COCAPEC

What COCAPEC does

COCAPEC is a Brazilian agricultural cooperative founded in 1985, headquartered in Franca, São Paulo, and serving coffee producers (cooperados) primarily in the Alta Mogiana region spanning São Paulo and Minas Gerais. The organization operates as a member-owned entity (cooperativa), with cooperados acting simultaneously as customers and owners, and is supported by 251–500 employees across multiple operational units.

Its core offering is an integrated service stack that spans the entire coffee production cycle: agricultural inputs (Insumos), machinery and implements (with exclusive Mahindra and TDI dealership arrangements), technical assistance, soil and plant tissue analysis laboratory services, meteorological stations, and GIS-based farm management tools. Downstream services include structured warehousing with traceability, coffee classification and tasting (Classificação/Degustação), commercialization, roasting, and export operations. The cooperative also runs ancillary member services such as a veterinary unit, mechanical workshop, and packaging collection for agrochemical containers. On the consumer side, COCAPEC markets three coffee brands: Café Cocapec (the cooperative's own roasted/green coffee), Café Tulha Velha (premium specialty), and the Linha Senhor Café sub-brand sold via a dedicated e-commerce site (senhorcafe.com.br).

The business model is a hybrid of trading-based and fee/service-based revenue. The cooperative monetizes via the spread on commercialization of member coffee (including export), margins on agricultural inputs and machinery resold to members, toll and storage fees on warehousing, roasting, and classification/tasting services, and revenue from branded retail coffee sales. Member-facing channels include seven physical service units across municipalities (Franca, Ibiraci, Capetinga, Pedregulho, Claraval, São Tomás de Aquino, Itamogi), an online member portal (Espaço do Cooperado), and a periodic member magazine (Revista COCAPEC). Engagement and training are supported through the Capacitacoop program delivered in partnership with SENAR. No external funding, M&A, or third-party ownership is indicated; the entity operates as a private, member-controlled cooperative with full vertical integration across inputs, production support, logistics, and downstream coffee commercialization.

Name

COCAPEC

Legal name

COCAPEC

Website

https://cocapec.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

COCAPEC is a Brazilian coffee producer cooperative founded in 1985, serving coffee growers (cooperados) in the Alta Mogiana region of São Paulo and Minas Gerais with integrated inputs, machinery, technical, storage, classification, export, and branded coffee services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Sugar & Sweeteners Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG)

Keywords

• Coffee cooperative
• Agricultural inputs
• Coffee storage
• Coffee export
• Technical assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

COCAPEC is a Brazilian agricultural cooperative that provides an integrated suite of services to its coffee-producer members (cooperados), spanning the full production-to-market chain. Offerings include structured warehousing with traceability, coffee classification and cupping, commercialization and export services, roasting, agricultural inputs (Insumos), agricultural machinery and implements, a Mahindra vehicle dealership, official TDI reseller, technical assistance, veterinary services, soil and plant tissue laboratory analysis, meteorological station, GIS mapping, packaging collection, and mechanical workshop services. The cooperative also sells consumer coffee brands (Café Tulha Velha, Café Cocapec, Linha Senhor Café).

Product overview

COCAPEC is a Brazilian coffee cooperative offering a multi-brand consumer product portfolio alongside a comprehensive suite of agricultural business services. Its consumer-facing coffee brands include Café Tulha Velha (premium specialty), Café Cocapec (cooperative-branded), and Linha Senhor Café (sub-brand via senhorcafe.com.br). The cooperative's service infrastructure encompasses the full agricultural production cycle: inputs and machinery supply (Insumos, Máquinas e Implementos, Concessionária Mahindra, Revendedora Oficial TDI), technical and veterinary support (Assistência Técnica, Espaço Veterinário), analytical services (Laboratório de Análises, Estação Meteorológica, GIS), storage and coffee trading operations (Armazenagem, Classificação/Degustação, Comercialização Café, Exportação de Café, Torrefação), environmental services (Coleta de Embalagens), and mechanical workshop support. Members also have access to an online portal (Espaço do Cooperado) and a cooperative magazine (Revista COCAPEC).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Café Tulha Velha: Premium coffee brand offering
• Café Cocapec
• Linha Senhor Café

