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In 1965, Bhikiwind, in a little village in Amritsar (Punjab, India); Shri Raghunath Arora started a small trading company which grew from being a commissioning agent to a partnership firm by 1977, as Lalchand Tirathram Rice Mills.

1978: Mr. V.K.Arora joined the family business with his father, with a clear vision of taking his company to a global level. In 1980, the company started exporting Premium Rice. This was the first step towards making this vision a reality.  The birth of a Brand DAAWAT came into being in the 1980s, and this resulted in a steep vertical ascent of the companys growth in the 1990s.

Brand Daawat has over the years taken on the tough competition in the industry, and has managed to create depth as well as width for itself, moving at a pace faster than its rivals.

Today, DAAWAT brand caters to three broad segments Retail, Institutional and Economy with specific offerings through a range of sub-brands.

The industry recognizes Daawat to increase the acceptability of LT Foods products globally, the company obtained internationally acclaimed certifications. LT Foods was among the first few in the rice industry to obtain the ISO 9001-2000 certification. Presently LT Overseas has obtained certifications like HACCP, SQF, BRC, and Organic and EIC.

To strengthen its presence in the global market, L.T. Overseas acquired Kusha Inc in 2007; Kusha Inc has a 42% share in the US market, giving L T Overseas a combined share of 52% of the US rice market. This was also the first by an indian rice Company.

Today, LT Overseas is ranked among the top 10 food processing companies in Northern India, and among the top 50 companies by Dun and Bradstreet 8th Edition of Indias Top 500 companies 2007.

From a USD 150 Million company, L T Overseas is poised to become a USD 400 Million group and a leader in the food products business, in India, and in the International Markets.