Acepar

What Acepar does

Acepar (full legal name: ACEPAR - Associação dos Comercializadores de Cereais do Estado do Paraná, also rendered as Associação dos Cerealistas do Estado do Paraná) is a nonprofit membership association founded in 1981 in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. Its original mandate is to integrate cereal producers and traders operating in the state of Paraná. In addition to its association activities, Acepar operates a physical event venue on Rua Izaura Gamba Vitorino in Maringá, offering a rustic event hall with capacity for 250 guests, an outdoor ceremony space for weddings, barbecue areas (churrasqueiras), an industrial kitchen, a bar with freezers, two football fields, a bocce court, and parking for approximately 50 vehicles. The dual-purpose operation positions Acepar as both a sectoral trade association and a community event-hosting facility.

Revenue is generated primarily through event-venue rental to individuals and organizations hosting weddings, ceremonies, celebrations, and community gatherings in the Maringá region. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; bookings are made via direct phone or email contact with the association. Marketing is limited to the organization's website (aceparmaringa.com.br), which presents facility information, photo and video galleries, and contact details, with no disclosed social media, paid acquisition, or partnership channels. The organization employs approximately 21 people and operates as a single-location, member-owned association with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no recorded funding, M&A, or leadership-change events. No technology platform, digital product, or AI/ML capability is associated with the entity.

Name

Acepar

Legal name

ACEPAR - Associação dos Comercializadores de Cereais do Estado do Paraná

Website

https://aceparmaringa.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acepar is a nonprofit association of cereal traders in Paraná, Brazil, founded in 1981, that also operates a 250-person event venue in Maringá for weddings, ceremonies, and community gatherings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Services

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Combination Farming (111191)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACAJAH

Supply Chain, Marketing & Contracting Advisory (Grain/Livestock Marketing)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Farm Management & Operational Advisory Services

Keywords

• Event venue rental
• Wedding ceremony space
• Cereal trader association
• Community gathering venue
• Rural event hall

Headquarters

HQ city

Maringá

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event Venue Rental: The association generates revenue by renting out its event facilities including a rustic hall, outdoor ceremony spaces, barbecue areas, and supporting amenities such as kitchen facilities and parking for events such as weddings, celebrations, and community gatherings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ACEPAR is a Brazilian cereal traders association founded in 1981 that integrates producers and traders in the grain sector of Paraná, Brazil. It also rents out its physical event-venue facilities—including a 250-person rustic hall, outdoor wedding ceremony space, barbecue areas, industrial kitchen, bar with freezers, parking, and recreational amenities—to event organizers and individuals for weddings, celebrations, and community gatherings.

Product overview

Acepar operates as a dual-purpose organization: (1) as an association of cereal traders, founded in 1981, focused on integrating cereal producers and traders in Paraná state; and (2) as an event venue provider with a rustic hall accommodating 250 guests, outdoor wedding ceremony spaces, barbecue facilities, bar with freezers, industrial kitchen, and recreational amenities including soccer fields and bocce courts. The association is located in a quiet area away from the city center in Maringá, Paraná.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Salão de Eventos ACEPAR Event venue facility with capacity for 250 people, featuring a rustic hall, industrial kitchen, barbecue area, bar with freezers, and complementary gas for events, along with an outdoor ceremony space for rural weddings. The facility also includes two football fields and a bocce court. Targeted at event organizers, couples, and community groups in the Maringá region of Paraná, Brazil.
• Espaço para Casamento ao Ar Livre Outdoor wedding ceremony space located in a tranquil rural area away from the city center, offering a countryside setting for dream weddings. Targeted at couples and wedding planners in the Maringá region of Paraná, Brazil.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• ABAG - Associação Brasileira do Agronegócio: Broader Brazilian agribusiness association with a wider remit across the entire ag value chain. Comparable in mission and membership structure but operates at a much larger scope than ACEPAR's cereal-trader focus.
• CNA - Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil: National Brazilian agriculture and livestock confederation. Operates as a much larger umbrella organization for agricultural representation, comparable in form (association-based) but significantly broader in scope.
• Sociedade Rural Brasileira (SRB): Historic Brazilian rural society that represents broad agricultural interests and runs events and expos. Comparable in combining agricultural representation with event infrastructure, though at a national scale.

Regional players

• FAEP - Federação da Agricultura do Estado do Paraná: Paraná state agriculture federation, serving the same geographic and agricultural ecosystem as ACEPAR. Comparable as a regional agricultural association, though with a producer rather than trader mandate.
• Aprosoja Mato Grosso: State-level soybean producer association. Comparable as a regional agricultural trade association focused on a single commodity in a single state, similar structural form to ACEPAR though serving soy rather than cereals.

Direct peers

• APROSOJA Brasil: National association of Brazilian soybean producers. Most directly comparable as a member-based agricultural commodity trade association built around farmer/trader integration and regional representation in Brazil.
• OCB - Organização das Cooperativas Brasileiras: Brazilian cooperative organization representing agricultural cooperatives nationwide. Comparable to ACEPAR as a membership-driven trade body that integrates producers and commercializes agricultural output in defined regions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acepar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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