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Food and agricultural supply-chain services in Colombia

Every service serving Colombia in one place: cold and ambient storage, freight, logistics, customs, inspection, treatment and distribution.

Colombia market
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Largest temperature-controlled storage and logistics company in Latin America and the Caribbean per GCCA rankings, with a network of around 110 cold storage warehouses in 11 countries.

FrozenChilled
R

Peruvian-headquartered logistics operator present in 12 Latin American countries whose warehousing services include cold stores for refrigerated and frozen products alongside dry storage.

FrozenChilled+1
L

Operates one of the world's largest temperature-controlled warehouse networks, with more than 480 facilities across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific offering frozen, refrigerated and multi-zone storage plus blast freezing.

FrozenChilled
BRCGS certification (facility-level, Coleshill)
20 facilitiescold storage / temperature-controlled warehousing+1
A

Owns and operates around 250 temperature-controlled warehouses worldwide, including 19 sites across Australia and New Zealand positioned near ports and major distribution centres.

FrozenChilled
BRC Storage & Distribution and Customs & Excise approval certificatesBRC Storage & Distribution certificates
7 facilities
K

Japanese logistics group offering warehouse storage and distribution including a cold chain logistics service alongside general ambient warehousing. It operates in Japan and internationally, including bases in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

ChilledFrozen+1
6 facilities
A

Almaviva operates as a bonded general deposit warehouse (Almacen General de Deposito) in Colombia with over 200,000 square meters of warehouse space, more than 60,000 square meters of yards, 37 distribution centers and INVIMA-certified temperature-controlled storage across major cities including Bogota and Cartagena.

ChilledAmbient / dry
F

Frio Alimentaria operates a cold storage facility in the Turbaco free trade zone near Cartagena with 2,520 pallet positions, split between frozen storage at minus 18 degrees Celsius and chilled storage at 0 to 4 degrees Celsius, plus a tunnel freezer rated at 10 tons per day for meat, seafood and produce.

FrozenChilled
F

Frigoper has operated since 1976 as the largest refrigerated food logistics operator in Colombia's Coffee Region, with 650 tons of storage capacity across eight independent chambers ranging from 5 to 200 tons, offering cold, dry and freezing services for poultry, beef, pork, dairy and seafood.

FrozenChilled+1
A

ATN Logistics, legally Alianza Nacional de Logistica S.A.S., has operated since 2015 from an 11,000 square meter refrigerated warehouse in Acopi, Yumbo, with 16 rooms split across frozen, chilled and dry storage, 11 loading docks and shock freezing tunnels, plus nationwide distribution fleet.

FrozenChilled+1
F

Frio Frimac, part of Grupo Frimac, operates in Malambo, Atlantico near Barranquilla and describes itself as the first public warehouse authorized for temperature-controlled products in Colombia outside a primary port zone, with frozen, chilled and climate-regulated storage, mobile racking and a WMS traceability system.

FrozenChilled+1
A

Almagrario is a Colombian logistics operator running more than 200,000 square meters of warehouse space and 25 logistics centers across 19 municipalities, including public bonded warehouses for customs-regulated imports, over 40,000 pallet positions, 80,000 square meters of open yard and grain silos rated above 62,000 tons.

Ambient / dry
A

Aviacarga operates a DIAN-authorized customs deposit in Bogota at Calle 24B No. 102-22, holding ISO 9001 and ISO 28000 certifications, with a 2 to 8 degree Celsius cold room for temperature-sensitive cargo, pharmaceutical shelving and ambient storage for general import merchandise under customs clearance.

ChilledAmbient / dry
K

KLN Logistics Group (formerly Kerry Logistics Network) is a Hong Kong-headquartered logistics provider offering air, ocean and land freight, integrated logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage, e-commerce fulfilment and cold chain solutions across Asia and beyond.

WarehousingDistribution+4
12 facilitiesFashion & Lifestyle+6
Y

Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered global freight forwarding and contract logistics provider offering ocean and air freight, warehousing, distribution, customs brokerage and temperature-controlled cold chain logistics for perishable goods.

