The Mariwala family traces its business origin as traders in spices since the late nineteenth century. And where else can you source spices other than from Kerala? Since ancient times, Kerala has been a hotbed of several species of exotic spices, much sought after by the world for garnishing their food.
Historically, global seafarers and traders, including the Babylonians, Egyptians, Arabs, Chinese and Europeans, connected with Kerala and established the two-millennia-old Spice Route, making this region a 1 true melting pot of culture and civilization. Even Gujarati businessmen fleeing from Mohammed of Ghazni's invasion of Gujarat in the eleventh century reached Kerala by sea.