Our Story: From the Hills of Karnataka to Your Cup & Kitchen

Welcome to CFI Coffee & Spices—where centuries of South Indian plantation heritage meet modern artisanal coffee craft.

1. Origin & Heritage

Nestled in the lush, mist-shrouded hills of Coorg (Kodagu) and Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka—the historic birthplace of Indian coffee—our estates sit at optimal high altitudes, surrounded by native shade trees, natural rainfall, and rich biodiversity.

For generations, these highlands have cultivated some of the finest Arabica, Robusta, and bold spices in the world. We don't buy from middle-market traders; we harvest, source, and process directly from our own estates and partner farms, ensuring 100% farm-to-door transparency and authentic single-origin purity.

2. Purity, Elevation & Small-Batch Processing

Great coffee and spices require patience, ideal elevation, and uncompromised standards.

  • High-Elevation Growth: Our coffee cherries and spice gardens thrive under a natural forest canopy, allowing slow berry ripening that concentrates natural sugars, deep aromas, and rich flavor profiles.

  • Hand-Picked & Sun-Dried: Every coffee cherry and cardamom pod is hand-selected at peak ripeness and sun-dried on clean patio yards.

  • Small-Batch Processing: Our green coffee is carefully graded, cured, and micro-roasted in small batches to preserve volatile oils and tasting notes.

  • 100% Pure & Unadulterated: From our single-origin Black Pepper and Green Cardamom to our bespoke coffee roasts, we strictly follow FSSAI-certified food safety standards. No additives, no synthetic fills—just pure estate harvest.

3. Our Cafe Culture: Malnad Brew & Highlands Coffee Co.

We believe that exceptional coffee and spices shouldn't be reserved only for export markets—they belong in every cup, cafe, and kitchen across India.

To create living taste-labs for coffee lovers, we operate two distinct cafe concepts:

  • Malnad Brew: Our estate-region cafes located in the heart of Coorg and Chikkamagaluru, offering travelers and locals an authentic plantation coffee experience surrounded by green hills.

  • Highlands Coffee Co.: Our modern urban outlets bringing the high-altitude, specialty coffee culture and estate roasts directly into vibrant city centers.

Through our e-commerce platform, we extend this exact fresh-roasted, cafe-quality experience straight to your doorstep—no matter where you are in India.

📍 Our Operations

  • Registered Unit: 24/46, Groundfloor, SY No-38 KIADB, Kushalnagar, Somwarpet, Kodagu - 571234, Karnataka, India

  • Customer Support: +91 9449464869 | admin@cfiestates.com

  • Company: CFI COFFEE AND SPICES PRIVATE LIMITED (CIN: U10792KA2026PTC223417)