La Carne Investments

What La Carne Investments does

INVERSIONES LA CARNE SAS (commercial name: La Carne Investments) is a privately held Colombian fresh-meat retailer incorporated as a sociedad por acciones simplificada in Bogotá. Founded in 2015 with between 11 and 50 employees, the company operates a single direct-to-consumer retail storefront at Carrera 110 #20c 79, Bogotá, trading beef (res), pork (cerdo), and poultry (aves) along with lamb and cold cuts. Its customer base is individual consumers seeking quality fresh meat with stated hygiene standards, and its only digital presence is a basic corporate website (lacarne.co) with an email-newsubscription funnel — there is no e-commerce, no delivery, and no wholesale or B2B channel disclosed.

Its business model is straightforward one-time-sale retail: consumers visit the physical location during published opening hours (Monday-Friday 8:00-17:00, Saturday 8:00-13:00, Sunday closed) and purchase fresh cuts. There is no disclosed pricing structure, subscription, loyalty, or recurring-revenue mechanic; no partnerships, certifications, patents, or awards are listed. There is also no management team, investor base, or ownership structure publicly identified.

The most material fact in the company's profile is that INVERSIONES LA CARNE SAS is currently undergoing enterprise reorganization under Colombian Ley 1116 (Ley de Reorganización Empresarial). Multiple official documents are published on its website — including the Reorganization Agreement, Audience Confirmation Act, Creditor Summons, a 2025 suppliers presentation, and a 2026 Creditor Committee notice — indicating the company is in an active insolvency/workout process with creditors and suppliers rather than in a normal operating steady state.

Name

La Carne Investments

Legal name

INVERSIONES LA CARNE SAS

Website

https://lacarne.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

INVERSIONES LA CARNE SAS is a privately held Bogotá-based fresh-meat retailer selling beef, pork, poultry, lamb, and cold cuts to walk-in consumers from a single physical storefront. It is currently operating under Colombian Ley 1116 enterprise reorganization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Meat Retail

NAICS

Meat Retailers (445240), Meat Retailers (44524)

SIC

Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Charcuterie & Cured Meats Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAE), Poultry Shops (CRAHAHAD)

Keywords

• Fresh meat retail
• Beef products
• Pork products
• Poultry products
• Meat distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh Meat Products Sales: Direct sales of fresh meat products including beef, pork, and poultry to consumers through a physical retail location. Revenue is generated through one-time transaction purchases of meat products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

La Carne Investments sells fresh beef (res), fresh pork (cerdo), and fresh poultry (aves) products directly to individual consumers through a single physical retail storefront in Bogotá, Colombia. Products are sourced and selected with attention to detail, processed under high hygiene and quality standards, and offered in support of local producers and the regional economy.

Product overview

INVERSIONES LA CARNE SAS is a meat distribution company offering a focused portfolio of fresh meat products. The core offering consists of three product categories: fresh beef (res), fresh pork (cerdo), and fresh poultry (aves). All products are sourced and selected with attention to detail, processed under high hygiene and quality standards. The company emphasizes its commitment to quality and community support through collaborations with local producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Beef (Res) Premium fresh beef cuts selected with care and attention to detail, processed under high hygiene and quality standards for individual household consumers in Bogotá.
• Fresh Pork (Cerdo) Fresh pork products offering a wide variety of cuts, treated with the highest standards of hygiene and quality for individual household consumers in Bogotá.
• Fresh Poultry (Aves) Fresh poultry products providing a variety of chicken cuts, processed with high standards of hygiene and quality for customer satisfaction, for individual household consumers in Bogotá.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Almacenes Éxito: Colombia's largest grocery retailer with significant in-store meat counters. Comparable because it sells fresh beef, pork, and poultry directly to Bogotá consumers and exerts price pressure on standalone butcheries through scale purchasing and private label.
• Jumbo (Cencosud Colombia): Major Colombian hypermarket chain operated by Cencosud with extensive fresh-meat departments. Comparable as a competing channel for Bogotá fresh-protein purchases, with broader assortment and own-brand economics that pressure independent butchers.
• Grupo Nutresa: Largest Colombian packaged-food conglomerate with meat and processed-protein subsidiaries. Comparable as a Colombian consumer-protein incumbent whose scale, distribution, and brand portfolio set the competitive context in which small meat retailers must operate.
• Minerva Foods: Latin American beef and meat-products major with operations across the region. Comparable as a large-scale fresh and processed meat producer serving the same South American consumer demand for quality protein that La Carne addresses at a local level.

Direct peers

• Allen Brothers: U.S. specialty meat retailer focused on premium beef, pork, and poultry sold direct-to-consumer. Comparable as a multi-protein specialty butcher emphasizing cut quality and supplier relationships, illustrating the type of brand and channel model a successful La Carne could evolve toward.
• Lobel's: U.S. specialty butcher and mail-order meat retailer. Comparable as a small, quality-focused multi-protein butcher that built a premium brand around cut selection, hygiene, and provenance — a useful model peer for what La Carne's positioning aspires to be at scale.

Regional players

• Res Vegas: Colombian beef brand with retail presence in Bogotá and other cities. Comparable as a domestic fresh-beef specialist competing for the same household protein shopper, with similar emphasis on quality cuts and Colombian origin.
• Frigorífico Guadalupe: Colombian meat processor and distributor with retail reach. Comparable because it sits at the intersection of meat distribution and consumer-facing sales in Colombia, though it operates at a larger, more vertically integrated scale than La Carne's single-store butcher model.
• Pollo Canguro: Recognized Colombian poultry brand and meat supplier. Comparable because it targets the same Bogotá consumer demand for fresh poultry and competes for the 'fresh, local protein' wallet share that La Carne also addresses, although Pollo Canguro has broader distribution and brand recognition.
• Cárnicos y Derivados de Colombia (Cárnicos JR): Colombian specialty meat supplier with retail and foodservice channels. Comparable in business model (multi-protein fresh meat distribution) and target customer base (Colombian households seeking quality cuts).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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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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