Selected work

How the brand shows up.

Projects, collaborations and proof points across the kitchens, shops and exporters we work with.

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Selected projects, collaborations and proof.

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Gaja Restaurant
Fine dining · Kathmandu

Case study

Gaja Restaurant

+9%
spend, sharper flavour

ChallengeA tasting-menu kitchen was losing aroma in dishes — bulk timur and cardamom arrived months old and pre-ground.

ApproachSwitched to whole, small-batch spice milled weekly, with a fixed harvest calendar so the kitchen knew exactly what was peaking.

ResultSpice cost per cover up 9%, but guest feedback on the Newari course rose sharply. Now a standing weekly order.

Annapurna Tea & Spice Co.
Exporter · Pokhara

Case study

Annapurna Tea & Spice Co.

0
rejected shipments

ChallengeAn exporter needed traceable, export-grade saffron and timur that would clear UK and UAE lab tests on the first try.

ApproachSingle-origin lots with batch records, moisture control and hand-cleaning to export spec. Documentation packaged per shipment.

ResultThree shipments cleared with zero rejections. Repeat orders now cover four of our nine lines.

Results

A quick read on what changed.

+9%

Gaja Restaurant

spend, sharper flavour

0

Annapurna Tea & Spice Co.

rejected shipments

2.4×

Himal Provisions

category repeat rate

7

Dolma Trading

districts supplied

Visual gallery

Harvests, hands and the visual rhythm of the work.

Misty terraces, Jumla
Misty terraces, Jumla
Whole timur, sun-dried
Whole timur, sun-dried
Saffron threads at sorting
Saffron threads at sorting
The cleaning floor
The cleaning floor
Dalle chilli, eastern hills
Dalle chilli, eastern hills
Jimbu, gathered above 3,000m
Jimbu, gathered above 3,000m
Milled to order, weekly
Milled to order, weekly
New season seedlings
New season seedlings
Pink rock salt, Mustang route
Pink rock salt, Mustang route

Collaborations

Brands and kitchens we work with.

Gaja Restaurant
Fine dining · Kathmandu

Gaja Restaurant

Sources timur, jimbu and black cardamom for its modern Newari tasting menu.

Himal Provisions
Grocer · Patan

Himal Provisions

Stocks the full single-origin range on its spice wall, milled weekly.

The Old House
Restaurant · Thamel

The Old House

Buys dalle chilli and mountain turmeric by the kilo for its curry kitchen.

Annapurna Tea & Spice Co.
Exporter · Pokhara

Annapurna Tea & Spice Co.

Carries Butterfly Ventures saffron and timur to buyers in the UK and UAE.

Sano Bites
Cloud kitchen · Lalitpur

Sano Bites

Uses the mountain coriander and wild ginger across its daily thali line.

Dolma Trading
Wholesale · Biratnagar

Dolma Trading

Distributes the eastern-hills chilli and cardamom across Province 1.

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