Today Bharath Beedi Works Pvt. Ltd rolls out over 60 million beedies a day. The company employs around 50,000 workers directly and an equal number indirectly.
From the residents of Karkala, who were the sole recipients of the Thirty Brand Beedies, the marketing network spans the entire nation - besides Karnataka the neighbouring states of Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, as well as Gujarath, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.
The little shop in Karkala in 1930 has now given place to a chain of establishments at Mangalore, Kanhangad, Udupi, Mulki, Moodbidri, Belthangady, Surathkal, B.C. Road, Ullal, Thalapady, Uppinangadi, Puttur, Kannoor, Sajipa, Kalladka, Bangalore, Kasargoad, Manjeshwar, Kundapur and Harihar, with a Tobacco curing and blending centre at Nipani, all of which roll beedies that are hot favourites of beedi smokers in the Country. In the recent years, Thirty Brand Beedies have found a eager market abroad, prominently in the Middle East.
Headed by Mr. B. Ganapathi Pai as the Chairman and Managing Director, the group is famous for its ubiquitous brand of Beedies ' 30 Beedi ' and exports its products to over 16 countries & has won numerous awards & recognitions for its sterling record.
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