Cabrales

What Cabrales does

Cabrales S.A. is a privately held Argentine coffee company founded on November 10, 1941, in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. The company produces and distributes a portfolio of coffee products under the Cabrales flagship brand and the La Planta de Café sub-brand, spanning ground coffee, whole beans, instant and soluble coffee, specialty coffees, and capsules compatible with Nespresso (standard and aluminum variants), Dolce Gusto, and a proprietary Professionale line, plus monodosis single-serve formats. Adjacent non-coffee offerings include tea, yerba mate, and sweeteners. Products reach consumers through company-owned retail locations in Argentina, a direct e-commerce storefront at tienda.cabrales.com, and seven authorized regional distributors across Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the USA.

The company serves two primary customer segments: individual consumers and families purchasing coffee for home use, and the HORECA gastronomic sector (hotels, restaurants, cafés), the latter addressed through the Professionale capsule line and dedicated trade offerings. Its go-to-market is omnichannel and multi-geography but distributor-dependent abroad, with all export markets served via third-party channel partners rather than owned operations. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company remains family-controlled with no identified institutional investors, no M&A activity, and no funding rounds on record.

Cabrales' stated core technology is coffee production and roasting, a traditional food-processing capability rather than a technology platform. The company maintains an active presence on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and published a 2023 Impact Report signaling formal ESG disclosures. As of 2025, Cabrales celebrated its 84-year anniversary with the corporate tagline "Somos Apasionados. Somos Cabrales." (We are passionate. We are Cabrales.), continuing to operate as an independent, family-owned Argentine coffee roaster.

Name

Cabrales

Legal name

Cabrales S.A.

Website

https://cabrales.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cabrales is a privately held Argentine coffee company founded in 1941, producing ground, whole-bean, capsule, and instant coffee under the Cabrales and La Planta de Café brands, and distributing through its own retail stores, e-commerce, and authorized partners in Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the USA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coffee Products

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Single-Serve Coffee (Pods, Capsules) (CRADAHAH)

Keywords

• Coffee production
• Roasted coffee products
• Coffee capsules
• Specialty coffee blends
• HORECA coffee supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cabrales produces, roasts, and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of coffee products — including ground coffee, whole beans, single-serve capsules (Nespresso-compatible, Dolce Gusto, and professional lines), instant/soluble coffee, and specialty coffees — for both home consumption and professional gastronomic (HORECA) use. The company also offers adjacent beverages such as tea, yerba mate, and sweeteners, sold through company-owned retail stores, an e-commerce site, and a network of regional distributors across Latin America and the United States.

Product overview

Cabrales is an Argentine coffee company founded in 1941 offering a comprehensive portfolio of coffee products for home and professional consumption. The product line includes ground coffee (Café Molido) under the Cabrales and La Planta de Café sub-brands, single-serve capsules compatible with Nespresso (including aluminum variants), Dolce Gusto, and Professionale systems, whole coffee beans, instant/soluble coffee under both brands, and specialty coffees. The company also extends into adjacent beverage categories including tea, yerba mate, and sweeteners. Products are available through the company's own retail locations and online store, as well as through distributors across Latin America and the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Planta de Café: Sub-brand for Café Molido and Café Soluble e Instantáneo products.

