CERESBCA

What CERESBCA does

CERES BCA is a privately held Chilean consulting firm founded in 2010 and headquartered in Las Condes, Santiago. The company delivers specialized services and solutions in animal health, plant health, and food safety/inocuity, structured around two parallel client tracks: enterprise food producers (salmon aquaculture, poultry, pork, dairy) and government regulatory authorities across Latin America. Its core service portfolio comprises prevention and control programs (notably Salmonella and avian influenza), risk analysis and epidemiological evaluation, regulatory intelligence, contingency and crisis management, sanitary strategy for international trade, animal welfare, and specialized training.

The firm's technical differentiators are built around OIE-standard sanitary compartmentalization — establishing disease-free production units that enable international trade certification — together with risk-based sanitary management, traceability system design, and economic evaluation of disease control strategies. Notable pioneering engagements include the first poultry compartment in Chile and the first pig production compartment globally (for Agrosuper), and the first salmon compartment worldwide for Salmo salar free of ISA virus (for AQUACHILE/Los Fiordos), validated by a facility visit from the OIE Director General. The team, led by Director Dr. Hernán Rojas Olavarría with seven other named professionals, participates actively in OIE expert groups, Codex Alimentarius committees, PANAFTOSA, IICA, and OIRSA, and delivers projects across Chile, Peru, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Uruguay, Panama, Belize, Paraguay, Mexico, and selectively in China and the EU.

CERES BCA operates a sales-led, referral-driven professional services model with custom engagement-based pricing; revenue streams derive from direct consulting contracts with enterprises and government agencies, supplemented by grant-funded projects from CORFO, BID, FIA, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The firm is founder/partner managed with no disclosed external equity, no parent company, and an 8-employee headcount. Marketing is executed primarily through thought leadership — international conference speaking (OIE, COSALFA, APEC, OECD, AVEM), technical articles, and direct industry/government engagement — rather than paid channels.

Name

CERESBCA

Legal name

CERES BCA

Website

https://ceresbca.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CERES BCA is a privately held Chilean consulting firm (founded 2010, 8 employees) that delivers specialized animal health, food safety, and sanitary regulatory advisory to food-producing enterprises and government authorities across Latin America and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Health and Food Safety Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFALACAE

Pre-Assessment, Gap Assessment & Certification Readiness Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Food Safety Certification Bodies (ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF)

Keywords

• Animal health consulting
• Food safety services
• Veterinary epidemiology
• International trade compliance
• Sanitary regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Specialized Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for animal health, food safety, and international trade compliance. Services include risk analysis, epidemiological studies, regulatory intelligence, and sanitary strategy design for enterprises and governments across Latin America.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CERESBCA is a Chilean consulting firm that delivers specialized advisory services in animal health, plant health, food safety, and international sanitary trade. Its work spans disease prevention and control, risk analysis and epidemiology, regulatory intelligence, contingency management, animal welfare, and the design of sanitary compartmentalization schemes aligned with international standards. The firm also delivers specialized training and technical services to government authorities and food-producing enterprises across Latin America.

Product overview

CERES BCA is a specialized consulting services company offering a portfolio of interconnected services for animal health, plant health, and food safety/inocuity. The core offerings include Prevention and Control/Sanitary Safety, Risk Analysis/Epidemiology/Economic Evaluation, Regulatory Intelligence, Contingency Management, International Trade Sanitary Services, Animal Welfare, and Specialized Training. Services are structured for both private enterprises and government agencies, designed to enhance competitiveness, development, and sustainability of the food industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sanidad e Inocuidad (Health and Safety)