WarehousingDistribution+4
6 facilitiesgeneral freight / NVOCC+3
D

DHL Supply Chain, part of Germany-headquartered DHL Group, is the world's leading contract logistics provider offering warehousing, transport, distribution and temperature-controlled cold chain solutions for perishables and life sciences.

WarehousingDistribution+4
1 facility
N

Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered global logistics provider offering air, ocean and ground freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, customs support and supply chain solutions across roughly 57 countries.

WarehousingDistribution+3
ISO 9001ISO 45001+6
21 facilitiesfresh seafood+4
C

CJ Logistics is a Seoul-headquartered integrated logistics provider offering warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, parcel delivery and IoT-enabled cold chain solutions for frozen, chilled and temperature-controlled goods.

WarehousingDistribution+4
TAPA (Transported Asset Protection Association) Level 1 certificate — first in Vietnam to receive it
9 facilities
T

Melbourne-headquartered logistics provider offering integrated supply chain, warehousing (including ambient, cold chain and frozen storage), transport and customs services across a network spanning around 150 countries.

WarehousingDistribution+4
3 facilities
D

Danish-headquartered global transport and logistics group operating in over 90 countries with air, sea, road and rail freight, contract logistics and temperature-controlled cold chain services for perishables and healthcare.

WarehousingDistribution+3
7 facilities
C

Marseille-headquartered logistics provider (part of CMA CGM, having absorbed Bolloré Logistics under one brand) operating in around 170 countries with contract logistics, air/ocean/ground freight, customs and reefer/perishables cold chain services.

WarehousingDistribution+3
3 facilities
G

Levallois (France)-headquartered full-service logistics company operating in around 166 countries with freight forwarding, contract logistics, distribution/express and temperature-controlled cold chain capabilities.

WarehousingDistribution+4
4 facilities
A

Abu Dhabi-headquartered logistics and investment group whose businesses include Agility Logistics Parks (Grade-A warehousing), Shipa freight forwarding, delivery and e-commerce fulfilment, and customs digitalization across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

WarehousingDistribution+3
EDGE Advanced green-building certification (IFC/World Bank standard)
3 facilities
G

GXO Logistics is a publicly traded (NYSE: GXO) contract logistics company that operates temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing and distribution services, including for food and beverage manufacturers, with its global headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut.

WarehousingCold chain+2
I

ID Logistics US is the United States operating entity of ID Logistics, a French-headquartered global contract logistics group; it was formed from ID Logistics' 2022 acquisition of Kane Logistics and provides warehousing, omnichannel distribution, and multi-temperature site operations from Scranton, Pennsylvania.

WarehousingDistribution+1
S

SRL Servicios Refrigerados Logisticos, headquartered in the Parque Industrial y Comercial de Cajica near Bogota and operating since around 2004, provides refrigeration equipment rental, refrigerated unit sales and technical maintenance for cold chain logistics serving flower, food and pharmaceutical exporters, with service points in Bogota, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Medellin, Cali and Bucaramanga.

Cold chain
T

Transfrigoandinos S.A.S., headquartered in Bogota and authorized as a national land cargo carrier under Resolution 065269 of November 2002 following its 2001 founding under Decreto 173, operates a fleet of refrigerated, frozen and dry cargo trucks equipped with Thermo King units on Kenworth chassis for regional and national road transport in Colombia.

FreightCold chain
F

Frio Alimentaria S.A.S. operates a frozen and refrigerated storage facility in the Zona Franca free trade zone of Turbaco, near the Port of Cartagena, with 2,520 pallet positions and about 1,900 metric tons of capacity split between minus 18 degree frozen space and 0 to 4 degree refrigerated space, plus a blast freezing tunnel rated at 10 tons per day for meat, seafood, produce and dairy clients.

