Coocafe
Coocafé is a Brazilian agricultural cooperative founded in 1979 serving 11,326 coffee and livestock producers across Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, and Rio de Janeiro. It provides integrated services including coffee commercialization, storage (790,000-bag capacity), technical assistance, agricultural input sales across 16 units, and pioneering biochar/sustainable coffee exports.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1979
- HeadquartersLajinha Do Mutum, Brazil
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Coocafe does
Coocafé (Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores da Região de Lajinha Ltda) is a member-owned agricultural cooperative founded in 1979 in Lajinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It serves 11,326 active cooperados across approximately 90 cities in the Matas de Minas, Montanhas do Espírito Santo, and Noroeste Fluminense regions, with 95% of members being micro and small family farmers cultivating Arabica (Catuaí, Catucaí) and Conilon coffee. The cooperative aggregates an estimated 3 million bags of annual coffee production and provides an integrated service stack: free technical assistance (87+ agronomic professionals), coffee storage at two warehouses totaling 790,000-bag capacity (Lajinha/MG and Irupi/ES, both 180 km from Vitória Port), commercialization in domestic and international markets with guaranteed immediate payment, agricultural input sales through 16 commercial units, animal feed manufacturing (Rações Coocafé), nutritional products (Coocafé Nutri), and a retail/cafe concept (Empório Coocafé).
The cooperative's revenue model is multi-stream and transaction-fee/merchandising-based: (1) trading margin on coffee bought from members and sold domestically or internationally, (2) resale of fertilizers, agrochemicals, and implements at 16 physical units (with member financing via affiliated Sicoob Credicaf), (3) animal feed and nutrition product sales, and (4) value-added coffee through roasting and Empório sales. Pricing for coffee is publicly disclosed daily (e.g., Arabica Tipo 7 at R$1,650/bag as of July 2026). Technology assets are modest: the iCoop Super App digitizes member services, lot-level traceability systems ensure quality transparency, and a differentiated biochar/carbon-sequestered coffee line is operated via a NetZero partnership (Lajinha 2022, Brejetuba 2024), enabling exports such as the 880-bag Marubeni shipment to Japan in 2024.
The go-to-market combines field sales through 16 commercial units, an annual Feira de Negócios business fair (~50 exhibitors), community/education programs (Escola no Campo with Syngenta, Geração Cooperativa youth program), and digital channels (iCoop app, Farmly platform for international B2B). Distribution is exclusively regional within Brazil (MG, ES, RJ). Governance is cooperative-democratic with one member/one vote, an elected 6-member Conselho de Administração (2026/2029 term under new slate-based elections), and gold-level SomosCoop PDGC certification achieved in 2025.
Coocafe firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Coocafe
- Legal name
- Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores da Região de Lajinha Ltda
- Website
- https://coocafe.com.br
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1979
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Coocafé is a Brazilian agricultural cooperative founded in 1979 serving 11,326 coffee and livestock producers across Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, and Rio de Janeiro. It provides integrated services including coffee commercialization, storage (790,000-bag capacity), technical assistance, agricultural input sales across 16 units, and pioneering biochar/sustainable coffee exports.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Coocafe industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agricultural Cooperative Services
- NAICS
- Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192), Food Manufacturing (311)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Beverages (2080)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Tea, Coffee & Cocoa Farming (Beverage Specialty Crops) (AFAGAGAG), Farm-to-Consumer Cooperative Markets (Local Producer Co-ops) (CRAHALAG), Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)
Keywords
Where Coocafe is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lajinha Do Mutum
- HQ country
- Brazil
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices16 records
Markets served
Coocafe business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Coffee Commercialization: Coocafé purchases coffee from cooperados and commercializes it in domestic and international markets. The cooperative provides market information, storage facilities, and guaranteed immediate payment to producers, earning revenue through the margin between purchase and sale prices.
- Agricultural Inputs Sales: Sale of fertilizers, biofertilizers, implements and other agricultural inputs through 16 commercial units. Cooperados can purchase with special conditions and financing through Sicoob Credicaf partnerships.
- Animal Feed Manufacturing: Operation of a feed factory (Rações Coocafé) producing animal feed for livestock producers in the region.
