What Inka Crops does

Inka Crops S.A. is a privately held Peruvian snack food manufacturer established in 2000 and headquartered in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru. The company produces plantain chips, potato chips, vegetable chips (cassava, sweet potato, taro), and Peruvian Giant Corn snacks under its own brand and, more centrally, through private label programs. Manufacturing is supported by direct sourcing relationships with farmers across multiple Peruvian agricultural regions, including Ucayali for plantains, Junín and Huancavelica for Andean potatoes, and the Sacred Valley of Cusco for Giant Corn.

The company's operations are differentiated by a stack of internationally recognized food safety and dietary certifications — BRC Food Safety, FSMA compliance, HACCP, GFCO gluten-free (under 5ppm), Non-GMO Project Verified, and Kosher — which allow it to position its products as clean-label (no trans fats, no artificial coloring, no preservatives) for global retail and food service buyers. Its product line spans four core categories with multiple cuts, varieties, flavors, and packaging formats (Stand-up Pouch, Pillow Bag, Box) suitable for both branded distribution and custom private label runs.

Inka Crops operates primarily as a B2B manufacturer and exporter. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of branded snack products to international distributors and retail chains, supplemented by professional services revenue from private label clients who contract the company for custom formulation, flavor development, packaging design, and prototype development. The company has no disclosed outside funding, no public listing, and no parent company; it appears to be founder/management-owned. Go-to-market is event-driven, with active participation in major international trade shows including PLMA (Amsterdam), Seoul Food & Hotel, Sweets & Snacks Expo, ExpoWest, Anuga (Cologne), and SIAL Paris. The firm employs 51-100 people and has no disclosed revenue.

Name

Inka Crops

Legal name

Inka Crops S.A.

Website

https://inkacrops.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Inka Crops S.A. is a privately held Peruvian snack manufacturer founded in 2000 that produces plantain, potato, vegetable, and Giant Corn chips for B2B customers worldwide, supplying private label brands, international distributors, retail chains, and food service operators with certified clean-label products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Savory Snacks

NAICS

Snack Food Manufacturing (31191), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Potato & Vegetable Chips Manufacturing (AFAKAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dried Fruit & Fruit Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAL), Chips & Savory Snacks (Potato, Tortilla, Extruded) (CRADABAE)

Keywords

• Plantain chips
• Potato chips
• Veggie chips
• Private label snacks
• Snack manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan De Lurigancho

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Snack Product Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of branded snack products including plantain chips, potato chips, veggie chips, and giant corn to distributors, retailers, and food service companies globally.
2. Private Label Services: Custom branding and private label programs where the company helps clients develop their own snack brands, including product development, packaging design, and manufacturing to client specifications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inka Crops S.A. manufactures and sells Peruvian-origin snack products including plantain chips, potato chips, veggie chips (cassava, sweet potato, taro), and giant corn snacks. The company sources raw materials from specific Peruvian regions (Ucayali, Junín, Huancavelica, Cusco) and offers gluten-free, non-GMO, kosher, and clean-label certified products. It also provides private label manufacturing services with custom flavors, packaging design, and prototype development for retail brands and distributors worldwide.