WarehousingCold chain
F

Frigorifico de Pereira S.A. (Frigoper), founded in 1976, operates cold and dry storage chambers at minus 18 and 0 to 5 degrees Celsius, cross docking and last mile distribution serving more than 120 retail points including Carrefour, Makro, Exito and Alkosto across Colombia's Coffee Triangle region, and holds Decreto 1500 food handling and cold chain certification.

WarehousingCold chain+2
K

Kuehne+Nagel is a global freight forwarder offering sea and air logistics, customs, and dedicated cold chain and perishables services across close to 100 countries.

Ocean freightAir freight+4
CTPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)AEO (Authorised Economic Operator)+2
3 facilitiesPharmaceutical and medical shipments (healthcare/pharma logistics)
D

DSV is a Denmark-based global transport and logistics provider offering sea freight, air freight, customs, and project logistics across more than 90 countries.

Ocean freightAir freight+2
7 facilities
E

Expeditors International is a US-based logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and project cargo through a global network in over 100 countries.

Ocean freightAir freight+2
Australian Trusted Trader
S

Sinotrans is a China-based logistics group and major NVOCC offering sea and air freight forwarding, shipping agency, and multimodal logistics from Chinese ports worldwide.

Ocean freightAir freight+2
H

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is a Germany-based freight forwarder operating in 62 countries with a dedicated perishable logistics arm offering temperature-controlled and reefer transport for food, flowers and edible oils.

Ocean freightAir freight+4
ISOAEO+5
4 facilitiesperishables
D

Dimerco Express Group is a Taiwan-based, Asia-Pacific-focused freight forwarder providing air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, and contract logistics across China, India and ASEAN.

Ocean freightAir freight+2
ISO 9001:2015CTPAT+4
7 facilities
N

Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, perishable logistics and project logistics across more than 50 countries.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
ISO 9001ISO 45001+6
21 facilitiesfresh seafood+4
Y

Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered freight forwarder offering air and ocean freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, and cold chain logistics with reefer container and chilled/frozen air options for perishables.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
6 facilitiesgeneral freight / NVOCC+3
C

CEVA Logistics, a CMA CGM company headquartered in France, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and dedicated reefer and air-perishables cold chain services across around 170 countries.

Ocean freightAir freight+4
3 facilities
K

Kerry Logistics (KLN Logistics Group) is a Hong Kong-headquartered, Asia-based global 3PL offering international air, ocean, road and rail freight forwarding, customs brokerage, project logistics and cold chain services across 58 countries and territories.

Ocean freightAir freight+4
12 facilitiesFashion & Lifestyle+6
R

Rhenus Logistics is a Germany-headquartered logistics provider offering air and ocean freight forwarding, road transport, customs brokerage and project logistics across more than 70 countries.

Ocean freightAir freight+2
ISO 9001:2015ISO 14001:2015+10
9 facilities
C

C.H. Robinson is a US-headquartered global logistics provider offering ocean, air, customs brokerage, temperature-controlled and project logistics services with regional Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai.

Ocean freightAir freight+4
3 facilities
M

Mainfreight is a New Zealand-headquartered logistics company providing air and sea freight forwarding, customs brokerage and dedicated perishable freight handling across a network of offices in 27 countries.

Ocean freightAir freight+2
ISO 9001 (Adelaide)
c

cargo-partner is an Austria-headquartered info-logistics provider and Nippon Express Group member offering air, sea and land freight, warehousing and cold-chain transport for perishables, with its Asia-Pacific regional head office in Hong Kong.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
4 facilities
S

Seafrigo is a France-headquartered cold-chain logistics specialist providing temperature-controlled ocean freight, airfreight, customs and reefer-container services for perishable goods across offices on five continents.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
BRCGS - Storage and DistributionBRCGS - Food Safety Standard+8
4 facilities
R

Röhlig Logistics is a Germany-headquartered, owner-run international sea and air freight forwarder offering customs brokerage, project logistics and temperature-controlled/perishable cargo handling across more than 35 countries including Australia and New Zealand.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
ISO 9001ISO 14001
2 facilities
W

Woodland Group is a UK-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and temperature-controlled reefer logistics for perishable goods from its office in Hayes, Middlesex.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
2 facilities
E

Europa Worldwide Group is a UK freight and logistics company that provides ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance and project cargo forwarding from its head office in Dartford, Kent.