Products and services

• Café Tulha Velha Premium specialty coffee brand offered by COCAPEC for consumers, positioned as one of the cooperative's premium coffee products.
• Café Cocapec The COCAPEC-branded coffee product line representing the cooperative's own roasted and/or green coffee offerings for consumer markets.
• Linha Senhor Café Sub-brand line of COCAPEC coffee products sold under the Senhor Café brand, available at senhorcafe.com.br for consumer markets.
• Armazenagem (Storage) Structured storage warehouses providing security, traceability, and agility for storing coffee and agricultural products for cooperative members.
• Classificação/Degustação (Classification and Tasting) Coffee classification and tasting services to evaluate and certify quality and sensory profiles of coffee produced by cooperative members.
• Comercialização Café (Coffee Commercialization) Coffee commercialization service offering multiple modalities for cooperative members to sell their coffee with differentiated conditions.
• Exportação de Café (Coffee Export) Coffee export service enabling cooperative members to access international markets through the cooperative's export operations.
• Torrefação (Roasting) Coffee roasting service and facility available to members for adding value to their coffee production.
• Insumos (Agricultural Inputs) Agricultural inputs supply service offering members access to products with guaranteed origin, quality, and sustainability certification.
• Máquinas e Implementos (Machinery and Implements) Agricultural machinery and implements sales and service, with exclusive purchasing conditions and differentiated rates for cooperative members.
• Espaço Veterinário (Veterinary Services) Veterinary services providing technical support and animal health assistance to cooperative members.
• Concessionária Mahindra (Mahindra Dealership) Mahindra vehicle dealership operated by COCAPEC, offering members exclusive conditions for purchasing agricultural vehicles.
• Revendedora Oficial TDI (Official TDI Reseller) Official TDI reseller, providing members with access to TDI agricultural implements and products under preferential terms.
• Assistência Técnica (Technical Assistance) Technical assistance services supporting cooperative members in the professional and sustainable management of their agricultural operations.
• Laboratório de Análises (Soil and Plant Tissue Analysis Laboratory) Soil and plant tissue analysis laboratory providing scientific data to guide cooperative members' agricultural decisions.
• Oficina Mecânica (Mechanical Workshop) Mechanical workshop service for maintenance and repair of agricultural machinery and equipment for cooperative members.
• Coleta de Embalagens (Packaging Collection) Packaging collection service for proper disposal and recycling of agricultural chemical containers, supporting environmental sustainability for cooperative members.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SENAR (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOCAPEC partners with SENAR (National Rural Learning Service) to provide professional development and training programs for coffee producers. The Capacitacoop program offers free courses with certificates to develop farmer skills.
• MahindracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCOCAPEC operates as a Mahindra dealership, providing agricultural machinery and equipment to its coffee producer members with exclusive conditions and differentiated rates.
• TDIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCOCAPEC operates as an official TDI dealer, providing machinery and implements to coffee producers with exclusive purchasing conditions through the cooperative.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• illycaffè: Global premium espresso roaster that purchases Brazilian arabica and sells high-margin branded coffee worldwide. Comparable as a buyer of COCAPEC's volume and a benchmark for the kind of premium branded position the cooperative could scale via Café Tulha Velha.
• Louis Dreyfus Company (coffee division): One of the world's largest soft commodity traders with a substantial Brazilian coffee origination presence. Comparable as a direct counterpart on the export/commercialization side, often buying directly from cooperatives and competing for ship-loading supply.
• Três Corações (3corações): Brazil's largest coffee company, controlling major roasted, ground, and capsule brands (Três Corações, Santa Clara, Pilão). Comparable because it buys green coffee at scale and competes with the cooperative's branded coffee lines (Café Cocapec, Senhor Café) for Brazilian consumer shelf space.

Direct peers

• Cocatrel (Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores da Região de Três Pontas): Minas Gerais-based coffee producer cooperative offering commercialization, export, storage, and inputs. Closely matches COCAPEC's member-owned co-op model and competes for member producers in nearby coffee belts.
• Cooxupé (Cooperativa Regional de Cafeicultores em Guaxupé): Brazil's largest coffee cooperative, headquartered in the same Mogiana/Sul de Minas coffee belt. Directly comparable as a member-owned cooperative offering coffee commercialization, export, storage, classification, inputs, machinery, technical assistance, and consumer brands to Brazilian producers.
• Minasul (Cooperativa Central dos Cafeicultores do Sul de Minas): A coffee producer cooperative serving Sul de Minas coffee growers with storage, commercialization, export, and technical services. Same member-owned model, same product/service suite (warehousing, classification, commercialization), and competing for member producers in adjacent geographies.

Others

• Utz Kávé (now part of ECOM): Global coffee trader/merchant headquartered in Switzerland with Brazilian operations via ECOM. Comparable as an established buyer-exporting channel that competes with COCAPEC's export arm for Brazilian green-coffee volumes and for value-added services to growers.
• Yara International (fertilizer/agro-inputs): Global crop nutrition and ag-input supplier operating in Brazil. Comparable because it serves the same coffee producer customer base through agricultural inputs (Insumos is a stated COCAPEC business) and competes for input share and agronomic advisory attention.
• Fertilizantes Heringer (now Mosaic) / generic Brazilian input co-ops: Major Brazilian fertilizer and agricultural inputs supplier. Comparable to COCAPEC's Insumos business because both supply inputs to Brazilian growers; co-ops compete with these distributors on price and bundled services.

Emerging players

• Café do Ponto: A traditional Brazilian coffee roaster and consumer brand focused on premium and specialty positioning. Comparable as another branded coffee competitor seeking to source Brazilian arabica and grow specialty share against COCAPEC's own branded lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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