Leelaprasad International estate and processing operations in Karnataka

Our Story

Three decades of farming heritage, built into a global agribusiness group

Leelaprasad International Pvt Ltd is the entity behind Lit Coffee and Leelaprasad Coffee — a Karnataka-based agribusiness group rooted in direct farmer partnerships, an owned estate, and certified export discipline.

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The beginning

Where a family estate became the foundation for something larger

Leelaprasad International began as a family-run coffee estate in Karnataka. Over three decades, the business developed direct farmer relationships, expanded its own estate, and built the compliance systems required for international export.

Leelaprasad International owned coffee estate in Karnataka

The estate and farmer network remain at the centre of everything we build.

30+years of farming heritage

250-Acre

Owned estate

3,200+

Partner farmers

8,000+

Global clients

19+

Countries served

What we build on

Principles that remain constant as the group grows

These four principles apply the same way whether we're exporting a container or launching a new brand.

Direct partnership

We work directly with farmers and buyers alike — no unnecessary intermediaries, no diluted accountability.

Verified compliance

Every certification we hold is renewed, audited, and applied consistently across every brand we build.

Sustainable sourcing

Farming practices, estate management, and export logistics are all measured against long-term land and community health.

Community first

Our farmer network isn't a supply chain line item — it's the foundation the entire business is built on.

Leadership

Meet the founder behind the group

Varun Leelaprasad is the founder and Managing Director of Leelaprasad International, building the company around direct farmer relationships and long-term agricultural partnerships.

Founder & Managing Director

Varun Leelaprasad, Founder and Managing Director of Leelaprasad International

1996

The beginning of the farming heritage

Excellence

30+ Years

Reach

19+ Countries

Growth

3,200+ Farmers

Quality

250-Acre Estate

We built this company one farmer relationship at a time. Every certification we hold and every brand we launch is still measured against the same question we started with: does this make things better for the people who grow the coffee?

Varun Leelaprasad

Our history

Three decades of building, one milestone at a time

From the family estate to a certified international agribusiness group, each stage added another layer to the business we operate today.

1996
Farming heritage begins
The family estate in Karnataka starts direct cultivation and trade of Arabica and Robusta.
2015
Estate expansion
Direct farmer network grows to over 3,000 partners across Karnataka's coffee-growing belt.
2020
Full certification
FSSAI, ISO 22000, HACCP, EUDR, Organic, Fair Trade, and Rainforest Alliance certifications secured.
2024
Lit Coffee launches
Retail filter coffee powder brand Lit Coffee brings the estate's coffee directly to Indian households.
2026
Leelaprasad International
The group entity is formally positioned as the parent brand, with Lit Coffee and Leelaprasad Coffee operating underneath it.

Leelaprasad International processing and packing facility

Infrastructure

Facilities built for compliance

Our processing and packing facilities handle everything from wet and dry processing to roasting, grinding, and export packaging — all run to the standard required by our certifications, not just what a given shipment demands.

That consistency is what lets every brand under the group inherit the same compliance posture.

Standards