Copra

What Copra does

Copra is a Brazilian food company headquartered in Maceió, Alagoas, that manufactures and distributes coconut-derived food products for both consumer retail and professional bakery/food-service customers in Brazil. Founded in 2001 (per the corporate timeline), the company operates a single manufacturing and processing facility in the northeast Brazilian state of Alagoas, sourcing raw materials from major coconut suppliers in the region, and employs approximately 400 people. Its product portfolio spans roughly 20 SKUs across the coconut value chain, including extra virgin coconut oil (in bottles, sprays, capsules, and tasteless variants), coconut water (plain, with pulp, and integral), coconut milk (ready-to-drink, powdered, traditional, light, and concentrated up to 20 liters), coconut cream and butter, coconut flour, shredded coconut (consumer and professional grades), coconut sugar, coconut syrup, coconut nectar, hazelnut coconut cream spread, MCT concentrated coconut oil, a coconut-based soy sauce alternative, and a powdered food supplement (HIDRATZ).

The company's revenue model is hardware/CPG sales through two parallel channels: a consumer retail line distributed via third-party retail chains across Brazil (accessible through a "Where to Buy" locator on the corporate website) and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at loja.copra.com.br; and a professional line with 1kg, 5kg, and 10kg packaging formats for bakeries, confectioners, and food-service operators. Copra holds multiple third-party certifications that serve as procurement and marketing assets: FSSC 22000 (food safety management), SMETA/SEDEX (labor, health, safety, environment, and ethics), SVB vegan certification (Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira), and the PROTESTE seal, which named its extra virgin coconut oil the best in Brazil. Operationally, the company differentiates through a High Technology Laboratory used for product development and quality control, 25 years of category presence as a pioneer in extra virgin coconut oil production, and an environmental partnership with Instituto Biota for marine conservation in Alagoas.

Copra is privately held, with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds in the source material, and operates as a single legal entity (Copra Indústria Alimentícia Ltda.) domiciled in Brazil. The company serves two primary customer segments — health-conscious and vegan consumers (via retail and e-commerce) and bakery/food-service professionals (via larger-format SKUs) — and markets through its own website (including a recipe content hub called "Copra na Cozinha"), Instagram (@copra_alimentos), and external PR firms. Its stated geographic operating scope is Brazil-only, with English and Spanish website versions suggesting latent international intent that has not yet translated into disclosed export operations.

Name

Copra

Legal name

Copra Indústria Alimentícia Ltda.

Website

https://copra.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Copra is a Brazilian food company headquartered in Maceió, Alagoas, that manufactures and distributes a broad portfolio of coconut-derived products (oils, milks, creams, flours, waters, and supplements) to retail consumers and bakery/food-service operators across Brazil through supermarkets and its own e-commerce channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coconut-based Food Products

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coconut Oil Processing (AFAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dairy Alternatives (Plant-Based Milk, Yogurt, Creamers) (CRADACAF), Plant-Based & Dairy Alternative Beverages (Oat, Almond, Soy, etc.) (CRADAHAM), Tropical Oils & Fractions (Palm, Palm Kernel, Coconut) (AFAJALAD)

Keywords

• Coconut food products
• Extra virgin coconut oil
• Plant-based ingredients
• Coconut processing
• Coconut derivatives manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Maceió

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coconut-based Food Products: Copra generates revenue through manufacturing and distributing a wide range of coconut-derived food products including extra virgin coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut water, coconut cream, shredded coconut, coconut flour, coconut sugar, coconut butter, and coconut-based sauces.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Copra manufactures and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of coconut-derived food products, including extra virgin coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut water, coconut cream, shredded coconut, coconut flour, coconut sugar, coconut butter, MCT coconut oil, coconut soy sauce, and coconut syrup. Products are sold in retail sizes for consumers and larger professional-grade packaging (1kg, 5kg, 10kg, 20kg) for food service operators, with vegan and gluten-free positioning.

Product overview

Copra is a Brazilian food company specializing in coconut-based products, operating for 25 years in Maceió, Alagoas. The company operates as a single unified product line centered on coconut-derived food products rather than a software platform architecture. The product portfolio includes: extra virgin coconut oils (in bottles, sprays, capsules, and professional formats), coconut waters (plain, with pulp, and integral), coconut milks (ready-to-drink, powdered, concentrated, and light variants), coconut cream (3kg and 20kg), hazelnut coconut cream spread, MCT coconut oil, coconut butter (spray and regular), coconut soy sauce, coconut sugar, coconut syrup, chocolate in syrup, coconut flour, shredded coconut (multiple variants including wet, sweetened, flakes, sugar-free, and professional grades), coconut cubes, coconut nectar, and a powdered supplement (HIDRATZ). The products serve both consumer retail and professional/culinary markets, with various certifications including FSSC 22000, SMETA/SEDEX, and SVB vegan certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (Óleo de Coco Extravirgem)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Instituto BiotaminorOthers · 1 January 2015Copra partners with Instituto Biota, an NGO dedicated to marine life preservation including the conservation of aquatic mammals and turtles in Alagoas. The partnership involves investments in research, rescue actions, emergency care for marine animals, and environmental education programs like Projeto Biota-Mar. This collaboration earned Copra the Biota seal, certifying their environmental commitment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sococo: Sococo is a long-established Brazilian coconut products manufacturer producing coconut water, milk, cream, and oil under brands for retail and industrial use. It is Copra's closest direct domestic competitor in the Brazilian coconut category with overlapping retail and foodservice customers.
• Ducoco: Ducoco Produtos Saudáveis is a Brazilian coconut-focused CPG brand selling coconut water, milk, oil, and related items nationwide. It directly competes with Copra across both retail and e-commerce channels in Brazil.
• Coco do Vale: Coco do Vale is a Brazilian coconut water and coconut product company serving retail and foodservice. It competes head-to-head with Copra in the Brazilian coconut category with similar product breadth and channel mix.

Broad incumbents

• Vita Coco: Vita Coco is the global leader in packaged coconut water, with a far larger marketing budget and international distribution footprint. It competes broadly with Copra's coconut water SKUs in Brazilian retail and sets the global category benchmark.
• Harmless Harvest: Harmless Harvest is a US-based premium coconut water brand owned by Danone, operating at scale internationally. It overlaps with Copra's premium positioning on extra virgin coconut oil and coconut water in health-focused retail.
• Nutiva: Nutiva is a US plant-based CPG brand known for organic coconut oil, MCT oil, and coconut-based products. It competes with Copra's extra virgin coconut oil and MCT lines in the premium health-food and natural channel segment.
• Cargill (Food Ingredients): Cargill's food ingredients business supplies refined coconut oil and tropical oils to industrial buyers globally. It is comparable to Copra as a fats-and-oils supplier competing for the same industrial foodservice and ingredient customers.

Regional players

• Thai Agri Foods (TAF): Thai Agri Foods is a major Asian coconut product manufacturer and exporter of coconut milk, cream, and water. It serves as a potential global supplier / B2B competitor to Copra in industrial coconut ingredients markets outside Brazil.
• Açaí do Brasil (açaí and tropical fruit processors): Açaí do Brasil and similar Brazilian tropical fruit processors share Copra's regional supply chain, single-fruit specialization model, and B2B foodservice customer base, making them structurally comparable for PE benchmarking in Brazilian tropical CPG.

Emerging players

• So Delicious Dairy Free: So Delicious Dairy Free is a US plant-based brand with a strong coconut-based product line (milk, yogurt, creamers) owned by Danone. It is comparable to Copra's dairy-alternative coconut milk products in the plant-based beverage category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/copra_alimentos

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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