Sourcing
Inside a spice mandi at 5 a.m.
Buying well begins long before the invoice. A morning at the auction floor with our sourcing team.
Vandu Sourcing · 11 June 2026 · 7 min read
The lots arrive in the dark. By sunrise, the best of them are already spoken for — which is why our buyers stand on the floor rather than on a phone call.
We cup, crush and smell every lot before a rupee changes hands.
