clove oil and unopened flower bud. Possesses anesthetic, germicidal, and insect-repellent properties. Used in garam masala, curry powders, pickles, ketchups, sweets, and as mouth freshener.
• Natural Spice and Cocoa Extracts Natural liquid extracts soluble in water for the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, and breweries. Includes Cocoa Beans Extract, Chocolate Extract, Cinnamon Extract, Coffee Extract, Clove Extract, Nutmeg Extract, Ginger Extract, Turmeric Extract, and Cardamom Extract.
• Cumin Seeds (Jeera) Cumin seeds from the flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, native from east Mediterranean to India. Used as flavouring in many dishes and as a medicinal plant for digestant, anemia, and common cold applications.
• Fennel Seeds (Saumpha) Highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses. Primary flavor component in Italian sausage and used in mukhwas as after-meal snack and breath freshener. Available in sugar-coated form.
• Panch Phoron (Spice Blend) Whole spice blend from Eastern India and Bangladesh consisting of fenugreek seed, nigella seed, cumin seed, black mustard seed, and fennel seed in equal parts. Always used whole, never ground.
• Mustard Seeds Small round seeds from black mustard (Brassica nigra), brown Indian mustard (B. juncea), and white mustard (B. hirta/Sinapis alba). Important herbs in many regional foods.
• Fenugreek Annual plant in Fabaceae family used as herb (dried or fresh leaves), spice (seeds), and vegetable (fresh leaves, sprouts, microgreens). Distinctive sweet smell from chemical sotolon.
• Curry Masalas Curry masala blends for Vegetable Curry, Chicken, Meat, and Fish dishes, including Sambar, Rasam, and Mixes.
• Slim Line (Garcinia Cambogia Botanical Extract) Nature's Nurture Slim Line is the botanical extract of Garcinia Cambogia (Malabar Tamarind), sold in consumer packaging with high demand in Western countries for its Hydroxy Citric Acid content that inhibits conversion of carbohydrates to fat.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vanilla curing process of 5-6 months produces Bourbon quality comparable to Madagascar beans
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agro Products & AgenciescoreOthers · 1 January 1979Sister concern established in 1979, operating as the company's main branch and retail operations network. Described as India's largest cocoa beans suppliers. Operates multiple retail outlets across India (Kottayam, Kovalam, Bangalore, Rajahmundry) and processing facilities.
• Tharakan EnterprisesminorOthersAllied and sister concern of Tharakan and Company, part of the group of companies.
• Tharakan AgenciesminorOthersAllied and sister concern of Tharakan and Company, part of the group of companies.
• Agro Cocoa IndustriescoreOthersSister concern involved in cocoa processing operations, supporting the company's cocoa and chocolate product lines.
• DaynmerrycoreOthersSister concern and brand name for chocolate products. Visit website at www.daynmerry.com. Markets pure dark chocolates and chocolate-related products.
• Natures NurturecoreOthersSister concern and consumer brand for vanilla extract and packaged organic products. Visit website at www.naturesnurture.co.in.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• McCormick & Company: Global leader in spices, seasonings, and flavours with extensive sourcing from India; competes in the same vanilla, cocoa, and spice ingredient categories but at vastly larger scale and with full global brand and distribution.
• Barry Callebaut: World's largest cocoa and chocolate manufacturer; a direct buyer of cocoa beans and a competitor in cocoa derivatives, with an established global supply chain that dwarfs India's export capacity but competes for the same upstream bean supply.
• Olam Food Ingredients (ofi): Major global agri-commodity trader with deep cocoa, coffee, and spice operations; overlaps with Tharakan's bulk B2B export model for raw ingredients but operates at significantly larger scale and geographic breadth.
• Cargill: Global commodities and food ingredients giant with significant cocoa and spice operations; competes for the same food-manufacturer customers and trades many of the same Indian-origin commodities.

Direct peers

• Synthite Industries: India's largest spice extracts and natural flavour ingredients company; the closest direct peer in Indian-origin vanilla, cocoa, and spice processing for export markets, serving the same food-manufacturer and flavour-industry customer base.
• Kancor Ingredients: India-based spice extracts and natural colours producer; competes directly with Tharakan's spice extracts line and serves the same food and flavour manufacturer customer base globally.
• Sami Labs (Sabinsa): India-based manufacturer of botanical extracts and standardised natural ingredients including Garcinia Cambogia, vanilla, and spice extracts; competes in the same Indian-origin natural extracts export market.
• Akay Flavours & Aromatics: Indian spice extracts and natural flavour manufacturer specialising in oleoresins and essential oils; directly comparable Indian-based processor with overlapping spice extract product lines and export focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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