Started in 1952.
Still family-run today.
Three generations of the Paulose family on one stretch of the Malabar Coast — the land that defined the global spice trade.
The coast that built the spice trade.
In 1952 our grandfather began cultivating black pepper on the Malabar Coast — the same shoreline that Arab, Portuguese and Dutch traders navigated for centuries in pursuit of Piper nigrum.
What started as a small family plantation grew into a structured export operation. By the time our father took over, Malabar Spice Reserve was shipping Tellicherry-grade pepper and Wayanad cardamom to buyers across the Gulf and Europe. Today the third generation runs the estate, processing house and export operations — still from the same Malabar Coast base.
We grow, process and grade what we sell. No intermediary, no blended origins. When a buyer in London or Dubai receives a carton with our name on it, the pepper inside was picked within sight of the Arabian Sea.
Seven decades on one coast.
Founded
The Paulose family establishes the pepper plantation on Kerala's Malabar Coast.
Expanded
Cardamom cultivation added in the Wayanad highlands. The product range broadens.
Export house
APEDA registration completed. First shipments to the Gulf and UK under the Malabar Spice Reserve name.
Third generation
Ten country buyers, Spices Board-certified quality and full lot traceability — still run by the Paulose family.
What the Malabar Coast does to a peppercorn.
Tellicherry is not a variety — it is a grade. The name belongs to berries large enough (14 mm+) and mature enough to carry real complexity: fruity top notes, a round body, a long finish.
Our Coast's laterite soil, sea-influenced humidity and proximity to the Western Ghats create the slow ripening conditions that produce consistently bold berries. The pepper is left on the vine longer than most — until the berry size and heat profile meet Tellicherry specification. It is then handpicked, sun-dried and graded on-site before shipment.
Our own processing house.
Grading, drying, cleaning, packing and export documentation — under one roof on the Malabar Coast. Every lot is handled, recorded and dispatched in a controlled, HACCP-compliant environment.
Buy direct from the family that grows it.
From sample to shipment, you deal with the Paulose family — no broker, no middleman.
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