Product overview

Inka Crops is a Peruvian snack food company offering a portfolio of four core chip and snack product lines: Plantain Chips (Bold Cut, Thin Cut, Tostones, Sweet Plantain), Potato Chips (Peruvian Kettle, Not Kettle, Wavy), Veggie Chips (Tropical Mix, Sweet Potato, Cassava, Imperial Mix, Exotic Mix), and Giant Corn (whole and Crushed/Tostones). The company also provides Private Label manufacturing services for brand customization, including flavor development and packaging options. Products are marketed as non-GMO, gluten-free, trans-fat free, vegetarian, and kosher certified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plantain Chips Crispy plantain chips sourced from the tropical lands of Aguaytia in Ucayali, Peru, available in multiple cuts (Bold Cut, Thin Cut, Tostones, Sweet Plantain) with various flavors including Sea Salt, Chile Picante, Carolina BBQ, Chile and Lemon, Jalapeño, Habanero BBQ, and Garlic. Sold to distributors, retailers, and private label clients.
• Potato Chips Potato chips cultivated in the Andean lands of Junín and Huancavelica by Peruvian farmers, offered as Peruvian Kettle Potato Chips, Not Kettle Potato Chips, and Wavy Chips, with flavors such as Barbeque, Fines Herbs & Lime, Smoked Chilies (Merken), and Habanero BBQ.
• Veggie Chips Snack chips made from cassava, sweet potato, and taro sourced from Peru's coastal, Andean, and tropical regions, available as Tropical Mix, Sweet Potato, Cassava, Imperial Mix, and Exotic Mix varieties.
• Giant Corn Snacks made from Peruvian Giant Corn carefully selected from the Sacred Valley of Cusco, offered as whole Giant Corn and Crushed Giant Corn (Tostones), with flavors including Salt and Vinegar.
• Private Label Services Custom snack manufacturing services offering product customization, flavor development, packaging design (Stand-up Pouch, Pillow Bag, Box), and prototype development for private label brands and retailers. Includes professional snack advising and brand customization support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Donated 18.7 tons of food (75,000 food rations) to Food Bank of Peru's 'Platos que Alimentan Esperanza' campaign

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bare Snacks: Bare Snacks makes baked fruit and vegetable chips including apple, banana, and plantain varieties — directly comparable product portfolio (especially plantain chips), clean-label positioning, and gluten-free certification overlap with Inka Crops' plantain and veggie chip lines.
• Barnana: Barnana produces plantain and banana-based snacks with organic and fair-trade certifications — directly overlapping with Inka Crops' plantain chip line and Peruvian/Latin American sourcing heritage, both targeting the clean-label natural snack segment.
• Kettle Brand (Campbell Soup Company): Kettle Brand makes kettle-cooked potato chips with clean-label positioning and multiple flavor extensions — directly comparable to Inka Crops' Peruvian Kettle Potato Chips and Not Kettle varieties, both targeting the premium clean-label chip segment.
• Terra Chips (The Hain Celestial Group): Terra Chips produces vegetable chips (taro, beet, sweet potato, parsnip) — directly comparable to Inka Crops' veggie chip line, with similar multi-vegetable chip portfolio targeting the natural and gourmet snack aisles.

Broad incumbents

• Frito-Lay (PepsiCo): Frito-Lay is the dominant global salty snack manufacturer with Lay's and extensive private label operations — directly overlapping with Inka Crops' potato chip business but as part of a much broader portfolio with incomparable scale, distribution, and marketing resources.
• Grupo Bimbo: Grupo Bimbo is the largest baked goods and snack company in Latin America with extensive private label manufacturing capabilities — comparable as a broad incumbent that competes with Inka Crops in Latin American B2B snack manufacturing and private label programs.
• Pringles (Kellogg's): Pringles is one of the world's largest snack brands with global distribution — a broad incumbent in the same chip/snack category that competes for the same retailer shelf space and food service contracts as Inka Crops.

Emerging players

• Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) peers — Snyder's-Lance / Cape Cod Chips: Cape Cod Chips makes kettle-cooked potato chips with clean-label positioning comparable to Inka Crops' potato chip line — overlapping product category and natural foods channel presence, but without the Latin American plantain/corn specialization.
• Late July Snacks: Late July Snacks makes organic, non-GMO tortilla and potato chips with multiple dietary certifications — partial overlap with Inka Crops' clean-label and certification positioning, but focused on organic rather than heritage/regional sourcing.

Regional players

• Grupo Pão de Açúcar / Private Label Snack Manufacturers (Latin America): Latin American retail and private label snack manufacturers serve as regional competitors and counterparts to Inka Crops' Peruvian B2B private label business model — operating in adjacent geographies and overlapping end-market buyers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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