Cooperativa De Producao Leiteira De Alagoas

What Cooperativa De Producao Leiteira De Alagoas does

CPLPA (Cooperativa de Produção Leiteira de Alagoas) is a member-owned dairy cooperative headquartered in Maceió, Alagoas, founded in 2001 by a group of rural producers who studied the Rio Grande do Norte milk program model. The cooperative aggregates milk from 275 cooperative members and more than 4,200 family farmers across the Alagoas dairy basin, collecting 40,000 liters daily through a three-times-per-week pickup network and processing the volume through 16 partner dairy facilities (laticínios) plus its own Unidade de Beneficiamento de Leite (UBL) in Batalha. The UBL, inaugurated in June 2022, is the first powdered-milk plant in Brazil's North and Northeast region owned by family farmers, representing the cooperative's principal move into industrial value-added processing.

The core product line spans pasteurized milk, powdered milk, fresh and aged cheeses, butter, yogurt, fermented milk beverages, requeijão, ricotta, and doce de leite. Producers are paid R$1.28 per liter under a guaranteed-purchase arrangement supported by technical assistance through the Balde Cheio program and quality monitoring via a partnership with UFAL's Food Quality Control Laboratory. Finished dairy products flow almost entirely through government channels: the Programa do Leite (40,000 liters/day distributed free to 80,000 families across all 102 Alagoas municipalities), Conab's PAA donation program, the Alagoas Sem Fome food-security initiative, and PNAE municipal school feeding at R$1.70 per liter. The cooperative holds DAP Jurídica certification, a regulatory prerequisite for participating in these federal family-farmer procurement programs.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The professional team is lean at approximately 18 staff — including zootecnists, agronomists, a civil engineer, accountant, lawyer, and administrator — supported by a leadership group comprising President Aldemar Monteiro, Financial Director Bruno Medeiros, Secretary Director Fernando Medeiros, and operational directors. Governance is exercised through cooperative assemblies with members electing the board. Capital sources to date have consisted of government grants (a R$161k MAPA agreement in 2011 for producer training) and program-specific contracts rather than equity investment. The organization's strategic posture is concentrated on deepening its position as the primary Alagoas supplier of public food-security and school-feeding programs while expanding processing capacity through the UBL and partner-facility network.

Name

Cooperativa De Producao Leiteira De Alagoas

Legal name

Cooperativa de Produção Leiteira de Alagoas

Website

https://cpla.coop.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CPLA is a 275-member dairy cooperative in Alagoas, Brazil, aggregating milk from 4,200+ family farmers and serving as the main supplier of the Programa do Leite government program that distributes 40,000 liters daily to 80,000 families across all 102 state municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Products

NAICS

Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511), Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Cattle and Milk Production (112120)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Milk (Fluid & Shelf-Stable) (CRADACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Yogurt & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Kefir, Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese) (CRADACAB), Cheese (Natural & Processed) (CRADACAC), Butter, Cream & Dairy Fats (CRADACAD), Farm-to-Consumer Cooperative Markets (Local Producer Co-ops) (CRAHALAG)

Keywords

• Dairy cooperative services
• Milk collection processing
• Government food programs
• Family agriculture support
• Dairy product distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Maceió

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Program Milk Distribution: CPLA collects milk from family farmers three times per week (40,000 liters) and distributes pasteurized milk free of charge to families in food insecurity across all 102 municipalities of Alagoas through the Programa do Leite. Producers receive R$ 1.28 per liter.
2. PAA Contract with Conab: Contract worth R$ 394 thousand with Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento for supplying dairy products (lactic acid beverages, chocolate milk, and cheese) to 1,280 families through the Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos donation program.
3. Dairy Product Sales: Sale of dairy products including milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and more through partner dairy processing facilities and the Unidade de Beneficiamento de Leite (UBL) in Batalha.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CPLA is a dairy cooperative that aggregates milk from 275 cooperative members and 4,200+ small family farmers across Alagoas, purchasing it at R$ 1.28 per liter and processing it through partner dairy facilities (laticínios) and the UBL in Batalha. The cooperative produces pasteurized milk, powdered milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, fermented milk beverages, requeijão, ricotta, and doce de leite, distributing them primarily through government social programs (Programa do Leite, PAA, PNAE, Alagoas Sem Fome) and to 80,000 families in food insecurity across all 102 municipalities of Alagoas.