- Coffee Processing and Value-Added Products: Provision of roasting services and sale of finished coffee products through Empório Coocafé retail location and B2B supply to torrefations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Coffee commodity prices based on type and quality classification |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Coocafe product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Coocafé operates as an agricultural cooperative purchasing, classifying, storing and commercializing coffee produced by its 11,326 member farmers across Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. The cooperative sells agricultural inputs (fertilizers, agrochemicals, implements) through 16 commercial units, manufactures animal feed under the Rações Coocafé brand, distributes nutritional products under Coocafé Nutri, operates two warehouses with 790,000-bag capacity, and provides free technical field assistance through a team of 87+ agronomists.
Product overview
Coocafé is an agricultural cooperative (Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores da Região de Lajinha) founded in 1979 serving over 11,000 coffee and livestock producers. The organization operates a multi-product portfolio consisting of its core cooperative services (technical consulting, coffee storage and commercialization, agricultural inputs sales) alongside sub-brands including Rações Coocafé (animal feed) and Coocafé Nutri (nutrition products). The iCoop Super App provides digital access to member services. Additional offerings include Biochar (in partnership with NetZero), the annual business fair (Feira de Negócios), the Top Café quality competition, and the Empório Coocafé retail cafe. The cooperative has 16 commercial units, 2 warehouses (790,000 bag capacity), 1 feed factory, and 2 development centers across Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Rações Coocafé: Animal feed products brand operating through racoescoocafe.com.br
- Coocafé Nutri
- iCoop
- Empório Coocafé
- Concurso Coocafé Qualidade Regional
- Geração Cooperativa
- Escola no Campo
Companies that use Coocafe
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Coocafe technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Coocafe partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.
- Alltech Crop SciencemajorPartnership for the 'Sou Mulher, Sou Café, Sou Cooperada' (I am Woman, I am Coffee, I am Cooperated) event celebrating International Rural Women's Day. Alltech provided technical presentations on soil science and sustainability practices.
- Sistema OCB / SescoopcoreNational cooperative system through which Coocafé participates in the PDGC (Programa de Desenvolvimento da Gestão das Cooperativas), achieving Gold level recognition in 2025. Sistema OCB provides governance frameworks and national representation.
- Central CoccamigminorCoocafé is associated with Central Coccamig, a regional cooperative federation that provides intercooperation and support among member cooperatives.
- Fundação AbrinqminorPartner in the Escola no Campo project alongside Syngenta and Coocafé, contributing to child rights and sustainable development education.
- Fundação ProcafécorePartnership to establish an experimental farm in Lajinha/MG for coffee research and technology development. The farm tests 30 Arabica cultivars and 21 Conilon/Robusta clones, comparing irrigation methods, microorganisms, fertilization, and new management practices. Research is coordinated by nationally recognized researcher José Braz Matiello.
- FarmlymajorPartnership with Agritech Farmly to facilitate international coffee sales connections. Through their online platform, Farmly enables direct connections between international roasters and Coocafé producers, providing logistics services and financing connections.
- BayerminorCorporate partner that supported the Women's Cooperativist Meeting event including prize drawings and engagement activities.
- Agroforestry CarbonminorStartup that certified the 2024 AGO as a 'Carbon Neutral Event', calculating and verifying carbon offset through tree planting in agroforestry systems.
- NetZerocorePartnership with French greentech startup NetZero to build the first large-scale biochar production plant in Latin America, located in Lajinha/MG. Biochar is produced from coffee straw through pyrolysis, serving carbon sequestration and soil improvement. Second plant inaugurated in Brejetuba/ES in 2024. This partnership enabled pioneering sustainable coffee exports to Japan.
- SyngentamajorLong-standing partnership for the 'Escola no Campo' (School in the Field) social project, which educates children about correct pesticide use, personal protective equipment, and environmental protection. Over 5,000 students have participated since 2001.
- ICLAMERICADOSULminorLogo partner displayed on Coocafé website as event sponsor.
- CafeBrasilminorLogo partner displayed on Coocafé website as event sponsor.
- IharaminorLogo partner displayed on Coocafé website as event sponsor.
