ALMACAFE, S.A.

What ALMACAFE, S.A. does

ALMACAFE, S.A. is a Honduran bonded warehousing and logistics company founded in April 1987 and headquartered in San Pedro Sula, Cortés department, with an additional branch in Tegucigalpa. The company operates as a licensed Almacén General de Depósito (general deposit warehouse), offering three core service lines: Almacén General (general warehouse storage), Bodegas Habilitadas (CNBS-authorized bonded warehouses operated in client-owned facilities), and Arrendamiento (both Simple and Especial warehouse leasing in cubicle sizes from 2.5 m² to 40 m²). Its installed capacity comprises 22,500 m² of covered/closed warehouse and 3,100 m² of outdoor patios, supported by material handling equipment including forklifts, conveyor belts, hydraulic mules, and truck scales.

The company's underlying technology is physical infrastructure rather than software: there is no proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capability disclosed. Its differentiated capability is regulatory — authorization from Honduras's Secretaría de Finanzas and supervision by the Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros (CNBS) — which permits Almacafe to issue negotiable Certificates of Deposit against pledged inventory, enabling customers to convert stored goods into bank financing. Value-added services such as inventory administration, cargo consolidation/desconsolidation, consignment reception, dispatch and distribution, insurance contracting, and packaging changes supplement the core storage offering.

Almacafe generates revenue through a combination of managed-services fees (storage, custody, handling, inventory administration), transaction fees (Certificate of Deposit issuance and negotiation), unit-pricing on special leasing, and professional-services fees for value-added activities. Pricing is custom and quote-based via a website quoter, with billing on a pay-as-you-go or multi-year contract basis. The go-to-market is sales-led and B2B, targeting import/export companies, manufacturers, and businesses seeking inventory-backed financing in Honduras. The customer base is reached through direct sales contact, a website-based quoter, Facebook, and WhatsApp Business.

Name

ALMACAFE, S.A.

Legal name

ALMACAFE, S.A.

Website

https://almacafehn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ALMACAFE, S.A. is a Honduran bonded warehousing and logistics operator founded in 1987, providing general storage, CNBS-authorized enabled warehouses, and leasing services to import/export companies, manufacturers, and businesses seeking inventory-backed financing through Certificates of Deposit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Pedro Sula

HQ country

Honduras

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Warehouse Storage: Storage fees for goods in general warehouses, including receiving, custody, handling, and dispatch of merchandise. Services include inventory administration, consignment reception, and distribution of deposited goods.
2. Enabled Warehouses (Bodegas Habilitadas): Supervision and certification services for client-owned facilities authorized by Secretaría de Finanzas and CNBS. Issuance of Certificates of Deposit against pledged inventory, enabling clients to obtain bank financing.
3. Special Leasing (Arrendamiento Especial): Rental of enclosed cubicles with metal tubes and chain-link mesh, or complete warehouses, through rental contracts. Available in various sizes from 2.5 m² to 40 m². Can be requested with or without Certificate of Deposit issuance.
4. Certificate of Deposit Issuance: Issuance and negotiation of Certificates of Deposit on deposited merchandise, allowing clients to convert inventory into liquid capital through bank financing.
5. Value-Added Services: Additional services including packaging changes, insurance contracting on merchandise values, consolidation/desconsolidation, container storage, loading/unloading, order preparation, and forklift/belt conveyor/hydraulic mule services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ALMACAFE operates as a general deposit warehouse (Almacén General de Depósito) providing bonded storage of import/export and domestic merchandise across 22,500 m² of covered space and 3,100 m² of open patios. The company offers three main service lines — Almacén General, Bodegas Habilitadas (CNBS-authorized client facilities), and Arrendamiento (special and simple leasing) — and issues negotiable Certificates of Deposit that allow clients to obtain bank financing against their stored inventory.

Product overview

ALMACAFE, S.A. is a logistics and warehousing company operating as a general deposit warehouse (Almacén General de Depósito) founded in April 1987. The company offers three core service lines: Almacén General (general warehouse storage), Bodegas Habilitadas (enabled/authorized warehouses in client facilities), and Arrendamiento (warehouse leasing with simple and special rental options). The portfolio centers around secure merchandise storage with associated financial instruments (Certificados de Depósito) that enable clients to access financing through banking institutions. Additional value-added services include inventory management, cargo consolidation/desconsolidation, insurance contracting, consignment reception, dispatch and distribution, and specialized material handling equipment (forklifts, truck scales, conveyor belts, hydraulic mules). The company operates facilities in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with a total installed capacity of 22,500 square meters of covered enclosed area and 3,100 square meters of outdoor patios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Almacén General (General Warehouse) Bonded general warehouse service providing spacious enclosed warehouses and outdoor patios for secure storage of national and foreign products including raw materials, finished goods, agricultural products, vehicles, and machinery. Includes custody, handling, receipt, and dispatch of merchandise. Targeted at import/export companies and manufacturers operating in Honduras.
• Bodegas Habilitadas (Enabled Warehouses) Supervision and certification of client-owned warehouse facilities authorized by the Secretaría de Finanzas and approved by the CNBS (Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros). Allows clients to obtain bank financing by issuing Certificates of Deposit against inventory held in their own facilities under Almacafe's oversight. Targeted at businesses that need bonded-status storage at their own premises.
• Arrendamiento Especial (Special Leasing)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros (CNBS)coreOthersRegulatory oversight body that authorizes and supervises Almacafe's bonded warehouse (Bodegas Habilitadas) operations. Provides approval for client facilities to operate under Almacafe's responsibility and supervision, enabling certificate of deposit issuance for bank financing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CEVA Logistics: Global contract logistics provider with warehousing, distribution, and value-added services across the Americas. Comparable to ALMACAFE in operating multi-customer warehousing facilities with associated inventory management and consolidation services.
• DHL Supply Chain: Global contract logistics and warehousing operator with bonded warehouse capabilities across Latin America. Comparable to ALMACAFE in providing storage and value-added logistics services to import/export and manufacturing clients, though on a vastly larger scale and with deeper technology integration.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global logistics provider with extensive contract logistics and warehousing operations in Central and South America. Comparable to ALMACAFE in serving international trade customers, though as a broad incumbent rather than a Honduran-focused specialist.

Regional players

• Agunsa: Chilean-headquartered logistics and port services group with growing warehousing and forwarding operations across Latin America. Comparable to ALMACAFE in providing bonded-style storage and consolidation services for international trade flows, though geographically focused on the southern cone rather than Central America.

Direct peers

• Almacenadora Mercader: Mexican almacenadora/general deposit warehouse operator authorized to issue Certificates of Deposit against stored goods and negotiate them with financial institutions. Closest business-model comparable to ALMACAFE — focused regulatory-bound warehousing with warehouse-receipt financing intermediation — though operating in the larger Mexican market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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