Product overview

CPLA (Cooperativa de Produção Leiteira de Alagoas) is a dairy production cooperative that operates as a unified cooperative system without a modular platform architecture. The organization functions as a central coordinating body for family farmers in Alagoas, operating the Programa do Leite (Milk Program) and maintaining the Unidade de Beneficiamento de Leite (UBL) in Batalha for powdered milk production. CPLA aggregates milk from 275 cooperative members and 4,200+ family farmers, processes it through a network of 16 partner dairy facilities (laticínios), and distributes finished dairy products including pasteurized milk, powdered milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, fermented milk beverages, requeijão, ricotta, and dulce de leche to government social programs and institutional markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leite Pasteurizado (Pasteurized Milk) Fresh pasteurized milk processed through partner dairy facilities (laticínios), distributed primarily through the Programa do Leite to 80,000 families in food insecurity across all 102 municipalities of Alagoas.
• Leite em Pó (Powdered Milk) Powdered milk produced at the Unidade de Beneficiamento de Leite (UBL) in Batalha — the first family-farmer-owned powdered milk plant in Brazil's North and Northeast region. Supplied to the Alagoas Sem Fome program (50 tonnes) and other institutional channels.
• Queijo (Cheese Varieties) Various cheese products including queijo de coalho, mussarela, Minas frescal, and specialty cheeses produced by partner dairy facilities. Supplied to government programs including PNAE and PAA.
• Manteiga (Butter) Butter produced by CPLA's network of partner dairy facilities as part of the cooperative's dairy product portfolio.
• Iogurte (Yogurt) Yogurt products including natural, flavored, and organic varieties produced by CPLA's partner dairy facilities.
• Bebida Láctea (Fermented Milk Beverage) Fermented milk beverages in various flavors such as graviola, morango, and ameixa, supplied to government food programs including PAA.
• Leite Achocolatado (Chocolate Milk) Chocolate milk produced as part of CPLA's dairy derivative offerings, supplied to Conab under the PAA program.
• Requeijão Cream cheese spread product line including varieties with tomato and other ingredients, produced by partner dairy facilities.
• Ricota (Ricotta Cheese) Ricotta cheese produced by CPLA's partner dairy facilities as part of the cooperative's dairy product portfolio.
• Doce de Leite (Milk Caramel Spread) Sweet milk caramel spread (doce de leite) produced by CPLA's dairy partner facilities as part of the cooperative's dairy product portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000 small producers supported with guaranteed milk purchase
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Faeal - Federação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Estado de AlagoascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2024Partnership discussions for technical assistance to CPLA members through Senar-AL. Also addressed the new sanitary status of Alagoas as foot-and-mouth disease free zone without vaccination.
• Senar-AL - Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural em AlagoascoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 May 2024Technical assistance partnership planned for CPLA cooperados and collaborators through rural development training programs.
• Planta Alagoas ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2024Seed distribution program for corn harvest support to CPLA cooperados, part of government agricultural development initiatives.
• Laticínio Camila (now part of cooperative)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 14 February 2014CPLA members visited the industrial park of the former Camila dairy, now belonging to the cooperative, marking planning for 2014 dairy competitions calendar.
• Conab - Companhia Nacional de AbastecimentocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2011R$ 394 thousand PAA contract for supplying dairy products (lactic acid beverages, chocolate milk, cheese) to 1,280 families, signed with CPLA.
• UFAL - Universidade Federal de AlagoascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2011Five-year partnership with Food Quality Control Laboratory of the Faculty of Nutrition for monthly milk sample analysis including microbiological and physicochemical aspects. No salmonella found in any samples during partnership.
• Sebrae-ALcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 31 January 2011Partnership with CPLA to elaborate Balde Cheio project approved by MAPA for sustainable development of small milk producers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Itambé (CCPR): One of Brazil's largest dairy cooperatives, headquartered in Minas Gerais, processing milk, cheese, powdered milk, and yogurt at national scale. Comparable as a cooperative-based dairy processor serving institutional and government channels across multiple product categories, though at vastly larger scale than CPLA.
• Tirol: Large Brazilian dairy company producing fluid milk, powdered milk, cheese, and yogurt for national retail. Comparable as a multi-category dairy processor with powdered-milk capability competing for the same institutional and government channels CPLA serves.
• Embaré: Brazilian dairy company with strong powdered-milk and condensed-milk lines, serving national retail and institutional channels. Comparable as a multi-product dairy processor with a powdered-milk focus overlapping with CPLA's UBL output.
• Aurora Alimentos (Cooperativa Central Aurora): Major Brazilian food cooperative producing dairy, poultry, and processed foods for national retail and institutional markets. Comparable cooperative-driven aggregator model with dairy processing lines, though operating across multiple protein categories at national scale.
• Danone Brasil: Multinational dairy and plant-based company with yogurt, fermented beverages, and fluid milk lines in Brazil. Comparable as a producer of yogurt and fermented dairy products in CPLA's product range, though at national scale and via B2C channels.
• Laticínios Bela Vista (Piracanjuba): Large Brazilian dairy company producing fluid milk, powdered milk, and UHT products for national retail and foodservice. Comparable as a powdered-milk and fluid-milk processor competing for the same Northeast institutional channels.
• Nestlé Brasil: Dominant multinational food company with broad dairy portfolio including fluid milk, powdered milk, and cheese across Brazil. Comparable as a powdered-milk competitor and a participant in government food-security programs, though at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Frimesa Cooperativa Central: Brazilian dairy and food cooperative operating across multiple states, aggregating small/medium producers and producing fluid milk, cheese, butter, and powdered milk. Comparable as a regional cooperative serving both commercial and institutional/government channels.
• Coopersulca (Cooperativa dos Produtores de Leite de Carlos Chagas): Brazilian dairy cooperative aggregating family farmers for milk collection, processing, and distribution. Comparable cooperative business model focused on small-produer aggregation and dairy value chain — similar scale profile to CPLA though operating in Minas Gerais.

Others

• Conab (Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento): Brazilian federal government agency administering the PAA food-acquisition program through which CPLA sells dairy products. Not a competitor but a key counterpart and indirect peer in the food-security distribution ecosystem — comparable as the institutional interface through which cooperatives monetize government demand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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