Quantifiable outcome

• First poultry compartment in Chile developed for Agrosuper
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• AQUACHILEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2017Collaboration on the first salmon compartment in Chile and globally for Salmo salar free of ISA virus at Piscicultura Catripulli, following OIE standards and enabling international trade certification.
• AgrosupercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2012Long-standing advisory relationship for compartment development in poultry and pork production. CERES BCA provided full-cycle consulting for the first poultry compartment in Chile and the first pig production compartment globally, implementing OIE-compliant sanitary management systems.
• OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector Hernán Rojas participates in OIE expert groups including PRRS chapter development for Terrestrial Animal Health Code. CERES BCA accompanied OIE Director General during facility visits and participates in OIE regional meetings for the Americas.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in FAO projects for antimicrobial resistance containment and national action plans in Latin America and Caribbean. Conducted studies on economic costs of antimicrobial resistance in food animals.
• Universidad de ChilemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for veterinary epidemiology education and training. Conducted joint workshops on zoning and sanitary management for Ecuador's AGROCALIDAD, supported by IICA and APHIS-USDA.
• Universidad Austral de ChilemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance through CENEREMA for strategic sanitary management of high-value genetic cattle and sheep in climate change scenarios. Joint development of food safety model for artisanal cheeses in Los Rios region.
• IICA (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on regional agricultural health initiatives, transboundary disease training, and Latin American development programs.
• OIRSA (International Regional Organization for Plant Protection)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on transboundary animal disease training and regional sanitary management initiatives in Central America.
• PANAFTOSA (Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on foot-and-mouth disease eradication in South America, including COSALFA seminars and regional control strategies.
• USDA APHISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on zoning and sanitary management training for Latin American veterinary services.
• Consorcio LecheromajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for bovine tuberculosis control studies in Chilean dairy farms and implementation of compartmentalization in dairy production.
• ACHIPIAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of national food traceability requirements for Chile, chemical contaminant gap closure workshops, and Codex Alimentarius implementation support.
• AquagestiónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted food safety culture training for the salmon industry at seminar in Puerto Varas.
• ChilehuevosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on program between Chilehuevos, Ministry of Agriculture, and INDAP for productive and sanitary improvement of family poultry farming.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ausvet: Australian-based specialist veterinary epidemiology and animal health consulting firm with global project delivery. Highly comparable to CERES BCA in core service mix: epidemiological analysis, disease risk assessment, capacity building, and government advisory across multiple countries.
• EpiX Analytics: Boutique epidemiology and risk analysis consulting firm serving animal health, food safety, and One Health clients globally. Comparable to CERES BCA in technical depth, project-based revenue model, and government/NGO client base.

Others

• Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA): Inter-governmental agency for agricultural development in the Americas. Works alongside CERES BCA on regional agricultural health training and transboundary disease initiatives in Latin America.
• GALVmed: Non-profit partnership focused on livestock health solutions for smallholder farmers in developing countries. Comparable to CERES BCA in animal-health development mandate, though structured as a donor-funded entity rather than a commercial consultancy.
• Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA): PAHO-specialized center for foot-and-mouth disease eradication and animal health in South America. Direct counterpart to CERES BCA in foot-and-mouth disease simulation and regional eradication advisory; operates as an international organization rather than a private firm.

Broad incumbents

• NSF International: Global public health and safety organization offering food safety certification, auditing, and consulting services. Comparable to CERES BCA in food-safety compliance advisory and traceability, with broader geographic footprint and diversified service portfolio.
• SGS: World-leading testing, inspection, and certification company with a sizable agricultural and food division. Competes with CERES BCA on food-safety assurance and traceability mandates, though from a much larger industrial-services base.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) major with agri-food and commodity trade services. Comparable to CERES BCA's international trade and sanitary compliance work but with broader service portfolio and deeper bench.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Global food safety, testing, and consulting services provider with extensive laboratory network. Overlaps with CERES BCA's food safety and traceability advisory but operates at vastly greater scale and across many more verticals.

Emerging players

• FoodChain ID: Specialized food safety, traceability, and certification services provider with technology-enabled offerings. Comparable to CERES BCA's traceability and standards-development work, with more productized SaaS-style capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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