Cofarsur Sacif

What Cofarsur Sacif does

Cofarsur S.A. is an Argentine pharmaceutical and perfumery distributor founded in July 1970 in Río Cuarto (Río IV), Córdoba, originally as Cooperativa Farmacéutica del Sur by a group of pharmacists from southern Córdoba. The company operates as a privately held corporation (S.A.), with its Casa Central relocated in 2001 to Córdoba Capital at Colonia Impira 2479, Pedro Nolasco. It runs a direct B2B distribution model serving more than 2,000 pharmacies and clinics across the provinces of Córdoba, San Luis, and western Buenos Aires, supported by branch locations in Córdoba, Río Cuarto, and Villa Mercedes.

The company's core offering is scheduled and personalized daily delivery of pharmaceutical products, with perfumery added to the catalog in 1998. Distribution operations are anchored by two robotized order picking and assembly plants in Córdoba and Río Cuarto, automation that has been in place since 2011 and which the company credits with materially shorter order assembly and delivery times. Supporting touchpoints include a customer service hotline (0810 444 0223), WhatsApp, and direct email channels, alongside an interactive branch locator on the corporate website. Marketing is primarily relationship-based, leveraging the corporate site and Instagram for institutional and CSR content.

Cofarsur generates revenue through transactional distribution fees on pharmaceutical and perfumery products sold to retail pharmacies and clinics under quote-based B2B pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led and field-based, with no digital self-serve channel, no disclosed SaaS or software product, and no API or technology integrations. The company holds no disclosed patents, trademarks, certifications, or formal partnerships, and reports no parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, M&A activity, or leadership changes in the available source material.

Name

Cofarsur Sacif

Legal name

COFARSUR S. A.

Website

https://cofarsur.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cofarsur S.A. is an Argentine B2B pharmaceutical and perfumery distributor, founded in 1970, that delivers daily scheduled shipments to more than 2,000 pharmacies and clinics across Córdoba, San Luis, and western Buenos Aires via two robotized distribution plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Distribution

NAICS

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (4242)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy Supply Chain & Secondary Distribution (Repackagers/Redistributors) (CRAOAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital & Health-System Pharmaceutical Distributors (HLAIAJAD)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical distribution
• Perfumery distribution
• Pharmacy supply
• Healthcare logistics
• Drug distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Córdoba

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Distribution: Core distribution business supplying pharmaceutical products to pharmacies and clinics across Córdoba, San Luis, and western Buenos Aires. Revenue generated through product distribution with scheduled and personalized delivery service.
2. Perfumery Distribution: Distribution of perfumery products added in 1998, expanding beyond core pharmaceutical offerings to provide comprehensive product range to retail pharmacy customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cofarsur distributes pharmaceutical and perfumery products to more than 2,000 pharmacies and clinics across the Argentine provinces of Córdoba, San Luis, and western Buenos Aires. The company operates an owned logistics network with scheduled and personalized daily deliveries originating from its headquarters in Córdoba and branches in Río Cuarto and Villa Mercedes, supported by two robotized distribution plants.

Product overview

Cofarsur S.A. is a pharmaceutical distribution company offering a unified service platform centered on pharmaceutical and perfumery product distribution. The core offering includes distribution services to over 2000 pharmacies and clinics across Córdoba, San Luis, and western Buenos Aires. Supporting modules include robotized order fulfillment in Córdoba and Río Cuarto plants (implemented 2011), an interactive branch locator map, and corporate social responsibility programs. The company operates branches in Córdoba (headquarters), Río Cuarto, and Villa Mercedes with a logistics system focused on timely daily deliveries. The product portfolio represents a single integrated distribution service rather than modular software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pharmaceutical Distribution Services Distribution of pharmaceutical products to more than 2,000 pharmacies and clinics across Córdoba, San Luis, and western Buenos Aires with scheduled and personalized daily deliveries from robotized plants in Córdoba and Río Cuarto.
• Perfumery Distribution Distribution of perfumery products supplied to retail pharmacy customers alongside the pharmaceutical assortment, leveraging the existing logistics network across three provinces.

Quantifiable outcome

• Orders assembled and delivered with significantly reduced time through robotized picking systems

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Suizo Argentina: Major privately-held Argentine pharmaceutical distributor serving pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics with broad product portfolios. Directly comparable to Cofarsur in B2B pharma/perfumery distribution, with similar automated logistics focus but a national footprint.
• Droguería Barracas: Argentine pharmaceutical wholesaler focused on drug and druggists' sundries distribution to pharmacies and healthcare institutions. Operates in a similar B2B distribution model with comparable customer segments to Cofarsur.
• Monroe Americana: Long-standing Argentine pharmaceutical wholesaler with a national distribution network supplying pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics. A direct competitor to Cofarsur in pharmaceutical distribution with overlapping product mix including perfumery and personal care.
• Droguería del Sud: One of Argentina's largest pharmaceutical wholesalers, distributing drugs and personal-care products to pharmacies nationwide. Comparable to Cofarsur in core distribution model and customer base of retail pharmacies, but operating at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Droguería ABC: Argentine pharmaceutical distributor supplying pharmacies and clinics across multiple provinces. Directly comparable to Cofarsur in serving retail pharmacy customers with scheduled pharmaceutical and personal-care deliveries.

Broad incumbents

• GEN (Grupo Empresa Nacional): Argentine pharmaceutical group with broader service portfolio spanning distribution, pharmacy retail, and related services. Comparable to Cofarsur in distribution operations but operates at significantly larger scale with diversified adjacent businesses.

Emerging players

• Droguería Alpes: Regional Argentine pharmaceutical distributor with overlapping product categories in drugs and personal care. Comparable to Cofarsur in B2B pharmacy supply model but with smaller geographic reach and less automation investment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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