Trops
Trops is a Spanish agricultural cooperative (S.A.T. 2803) that aggregates, packages, and commercializes Hass avocados and mangoes produced by its member farmers in the Axarquía (Málaga) and Algarve regions, selling through wholesale channels, direct-to-consumer e-commerce, and a processed-guacamole subsidiary (Frumaco).
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1984
- HeadquartersMálaga, Spain
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Trops does
Trops, formally TROPS S.A.T. 2803, is a Spanish agricultural cooperative (Sociedad Agraria de Transformación) founded in 1984 and headquartered in Vélez-Málaga, Málaga province. It aggregates, grades, packages, and commercializes Hass avocados and mangoes produced by its member farmers (socios), primarily in the Axarquía region of Málaga and the Algarve region of Portugal. The cooperative runs an annual technical training program (XXI Jornadas Técnicas on avocado and mango) and a large annual Member Day, and markets under its own TROPS/Frutas Trops brands.
The product portfolio centers on fresh avocados (Hass variety) and mangoes, sold wholesale to Spanish supermarket chains and food-service distributors, directly to consumers through Tienda TROPS (tiendatrops.com), and through the Club TROPS partner program for fruit shops. Vertically downstream, wholly-owned subsidiary Frumaco operates a BRC- and IFS Food-certified guacamole production line using High Pressure Processing (HPP) technology and Trops-sourced fruit, providing traceability from member farm to processed product. Infrastructure now spans the main Vélez-Málaga headquarters and processing facility, a Tavira (Portugal) facility inaugurated June 2025 with over €9 million invested across 7,195 m², and a new Casares (El Secadero) site inaugurated December 2025.
Trops earns revenue primarily by transacting member-produced fresh avocados and mangoes through B2B wholesale and direct channels, and through guacamole sales from Frumaco. Pricing for fresh produce is not publicly disclosed. The cooperative holds a dense compliance stack — IFS Food, BRC, ISO/IEC 27001, UNE 19601, ISO 37001, and GDPR — and has received consecutive "Premio a la Empresa Líder en su Sector" awards from the Círculo Empresarial de Málaga (2025 and 2026). It is privately held by its farmer-members with no parent company, no external private-equity backing, and no public funding rounds disclosed.
Trops firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Trops
- Legal name
- TROPS, S.A.T. 2803
- Website
- https://trops.es
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1984
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Trops is a Spanish agricultural cooperative (S.A.T. 2803) that aggregates, packages, and commercializes Hass avocados and mangoes produced by its member farmers in the Axarquía (Málaga) and Algarve regions, selling through wholesale channels, direct-to-consumer e-commerce, and a processed-guacamole subsidiary (Frumaco).
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Trops industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Subtropical Fruit Production & Distribution
- NAICS
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (424480), Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (1113), Fruit and Vegetable Retailers (445230)
- SIC
- Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Food Co-ops with Online Ordering & Pickup/Delivery (CRAHALAH)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Dips, Salsas, Relishes & Chutneys Manufacturing (AFAKADAM)
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Where Trops is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Málaga
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Trops business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Fresh Avocado and Mango Sales: Core revenue from commercializing fresh avocados and mangoes produced by member farmers (socios). The cooperative aggregates production from its farmer members and sells to wholesale and retail markets.
- Guacamole and Processed Products: Production and sale of guacamole and other avocado-derived products through Frumaco, a subsidiary company specializing in processed avocado products with HPP technology.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Trops product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Trops is an agricultural cooperative that aggregates, processes, packages, and commercializes fresh Hass avocados and mangoes produced by its member farmers in southern Spain (Axarquía, Málaga) and Portugal (Algarve). It also produces guacamole and avocado-derived products through its subsidiary Frumaco using HPP technology, and operates the Tienda TROPS online store for direct consumer sales.
Product overview
TROPS is an agricultural cooperative (Sociedad Agraria de Transformación) headquartered in Vélez-Málaga, Spain, specializing in the production, grading, and commercialization of tropical fruits. Its core product portfolio centers on two commodities — Hass avocados and mangoes — sourced from a network of member farmers (socios) primarily in the Axarquía region of Málaga and the Algarve region of Portugal. The cooperative operates its own branding on these commodities and sells them through its online store (Tienda TROPS) and through B2B channels. A secondary product line is guacamole produced in-house by the group company Frumaco, using only TROPS-sourced avocados. The cooperative also provides its members with a private online portal (Área Privada / trops-socios.es), technical training through annual 'Jornadas Técnicas,' and operates a partner program (Club TROPS) for affiliated fruit retailers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Frumaco: A TROPS company dedicated to the production of avocado-derived products, specifically guacamole, operating with BRC certification standards.
