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Insuvai Super Market Journal

Notes on spices, baking and the Karumathampatti supply chain, written by our own team.

How Karumathampatti became a spice grading hub

A short history of how estate pepper and cardamom from Idukki started passing through Coimbatore traders, and why we still hand-sort every sack before it is packed.

Reading a masala label

What 'blended on' and 'best before' dates actually mean on our ground spice packs, and why we print a grind date instead of just a manufacture date.

Inside our bakery at 4 AM

A walk-through of our Karumathampatti bakery unit before sunrise — proofing, baking and the first tray of bread that reaches our shelves by 7 AM.

Pongal to Christmas: a festival food calendar

Which masalas and bakery items Coimbatore households stock up on for Pongal, Diwali sweets, and Christmas plum cake season.

Coverage

"The Karumathampatti store keeping Coimbatore's spice trade alive" — The Hindu, Coimbatore edition, and "Local bakeries versus big chains" — Dinamalar, Business supplement.

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