megamix

What megamix does

MegaMix S.A. is a Costa Rican animal nutrition and health company founded in March 1996 and headquartered in Heredia, Costa Rica. The company manufactures vitamin supplements, mineral premixes, and nutritional additives for livestock (cattle, pigs, poultry, horses, sheep, goats, fish) and pets (dogs, cats), sold under proprietary brands including Nutrion, Enerlac, Boviplex-30, Secaplex, and Platinum-40. The business combines proprietary formulations with biotechnology-oriented R&D and on-site technical advisory services.

The company operates two product lines: Line Products (standardized internal formulations, including vitamin-mineral premixes, protein concentrates, and substitutes such as Boviplex-30 and Enerlac) and Special Products (custom formulations developed to client specifications). MegaMix employs 22 staff, including agronomists, nutritionists, veterinarians, and animal production technicians who provide on-site formulation and advisory support. The business model is direct B2B sales via quote-based pricing, with no disclosed digital ordering channel. Ingredients are sourced from global suppliers including DSM Nutritional Products, ALBION, Prince Agri Products, EVONIK, DANISCO, and ABOPAC.

MegaMix serves enterprise integrators and independent producers primarily within Costa Rica, with named customers including Corporación PIPASA, Cooperativa Dos Pinos, Grupo Montes de Oro, ALLTECH, and DSM Nutritional Products. The company has stated intent to develop international markets, suggesting an export-oriented growth posture, though no specific international revenue, country expansion timeline, or distribution infrastructure outside Costa Rica is documented in the available data.

Name

megamix

Legal name

MEGAMIX S.A.

Website

https://megamixcr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MegaMix is a Costa Rican animal nutrition manufacturer producing vitamin supplements, mineral premixes, and nutritional additives for livestock and pets, sold through direct B2B relationships with enterprise integrators and independent producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Nutrition and Health Products

NAICS

Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Vitamin-Mineral (VM) Premixes (AFADAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Livestock & Poultry Nutrition (Feed & Premixes) (HLAMAHAD), Additive & Premix Integration Services (enzymes, probiotics, minerals/vitamins, medication where permitted) (AFADAMAF), Vitamin Premixes (AFADAGAA)

Keywords

• Animal nutrition supplements
• Livestock feed additives
• Veterinary nutrition products
• Custom animal formulations
• Mineral premix manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Heredia

HQ country

Costa Rica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Animal Nutrition Supplements Sales: Manufacturing and commercialization of vitamin supplements, minerals, and nutritional additives for livestock production species (equines, porcines, ovinos, aves, bovinos, caprinos) and pets. Products sold as standard line products or custom-formulated special products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MegaMix (MEGAMIX S.A.) manufactures and commercializes vitamin supplements, minerals, and nutritional additives for livestock production species and household pets. The company sells both internally-formulated Line Products (Productos de Línea) and customer-specific Special Products (Productos Especiales), under brands including Nutrion, Enerlac, Boviplex-30, Secaplex, and Platinum-40. It also provides formulation, advisory, and technical service support in animal nutrition and health to enterprise livestock operations in Costa Rica.

Product overview

MEGAMIX S.A. is a Costa Rican biotechnology company founded in 1996 specializing in animal nutrition and health products. The company operates two product lines: Line Products (internal formulation) and Special Products (customer-specific formulations), encompassing vitamin supplements, minerals, and additives for livestock species (horses, swine, sheep, poultry, cattle, goats, pigeons) and pets. The product portfolio is distributed under five brands: Nutrion, Enerlac, Boviplex-30, Secaplex, and Platinum-40. The company also provides formulation, advisory, and technical services in Animal Nutrition and Health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nutrion: Animal nutrition brand
• Enerlac
• Boviplex-30
• Secaplex
• Platinum-40