- VittiaminorLogo partner displayed on Coocafé website as event sponsor.
- YaraminorLogo partner displayed on Coocafé website as event sponsor.
- PaliniAlvesminorLogo partner displayed on Coocafé website as event sponsor.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Coocafe competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- NetZero: French greentech startup and Coocafé's biochar partner. Not a competitor but an enabling ecosystem partner whose pyrolysis technology is central to Coocafé's sustainable coffee differentiation.
- Marubeni Corporation: Japanese trading house that purchased Coocafé's biochar coffee. An export buyer rather than a competitor, but represents the international demand channel Coocafé depends on for premium sustainable coffee.
- Syngenta: Crop protection/seed multinational and long-standing Coocafé partner (Escola no Campo since 2001). Functions as an input supplier to Coocafé's commercial units and a GTM collaborator rather than a competitor.
- Sicoob Credicaf: Credit cooperative founded within Coocafé in 1988, now part of Sicoob. Provides financing for input purchases — an enabling ecosystem partner, not a competitor, but central to Coocafé's member value proposition.
Direct peers
- Cooxupé: Brazil's largest coffee cooperative, also based in Minas Gerais. Directly comparable as a coffee-grower cooperative providing commercialization, technical assistance, and inputs to thousands of small and mid-sized producers across southern MG.
- Cocapec: Cooperativa de Cafeicultores e Agropecuaristas. Brazilian coffee cooperative with similar commercialization, inputs, and member-services structure to Coocafé, including international export capabilities.
- Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores do Cerrado (Expocacer): Cerrado region coffee cooperative offering storage, inputs, and commercialization to producers. Comparable business model — coffee cooperative with warehousing, technical assistance, and export access — but focused on Cerrado rather than Matas de Minas.
- Cooparaiso: Coffee cooperative based in São Sebastião do Paraíso/MG. Same cooperative structure offering coffee commercialization and inputs to members in Minas Gerais, competing for overlapping producer relationships.
- Coopeavi: Espírito Santo-based agricultural cooperative. Directly comparable because Coocafé's Irupi/ES warehouse and Brejetuba biochar plant operate in Coopeavi's home geography, and Coopeavi serves both coffee (conilon) and livestock producers with similar services.
- Minasul: Coffee cooperative in southern Minas Gerais. Overlapping services (commercialization, inputs, technical support) and member base (small/mid coffee farmers), making it a regional DIRECT_PEER to Coocafé in the MG coffee corridor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Coocafe social profiles
Digital presenceCoocafe compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Coocafe financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Coocafe leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Coocafe subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
Coocafe funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Coocafe M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Coocafe
What does Coocafe do?
Coocafé operates as an agricultural cooperative purchasing, classifying, storing and commercializing coffee produced by its 11,326 member farmers across Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. The cooperative sells agricultural inputs (fertilizers, agrochemicals, implements) through 16 commercial units, manufactures animal feed under the Rações Coocafé brand, distributes nutritional products under Coocafé Nutri, operates two warehouses with 790,000-bag capacity, and provides free technical field assistance through a team of 87+ agronomists.
Is Coocafe a public or private company?
Coocafe is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Coocafe founded?
Coocafe was founded in 1979. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Coocafe based?
Coocafe is headquartered in Lajinha Do Mutum, Brazil, in the Latin America region.
How does Coocafe make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Coffee Commercialization is the primary driver. The others are agricultural Inputs Sales, animal Feed Manufacturing and coffee Processing and Value-Added Products.
Who are Coocafe's main competitors?
Others on record are NetZero, Marubeni Corporation, Syngenta and Sicoob Credicaf. Direct peers are Cooxupé, Cocapec, Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores do Cerrado (Expocacer), Cooparaiso, Coopeavi and Minasul.
Does Coocafe have an API?
No public API is recorded for Coocafe.
What industry is Coocafe in?
Coocafe's product category is Agricultural Cooperative Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAIAKAD, Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale, with a secondary code of AFAGAGAG, Tea, Coffee & Cocoa Farming (Beverage Specialty Crops). Its NAICS code is 31192 and its SIC code is 5150.