Bharath Beedi Works Pvt Ltd is based in Mangalore, India, and was founded by Mr. B. Manjunath Pai in the year 1930 at Karkala, Dakshina kannada. The company was headed by the founder till 1982 and later by Mr. B. Ganapathi Pai as the chairman and managing director of the company. He was heading the company till 2012. Now the company is run by group of six whole time directors namely, Mr. B. Nagendra Pai, Mr. Subraya M.  Pai, Mr. Anand G. Pai, Mr. Sudhir M. Pai, and Mr. Venkatesh M. Pai. The company is famous for its brand of Beedies known as “30 Brand” beedies.
Bharath Beedi Works Pvt.Ltd rolls out over 60 million beedies a day. The company employs more than 50,000 employees directly and an equal number indirectly. Starting from a little shop in Karkala in Dakshina kannada District, the company now has a pan-India presence. The company also exports its products to over 16 countries & has won numerous awards & recognitions for its sterling record.

A separate export division caters to the export market. The division has the additional responsibility of manufacture of special beedies meant for export, their packaging & onward transportation. Transportation is the mainstay of the industry. Tendu leaves are required to be transported from the States of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa,and Tobacco from Nippani in North Karnataka and state of Gujarath to the manufacturing centers spread all over the State of Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and west bengal. Again, finished beedies are to be transported to far flung areas of the Country. The logistical arrangements are taken care of by the fleet of vehicles owned and operated by a sister concern Bharath Logistics. Bharath Logistics has a well knit network operations to the various corners of the country.

Printing is yet another constituent of Beedi industry. Printing of labels and wrappers is carried out by two well laid out printing presses. Both are sister concerns of Bharath Beedi Works Private Limited. Alaknanda printers Private Limited carries out the printing work from its ultra modern presses at Bykampady Mangalore, and Bharath Printers operate from its sophisticated works at Maroli, Mangalore. These two establishments take care of packaging process of the industry.