Nestled 50 kilometers from Mysore in the serene village of Hura, Chempotty Estate is a 22-acre Cacao plantation intercropped with coconut, arecanut, mango and various fruit trees.


Nestled 50 kilometers from Mysore in the serene village of Hura, Chempotty Estate is a 22-acre Cacao plantation intercropped with coconut, arecanut, mango and various fruit trees.


Founded by two cousins who left tech careers in Bangalore, it's become a micro-lab for post-harvest craft.
They don’t grow their own beans. Instead, they source wet cacao from smallholders across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi — organizing pickups within 12 hours of harvest. Every batch is tracked, tasted, and logged like clockwork.