CACSA Corporación Arrocera Costa Rica

What CACSA Corporación Arrocera Costa Rica does

CACSA Corporación Arrocera Costa Rica is a privately held Costa Rican food manufacturer founded around 1970, headquartered in Barrio San José, Alajuela, and operating two industrial plants — Planta Industrial Alajuela in Alajuela province and Planta Industrial Liberia in Guanacaste. The company produces and distributes packaged staple foods under the Arroz Imperio brand, with a portfolio spanning five categories: rice (Arroz), beans (Frijoles), flour (Harina), salt (Sal), and other condiments (Otros, including the Salsa de Chile Picante Chilero Imperio). Imperio is described as the leading brand of CACSA in Costa Rica, supported by 55 years of continuous market presence.

CACSA's production model is vertically integrated from seed/cultivation through packaging, with rigorous quality control checkpoints and sustainable production techniques. The portfolio carries three international certifications: FSSC 22000 (food safety management), Organic (products grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers), and KOSHER. Distribution operates through two channels: retail placement in supermarkets and abarrotes across Costa Rica, and direct-to-consumer e-commerce via arrozimperio.net, which offers home delivery supported by phone (SAC +506 2505-6615) and WhatsApp (Imperio en Casa +506 8330-9180) ordering. Pricing follows a unit-pricing model in Costa Rican colones, with both consumer pack sizes (e.g., 1.8 kg rice bags) and bulk options (e.g., 46 kg bean sacks, 12.5 kg flour sacks).

The customer base consists of Costa Rican households consuming staple foods and the retail/grocery partners that stock Imperio branded products. The company employs 77 people, is privately held with no disclosed external investors or parent company, and operates entirely within the Costa Rican domestic market with no disclosed exports.

Name

CACSA Corporación Arrocera Costa Rica

Legal name

CACSA Corporación Arrocera Costa Rica

Website

https://cacsa.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CACSA Corporación Arrocera Costa Rica is a privately held Costa Rican food manufacturer founded circa 1970 that produces and distributes packaged staple foods — rice, beans, flour, salt, and sauces — under the Arroz Imperio brand through retail and e-commerce channels to Costa Rican households.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Product Sales: CACSA generates revenue through the sale of packaged food products including rice, beans, flour, salt, and sauces under the Imperio brand. Products are sold through retail channels (supermarkets, grocery stores) and direct-to-consumer e-commerce with home delivery. Unit pricing varies by product type and size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CACSA manufactures and distributes packaged staple food products under the Arroz Imperio brand, including rice, beans, flour, salt, and condiments/sauces. The company controls the entire production process from cultivation/seeding through packaging, operating manufacturing plants in Alajuela and Liberia, Costa Rica, and selling finished products through retail supermarkets, grocery stores, and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform with home delivery.

Product overview

CACSA Corporación Arrocera Costa Rica operates as a rice corporation with a unified product portfolio under the Arroz Imperio brand. The offering consists of five core food product categories—Arroz (rice), Frijoles (beans), Harina (flour), Sal (salt), and Otros (others/condiments)—sold through a direct-to-consumer ecommerce platform. The products range from bulk commodity items like 46 kg sacks of beans to packaged consumer sizes like 1.8 kg rice bags, with organic and Kosher-certified varieties available. The ecommerce platform serves as the primary digital channel for direct sales and home delivery across Costa Rica.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arroz Imperio Rice

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DEMASA (Distribuidora de Materiales y Alimentos SA): One of the largest Costa Rican food manufacturers with a broad CPG portfolio including rice, beans, condiments, and staples distributed nationally. Directly comparable to CACSA as a domestic packaged-food competitor serving Costa Rican households through supermarkets and grocery channels.
• Industrias Lait: Costa Rican food manufacturer producing staples such as flour, rice, and beans under established local brands. Directly comparable to CACSA given overlapping product mix, Costa Rican distribution footprint, and similar target customer base of households and retailers.
• Arrocera La Esmeralda: Latin American rice processor and branded rice distributor operating across multiple countries. Comparable to CACSA's Arroz Imperio core as a direct competitor in branded packaged rice, sharing similar production, packaging, and supermarket distribution models.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill Costa Rica (Cargill de Centroamerica): Global agricultural commodities giant with rice, grain, and food ingredient operations across Central America. Comparable to CACSA as a broad incumbent that competes in staples and processed food categories, but at vastly larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Nestlé Costa Rica: Multinational CPG leader with extensive presence in Costa Rica across culinary products, condiments, and staples. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing in overlapping packaged-food aisles, though with global scale and a much wider product portfolio.
• Grupo Bimbo: Latin America's largest baked goods and packaged food company with operations across the region. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Central American CPG distribution and household staples, though its core is baked goods rather than rice/beans.
• McCormick & Company: Global leader in spices, seasonings, and sauces including hot sauce brands such as Cholula. Comparable to CACSA's "Otros" line (Salsa de Chile Picante Chilero Imperio) as a packaged condiment/sauce competitor, though at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Riviana Foods: One of the largest rice marketers in the Americas, selling branded rice (Mahatma, Success, Carolina) across retail and foodservice. Comparable to CACSA's core Arroz Imperio business as a rice-focused branded packaged-food player, though operating in different geographies.

Regional players

• Herdez (Grupo Herdez): Leading Mexican processed food company focused on sauces, condiments, and shelf-stable staples (beans, peppers). Comparable to CACSA's portfolio overlap on beans and hot sauce, though serving primarily Mexico and the US Hispanic market rather than Costa Rica.
• Productos del Trópico: Central American food manufacturer producing rice, beans, and staples distributed regionally. Comparable to CACSA as a peer in the same staple-food categories across Central American markets, though with a broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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