Products and services

• Café Molido (Ground Coffee) Ground coffee products under the Cabrales brand and La Planta de Café sub-brand, for home and professional consumption.
• Cápsulas Compatibles Nespresso (Nespresso-Compatible Capsules) Single-serve coffee capsules compatible with Nespresso brewing machines, offered in standard and aluminum packaging formats.
• Cápsulas Professionale (Professional Capsules) Professional-grade single-serve coffee capsules under the Espressarte Professionale line, targeted at hotels, restaurants, cafés, and other gastronomic establishments.
• Cápsulas Compatibles Dolce Gusto (Dolce Gusto-Compatible Capsules) Single-serve coffee capsules compatible with Dolce Gusto brewing systems for home consumers.
• Café en Grano (Whole Bean Coffee) Whole coffee beans intended for at-home grinding and professional use in cafés and restaurants.
• Café Soluble e Instantáneo (Instant & Soluble Coffee) Instant and soluble coffee products offered under the Cabrales brand and the La Planta de Café sub-brand, for quick home preparation.
• Cafés de Especialidad (Specialty Coffees) Specialty coffee products sourced from specific regions or with distinctive qualities, targeted at discerning home consumers and gastronomic professionals.
• Monodosis (Single-Serve Pods) Single-serve coffee portions designed for compatibility with various brewing systems, for individual servings at home or in offices.
• Té (Tea) Tea products in various varieties, sold as an adjacent beverage offering alongside the coffee portfolio.
• Yerba Mate Yerba mate products, a traditional South American caffeinated beverage, sold as an adjacent offering to the coffee portfolio.
• Endulzantes (Sweeteners) Sweeteners sold to accompany coffee and other beverages offered by the company.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Brival spAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Cabrales products in Chile, located in Santiago de Chile.
• Corcoran y Compañía LTDAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Cabrales products in Chile, located in Punta Arenas.
• Las Americas SRLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Cabrales products in Bolivia, located in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
• Cremasun S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Cabrales products in Paraguay, located in Asunción.
• Moldes Ruibal S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Cabrales products in Uruguay.
• BA FOOD IMPORTS LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Cabrales products in USA, located in New York.
• Alimentos Australes LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Cabrales products in USA, located in Miami.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• La Virginia: La Virginia is a heritage Argentine coffee roaster and CPG brand operating across ground, instant, and capsule formats with broad grocery and HORECA distribution. It competes head-to-head with Cabrales for the same Argentine consumer and gastronomic customers via similar product breadth and channel mix.
• Café Martínez: Café Martínez is one of Argentina's largest coffee-shop chains and also sells packaged coffee products for home and HORECA use. It overlaps directly with Cabrales' roaster-plus-retail model and competes for the same HORECA and at-home consumer occasions in Argentina.
• Bonafide: Bonafide is a long-standing Argentine coffee and confectionery brand with retail cafés and a packaged product range that competes with Cabrales across the same coffee categories, channels, and Argentine consumer base.
• Juan Valdez: Juan Valdez is Colombia's flagship coffee brand combining roastery, packaged retail, and a global café footprint with strong specialty positioning. It is comparable to Cabrales as a heritage-origin coffee brand seeking regional scale across multiple Latin American markets via retail and HORECA channels.
• Café do Ponto: Café do Ponto is a leading Brazilian specialty and traditional coffee brand sold across grocery, food service, and capsules. Its portfolio, channel mix, and regional Latin American footprint make it a directly comparable peer to Cabrales' specialty + capsule + HORECA positioning.
• 3 Corações: 3 Corações is one of Brazil's largest coffee companies, spanning ground coffee, capsules, and food service across multiple brands. Comparable to Cabrales in product breadth, HORECA focus, and regional Latin American scale ambitions.

Broad incumbents

• Lavazza: Lavazza is a global Italian coffee roaster with deep presence in espresso, capsules (Lavazza A Modo Mio, Blue), and HORECA. While much larger, it competes for the same HORECA and at-home occasions and pressures regional players like Cabrales as the segment premiumizes.
• Nespresso: Nespresso (Nestlé) is the dominant global single-serve coffee capsule brand and a primary systems competitor to Cabrales' Cápsulas Compatibles Nespresso line. Its brand, boutique distribution, and HORECA presence shape consumer expectations that Cabrales must meet in the capsule segment.
• illy: illy is a premium Italian espresso and coffee brand with strong HORECA and packaged retail presence globally. Its positioning in the at-home and foodservice premium coffee segments sets the competitive benchmark Cabrales' specialty and capsule lines are measured against.

Regional players

• Rosamonte: Rosamonte is an established Argentine yerba mate and beverage brand with national distribution. It competes with Cabrales' non-core yerba mate and tea lines and operates with a similar Argentine-centric CPG + selective regional export model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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