Our
Story
Our
Story
Established in 1989 by our founder, Mr. Prakash Khakhar, Kay Bee Exports has today grown to be the largest air-freight exporter of fresh fruits and vegetables to Europe. With annual revenues in excess of US$20 million, we are product and market leaders for our core product range: Mangoes, Pomegranates (whole fruit and arils), Grapes, Okra, Baby Corn, Hot Pepper and other fruits and vegetables.
Our unique Integrated Business Model (IBM) has generated cost efficiencies and high levels of food safety. Our aim is to create sustainable competitive advantages through innovation and passion and use it to add value for all our stake-holders.
In spite of our conservative business approach, we have grown exponentially over the last few years. We have strived hard to achieve a credit rating of MSE1, the highest possible for businesses of our size.
Core Belief
We are what we eat
Our
Vision
Our
Vision
To provide wholesome food on every plate because we firmly believe that good food translates into a healthy body, a calm mind and eventually a better world.
Our
Mission
We ensure that not only is our end product nutritious, safe and fresh, but the means we employ to achieve that end are also ethical, compassionate and environmentally friendly.
The way we go about achieving our goal is through:
- A community of empowered farmers
- A team of inspired employees
- Customers who share the dream and care about the food on their plate and what went into putting it there.
Our
Mission
We ensure that not only is our end product nutritious, safe and fresh, but the means we employ to achieve that end are also ethical, compassionate and environmentally friendly.
The way we go about achieving our goal is through:
- A community of empowered farmers
- A team of inspired employees
- Customers who share the dream and care about the food on their plate and what went into putting it there.
Read About Our Collaboration with Maharashtra Government
We had collaborated with the state agriculture department of government of Maharashtra (India’s largest horticulture exporting region) for a PPPIAD (Public Private Partnership for Integrated Agriculture Development) project for the benefit of our vegetable farmers. Our project was featured in this video.
Kay Bee
History
January 1
1989
Our founder Prakash Khakhar (fondly called as Prakash bhai) started the business with first shipment of mangoes to UK
January 1
1996 - 2000
Won government export awards for five consecutive years 
January 1
2004
Kaushal Khakhar, our CEO, joins the family business 
January 1
2006
Started first farming operation in Maharashtra 
January 1
2008
Started second site in Phaltan, Maharashtra when our Director, Sachin Yadav, joined the business 
January 1
2009
Set-up packhouse in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra for specialised handling of mangoes and pomegranates 
January 1
2010
Set-up packhouse in Phaltan, Maharashtra for handling of tropical vegetables 
January 1
2012
Accreditation with IATA for in-house freight forwarding operations 
January 1
2015
Set-up state-of-the-art packhouse for baby corn 
January 1
2016
Set-up our largest packhouse for mangoes and vegetables in South Gujarat 
January 1
2018
Won the CII food safety award 
January 1
2019
Started NBFC, Galaxy, for working capital needs of the farmers Please visit galaxyccsl.com 
January 1
2020
Launched Kay Bee Bio-organics, an agri-inputs venture please visit www.kaybeebio.com 
June 1
2020
Started online mango gifting venture, Mangofirst. To order our premium mangoes online, delivered to your home, please visit www.mangofirst.com