Vegetables

The evolution of Arikkat’s pure and natural products started in the year 1989 in God’s Own Country – at Irinjalakuda in Kerala as Arikkat Oil Industries.

In 1991 the latest technology of Vacuumed Cooking Process (VCP) was introduced.

Arikkat started commercial production.

Two new brands of oil were created - Sugandhi Coconut Oil, packed in HDPE bottles and Surabhi Gingelly Oil, packed in tin cans – both very popular. This helped the company get associated with Coconut Development Board, Government of India.

The years 1997 and 1999 saw these exclusive brands being exported to the UAE, Bahrain and the USA. This brought in a huge expansion in production capacity, to 200%.

In 2003 an expansion resulted in a 2nd plant and by 2005 Arikkat became a valued supplier to Wipro Consumer Ltd. (Makers of Santoor and Chandrika soap).

Saw the company receive the ISO 9001: 2008 Certification.

In 2007, Arikkat started corporate badging and branding operations.

In 2010, another feather was added to the cap with Surabhi Mustard Oil. In 2011 Arikkat exported bulk quantities to Marico Group (owners of Parachute brand) in Egypt.

In 2013, Arikkat introduced Surabhi Rice Bran Oil and began its exports.

The company received the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Certification in 2014

And in keeping up with the latest technology, the company setup a state-of-the-art packing unit.

An exclusive facility capable of manufacturing 600 MT of Extra Virgin Coconut oil, centrifuge extracted from fresh coconut milk using an authentic cold process. The product has a shelf life of over 12 months and uses the most efficient procurement, production, packing and quality control systems.

An export processing facility capable of manufacturing 1,000 MT each of extra virgin olive oil, sesame oil, mustard oil and rice bran oil using an authentic cold process was setup. All products have a shelf life of over 12 months and use efficient processes, manufacturing and packaging.

Arikkat implemented the latest Food Safety Standards; Food Safety Management System (FSMS) based on FSSC 22000 V5.1

The journey continued across the globe and in 2022 Lovedale is born. The group founded by brothers Mr. A C Paul and Mr. A C John, has become a fast-growing skincare and hair care solutions’ company producing pure, high quality natural beauty products for today’s demanding consumers. Lovedale carries with it a rich lineage spanning across 3 generations.