Ocean freightAir freight+2
3 facilities
C

Cool Cargo UK is a Hounslow-based freight forwarder that provides temperature-controlled air freight and reefer sea freight for perishable and pharmaceutical goods.

Air freightOcean freight+2
1 facility
G

Gateway Cargo is a Kent-based freight forwarder that provides ocean freight, air freight and customs clearance services from its head office in Strood, with an additional customs office at the port of London Gateway.

Ocean freightAir freight+1
2 facilities
H

Hemisphere Freight Services is a UK freight forwarder with a branch at Skelmersdale near the Port of Liverpool, offering ocean, air, road and project freight forwarding, customs clearance, and handling of reefer cargo.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
1 facility
A

AIT Worldwide Logistics is a freight forwarder headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, offering ocean freight, air freight, and customs clearance services alongside a dedicated cold chain logistics service for temperature-controlled shipments, including produce.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
produce
C

Colombian freight forwarder specializing in perishables handling, operating temperature controlled storage, air and ocean FCL and LCL transport, customs brokerage and cross dock services from offices in Bogota and Medellin, with additional operations in Quito, Miami and Los Angeles.

Ocean freightAir freight+3
B

Colombian logistics integrator operating for over two decades from Bogota, offering international ocean and air freight, land transport, in house customs brokerage, free trade zone warehousing, perishables handling, project cargo and commodity logistics for sugar, with offices in twelve Colombian cities including Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena and Buenaventura.

Ocean freightAir freight+4
A

Colombian international cargo and customs agency founded in 2007 and headquartered in Medellin, providing ocean FCL and LCL, air freight, customs brokerage, perishable and reefer cargo handling, and project cargo, with a network of more than one hundred agents worldwide and a Miami office opened in 2015.

Ocean freightAir freight+4
L

Livingston International is a customs broker offering customs clearance, trade consulting, and freight forwarding. It operates from around 100 networked offices across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Customs clearanceFreight brokerage+1
2 facilities
T

Descartes Systems Group provides customs and regulatory compliance solutions, including customs declarations, security filings, Harmonized System classification, denied party screening, and export compliance. It serves customers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Customs clearanceTrade compliance+2
3 facilities
A

Level 1 customs brokerage founded in 1982 and authorized by DIAN under Resolution 007510 of 2009. Operates offices in Bogota, Buenaventura, Cartagena and Ipiales handling import and export clearance, customs transit (DTA) and in house dedicated personnel services, citing over 130,000 operations across more than 40 years.

Customs clearanceImport and export docs+1
A

Level 1 customs agency with more than 18 years in operation and offices in Bogota, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Medellin, Palmira and Barranquilla. Handles import and export customs agency management, transit between free trade zones and authorized depositories, and holds Authorized Economic Operator (OEA) certification.

Customs clearanceTrade compliance+1
A

Level 1 customs brokerage headquartered in Buenaventura with more than 30 years in the sector, operating additional offices in Cali, Cartagena, Bogota and Ipiales to handle import, export, foreign trade advisory and customs transit operations.

Customs clearanceImport and export docs
A

Customs agency authorized by DIAN in 1975 and administratively headquartered in Medellin, with offices in Cartagena, Turbo, Santa Marta and Buenaventura. Holds continuous BASC certification since 2000 through the Antioquia chapter and specializes in perishable export clearance and industrial and pharmaceutical import clearance, citing over 50 years in foreign trade.

Customs clearanceTariff classification+2
A

Level 1 customs brokerage authorized by DIAN with more than 80 years in the market and direct presence in Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Buenaventura, Cali, Ipiales, Medellin, Cucuta and Bogota. Holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and BASC certifications and Authorized Economic Operator status in the security and facilitation category, offering tariff classification, AEO consulting and foreign trade audit services.