Products and services
- Aguacate TROPS (Hass Avocados) Fresh Hass avocados sourced from TROPS member farmers in the Axarquía region of Málaga and Portugal, commercialized under the TROPS brand for wholesale distribution and direct consumer sales.
- Mango TROPS Fresh mangoes sourced from TROPS member farmers in the Axarquía region and Portugal, marketed under the TROPS brand for wholesale distribution and direct consumer sales.
- Guacamole Frumaco
Quantifiable outcome
- Leading avocado and mango commercializer in Spain
Companies that use Trops
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Trops technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Trops partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Club Balonmano Ciudad de MálagacoreTROPS renewed as main sponsor of CB Ciudad de Málaga (competing as TROPS Málaga) for three additional seasons, covering first team and youth categories. Sponsorship reinforces shared values of teamwork, effort, and pursuit of excellence, as well as promoting healthy lifestyle through sport.
- Agricultural Producers in Algarve (Portugal)corePartnership with local agricultural producers in the Algarve region of Portugal, supporting avocado cultivation and production in the area. The inauguration of the Tavira facility in June 2025 strengthened this strategic expansion.
- FrumacocoreSubsidiary company dedicated to producing guacamole and other avocado-derived products. Located in Málaga province, Frumaco works exclusively with TROPS avocados, ensuring complete traceability. Holds BRC certification for food safety standards.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves3 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Trops competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Camposol: Peruvian agribusiness exporting avocados and mangoes into Europe and the US. Comparable as a multi-fruit tropical producer competing in the same European wholesale channels.
- Calavo Growers: US-based avocado marketer and value-added processor (guacamole). Comparable as an integrated avocado company extending into processed products with similar end-market exposure.
- Frutas Montosa: Spanish avocado producer and guacamole manufacturer also based in the Málaga region. Highly comparable in product mix (avocados, processed avocado products), geography, and customer channels across European retail and foodservice.
- Westfalia Fruit: South Africa-headquartered global avocado grower-exporter with operations across multiple origins. Directly comparable as a vertically integrated avocado specialist serving European retailers.
- Mission Produce: World's largest avocado distributor with year-round supply across the Americas and ripening/distribution infrastructure in Europe. Comparable as a global avocado commercializer competing for the same EU retail shelf.
- Subsole: Chilean fresh-fruit exporter with a significant avocado program supplying European retailers. Comparable as a Southern-Hemisphere avocado exporter competing in the same European off-season window.
- Index Fresh: US-based avocado grower, ripener, and marketer. Comparable as a vertically integrated avocado commercializer with ripening and value-added capabilities overlapping Trops's Frumaco line.
Broad incumbents
- Fresh Del Monte Produce: Global tropical and fresh-produce major with broad banana, pineapple, avocado, and mango portfolios. Comparable as a large-scale tropical-fruit incumbent serving the same European retail customers.
- Nature's Pride: Dutch specialist distributor of tropical fruit and exotics supplying European retailers. Comparable as a Europe-anchored tropical-fruit commercialization platform with overlapping supplier base.
Regional players
- Anecoop: Spanish second-tier agricultural cooperative commercializing fruit and vegetables for European markets. Comparable as a Spanish cooperative model with similar governance and export orientation, though with a broader produce mix.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Trops social profiles
Digital presenceTrops compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance6 records
Trops financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Trops leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Trops subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Trops funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Trops M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Trops
What does Trops do?
Trops is an agricultural cooperative that aggregates, processes, packages, and commercializes fresh Hass avocados and mangoes produced by its member farmers in southern Spain (Axarquía, Málaga) and Portugal (Algarve). It also produces guacamole and avocado-derived products through its subsidiary Frumaco using HPP technology, and operates the Tienda TROPS online store for direct consumer sales.
Is Trops a public or private company?
Trops is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Trops founded?
Trops was founded in 1984. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Trops based?
Trops is headquartered in Málaga, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does Trops make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Fresh Avocado and Mango Sales are the primary driver. The others are guacamole and Processed Products.
Who are Trops's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Camposol, Calavo Growers, Frutas Montosa, Westfalia Fruit, Mission Produce, Subsole and Index Fresh. Broad incumbents are Fresh Del Monte Produce and Nature's Pride. Anecoop is listed as a regional player.
Does Trops have an API?
No public API is recorded for Trops.
What industry is Trops in?
Trops's product category is Subtropical Fruit Production & Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAHALAH, Food Co-ops with Online Ordering & Pickup/Delivery, with a secondary code of AFAKADAM, Dips, Salsas, Relishes & Chutneys Manufacturing. Its NAICS code is 424480 and its SIC code is 2000.