Products and services

• Line Products (Productos de Línea) Vitamin supplements, minerals, and nutritional additives internally formulated by MegaMix for livestock production species (equines, porcines, ovinos, aves, bovinos, caprinos, pigeons) and household pets. Sold as standardized line products to enterprise livestock operations and independent producers in Costa Rica.
• Special Products (Productos Especiales) Custom-formulated animal nutrition and health products designed specifically for individual customer requirements, including bespoke vitamin, mineral, and additive premixes tailored to specific livestock production systems. Intended for large enterprise livestock integration companies seeking proprietary formulations.
• Formulation and Technical Advisory Services Technical consulting, formulation, and advisory services in Animal Nutrition and Health, delivered by MegaMix's team of agronomists, animal nutritionists, veterinarians, and animal production technicians. Provides customers with technical support, formulation assistance, and sales management guidance for their nutritional programs.
• Nutrion Brand of nutritional supplement products for animals marketed under the Nutrion label.
• Enerlac Brand of energy supplement products for animals marketed under the Enerlac label.
• Boviplex-30 Brand of nutritional supplement products targeted at bovine species, marketed under the Boviplex-30 label.
• Secaplex Brand of nutritional supplement products for animals marketed under the Secaplex label.
• Platinum-40 Premium brand of nutritional supplement products for animals marketed under the Platinum-40 label.

Named customers11 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DSM Nutritional ProductscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey supplier partner providing high-quality nutritional product ingredients with the highest quality and service standards. Serves as both supplier and customer (listed under clients and providers), indicating a bidirectional strategic relationship.
• ALBIONcoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of specialized nutritional ingredients used in MegaMix's formulation of animal nutrition products, known for high-quality mineral and amino acid chelates.
• Prince Agri Products, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of specialized agricultural nutritional products used in MegaMix's animal nutrition formulations.
• EVONIK IndustriescoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier partner providing high-quality nutritional ingredients for animal nutrition products, maintaining highest industry standards.
• DANISCOcoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of nutritional ingredients and additives used in MegaMix's product formulations, providing enzymes and other functional additives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Albion Animal Nutrition: Manufacturer of mineral amino acid chelates and specialty nutritional ingredients used in animal feed premixes. Comparable as an ingredient supplier and adjacent formulator in the mineral nutrition space.
• DSM Nutritional Products: Global leader in vitamins and nutritional additives for animal feed, and an actual ingredient supplier and customer to MegaMix. Highly comparable as both supplier and competitor in the regional premix market.
• Evonik Animal Nutrition: Specializes in amino acids and specialty feed additives (e.g., MetAMINO, Biolys) used in livestock nutrition worldwide. Comparable to MegaMix via its supplier relationship and overlap in customized nutritional solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Alltech: Global animal nutrition and premix manufacturer with deep presence in Central America, offering vitamin/mineral premixes and feed additives. Comparable to MegaMix's core business; Alltech is also listed as one of MegaMix's enterprise customers.
• Nutreco: Global animal nutrition company behind Trouw and Skretting brands, producing premixes, specialty feeds, and additives for livestock and aquaculture. Comparable to MegaMix through its premix/specialty nutrition portfolio.
• ADM Animal Nutrition: Global animal nutrition manufacturer producing complete feeds, premixes, and additives for livestock and pet markets across Latin America. Comparable to MegaMix across species and product format.
• Cargill Animal Nutrition: One of the world's largest animal feed and premix producers serving livestock producers across Latin America with vitamins, minerals, and additives. Directly comparable to MegaMix's premix/specialty nutrition offering.
• Phibro Animal Health: Animal health and nutrition company producing nutritional specialty products, premixes, and medicated feed additives for livestock. Directly comparable in the vitamin/mineral premix and additive category.

Emerging players

• Bioiberica: Specializes in animal nutrition and health ingredients including amino acid chelates and specialty feed additives. Comparable to MegaMix via its focus on specialty nutritional ingredients used in livestock premixes.

Regional players

• Grupo Solla: Major Latin American animal feed and premix producer headquartered in Colombia with operations across Andean and Central American markets. Comparable as a regional Latin American premix/feed manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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