Arrocera Los Corrales

What Arrocera Los Corrales does

Arrocera Los Corrales, legally Arroz y Alimentos de Centroamérica S.A. (ALCSA), is a privately held Guatemalan food processing company founded in 1972 and headquartered in Villa Nueva, Guatemala. The company specializes in rice processing using parboiling (parbolizado) technology and produces a portfolio of branded staple foods including rice (Gallo Dorado, Macarena, Molinero), corn flour (Oro Maya), and oats (Campo Rico). Its flagship brand, Gallo Dorado, has been in market for over 50 years and is described as the leading rice brand in Guatemala, with supporting brands Macarena, Molinero, Oro Maya, and Campo Rico ranging from 20+ years in market.

The company employs 251–500 people and operates primarily within Guatemala, distributing through retail and supermarket chains throughout the country with limited reach into broader Central American markets. ALCSA holds FSSC22000 certification (reportedly the first in the Guatemalan grain category) and operates a laboratory with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, supporting its food-safety positioning with both modern retail buyers and industrial customers.

ALCSA's business model is built around branded consumer staples sold through mass retail distribution, supplemented by industrial and bulk rice products for B2B customers. Revenue mechanics are driven by unit volume and shelf presence across multiple retail banners rather than by enterprise contracts or subscription revenue. Recent activity has been limited to incremental product and brand updates, including a 2024 website redesign, new recipes, and product line extensions, with no disclosed funding events, M&A, leadership changes, or geographic expansion in the available data.

Name

Arrocera Los Corrales

Legal name

Arroz y Alimentos de Centroamérica S.A.

Website

https://alcsa.com.gt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Arrocera Los Corrales (ALCSA) is a Guatemalan rice and grain processor founded in 1972, producing branded staple foods including rice, corn flour, and oats. It serves Guatemalan consumers primarily via retail and supermarket chains, with Gallo Dorado as its flagship 50-year-old rice brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rice and grain processing

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour (311824), Other Food Manufacturing (3119)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Convenience side dishes (mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, rice dishes) manufacturing (AFAKAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Couscous, Bulgur & Other Processed Grain Foods Manufacturing (AFAKABAJ)

Keywords

• Rice processing
• Corn flour products
• Oat products
• Consumer packaged grains
• Industrial bulk rice

Headquarters

HQ city

Villa Nueva

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Sales: ALCSA generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of branded consumer food products — rice (pre-cooked and white), corn flour, and oats — sold through retail and supermarket channels in Guatemala.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ALCSA (Arrocera Los Corrales / Arroz y Alimentos de Centroamérica S.A.) manufactures and sells branded consumer packaged grain products — pre-cooked rice (Gallo Dorado, Macarena), white rice (Molinero, Macarena Blanco), nixtamalized corn flour (Oro Maya), and oats (Campo Rico) — primarily through retail and supermarket channels in Guatemala, and also supplies industrial/bulk rice products to food-industry customers.

Product overview

ALCSA (Arrocera Los Corrales / Alimentos de Centroamérica) is a Guatemalan food processing company that processes and commercializes rice, corn flour, and oats. The product portfolio consists of multiple rice brands including Gallo Dorado (precooked, the #1 rice brand in Guatemala), Macarena (precooked), Macarena Blanco (white rice), and Molinero (white rice for experts); a nixtamalized corn flour brand called Oro Maya; and an oat brand called Campo Rico. The company emphasizes food safety with FSSC22000 certification and offers both consumer-packaged products and industrial/bulk options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gallo Dorado: Pre-cooked rice brand, declared the No. 1 rice brand in Guatemala with over 50 years of trajectory. Features a unique parboiling process that gives unique color, texture, and flavor.
• Macarena
• Molinero
• Oro Maya
• Campo Rico

Products and services

• Gallo Dorado (pre-cooked rice) Pre-cooked (parboiled) rice sold to Guatemalan household consumers; flagship product used in daily family cooking and traditional Guatemalan dishes.
• Macarena (pre-cooked rice) Pre-cooked rice brand marketed as the fluffiest and most delicious white rice-style product on the consumer market, targeting Guatemalan household consumption.
• Macarena Blanco (white rice) White (non-pre-cooked) rice product sold under the Macarena brand to Guatemalan consumers.
• Molinero (white rice) White rice brand targeted at rice experts and connoisseurs in Guatemala; positioned as a premium white rice for traditional dishes.
• Oro Maya (corn flour) Nixtamalized corn flour made from whole white corn, fortified with vitamins and minerals, used by Guatemalan consumers to make tortillas and traditional Guatemalan dishes.
• Campo Rico (oats) Oat product sold in flake form to Guatemalan consumers for a balanced daily diet, with 20+ years of brand history.
• ALCSA Industrial Products (bulk rice) Bulk and industrial-format rice products for food-industry customers, including Gallo Dorado industrial variants, supplied from ALCSA's certified processing operations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Empresas Polar: Large Venezuelan food conglomerate with rice, corn flour, and processed grain product lines serving Latin American markets. Directly comparable to ALCSA as a multi-category grain-based packaged foods operator in Latin America, though significantly larger and more diversified.
• Grupo Nutresa: Colombian packaged food conglomerate with a broad portfolio of staples, grains, and consumer foods marketed across Latin America. Comparable as a multi-brand CPG operator in regional staples with similar distribution-led business model.
• Gruma: Mexican multinational and the world's largest corn flour and tortilla producer, with deep Central American presence via its Maseca brand. Highly comparable to ALCSA's nixtamalized corn flour (Oro Maya) business and overall grain-processing model.
• Cargill: Global agricultural commodity trader and food processor with significant rice and grain operations worldwide. Comparable as a large-scale grain-based foods manufacturer and a potential supply-chain or distribution partner in Central America.
• Riviana Foods: US-based rice company owning iconic brands (Mahatma, Carolina) and a broad rice portfolio including white, brown, and parboiled varieties. Closely comparable as a branded parboiled-rice player with a parallel product architecture to Gallo Dorado.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness and food company with grain origination, milling, and consumer rice brands across the Americas. Comparable grain-processing infrastructure and downstream packaged foods exposure in Latin America.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global nutrition and agricultural processing company with substantial grain milling, rice processing, and food ingredient operations. Comparable to ALCSA's grain-based raw material handling and finished-product manufacturing at industrial scale.

Regional players

• Arrocera Diana: Costa Rican rice processor and branded rice marketer operating in Central America. The closest geographic and product-market peer to ALCSA — both focus on branded rice in neighboring Central American markets with similar retail distribution.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ArrozMolinero
• Instagraminstagram.com/arroz.gallodorado
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alcsa

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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