Customs clearanceTariff classification+2
A

Level 1 customs agency homologated under DIAN Resolution 009708 of September 2009, headquartered in Cartagena with branch offices in Buenaventura and Bogota and representation in Medellin. BASC certified with U.S. Customs and implementing Authorized Economic Operator status, handling temporary import and export regimes, tariff exemptions and machinery tariff classification.

Customs clearanceTariff classification+1
D

Darling Group grows, packs and exports fresh produce, connecting growers with global buyers through subsidiaries covering citrus, avocados and distribution across Australasia. Its produce includes avocados, citrus, blueberries, kiwifruit and mangoes.

Export managementMarket access+1
M

Matipou Exports markets and exports New Zealand apples, combining fruit from its own packhouse with supply from other growers and packers. It handles Royal Gala, Premium Gala and NZ Queen varieties for export and domestic distribution.

Export managementConsolidation
T

T&G Global grows, markets and exports fresh produce, working with growers and distributors to sell in more than 60 countries. It is a major apple exporter with premium brands including Envy and Jazz, alongside kiwifruit and vegetables.

Export managementMarket access+2
2 facilitiesapples
F

Freshmax is a full-service produce marketer that sources, imports and exports fresh produce around the Pacific Rim, supplying customers on six continents. It handles apples, pears, avocados, bananas, berries, cherries, citrus, table grapes and durian, and develops proprietary varieties.

Export managementMarket access+2
bananas+1
E

Eco-Fruits is a Hanoi-based tropical fruit exporter that sources from Vietnamese growers and its own farms, then exports to wholesalers in around 60 markets. It handles banana, durian, coconut, mango, dragon fruit and avocado, plus processed fruit, nuts and spices.

Export managementConsolidation+1
VietGAPGLOBALG.A.P.
1 facilityfresh fruits+3
S

Salix Fruits is a global fruit import and export company working with more than 80 producers across 18 countries and serving around 400 customers in 57 countries. It trades apples, citrus, pears, grapes and other fruit, and provides logistics and documentation support.

Export managementBuyer sourcing+2
M

Macduff Shellfish (Scotland) Ltd is a Scottish shellfish processor that harvests, processes and distributes scallops, langoustine, crab and whelk from its Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire facility to customers worldwide.

Export managementMarket access
BRCGS (British Retail Consortium) Global Standard for Food Safety, version 6
1 facility
A

Associated Seafoods Limited is the Scottish parent company of Lossie Seafoods and Moray Seafoods, processing smoked salmon and shellfish at sites in Buckie and Arbroath for customers around the world.

Export managementMarket access
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety, AA Grade
1 facility
C

Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Medellin, Banacol is a leading Colombian banana and plantain exporter operating farms in the Uraba region and shipping through Uraba port terminals, certified as a carbon neutral company.

Export managementMarket access
C

Uniban, headquartered in Medellin with growing operations in Uraba and Turbo, is Colombia's largest banana exporter, marketing over 36 million boxes a year across more than 51,000 cultivated hectares to Europe, North America and Asia.

Export managementMarket access+1
E

Expocafé S.A. is the 100 percent Colombian owned green coffee export arm of the country's coffee grower cooperatives, headquartered in Bogota, exporting Excelso and Supremo grade coffee to more than 40 destination countries for over 38 years.

Export managementBuyer sourcing+1
F

Falcon Farms de Colombia, headquartered in Bogota since 1987, grows and exports fresh cut flowers through farms including Flores Isabelita in Rionegro, sourcing over 30 flower types across eastern Antioquia and the Bogota savanna for the United States market.

Export managementMarket access+1
C

Founded in 1906 and headquartered in Bogota, Casa Luker operates its Luker Chocolate export division sourcing fine aroma cacao direct from Colombian growers with full bean to bar traceability, exporting chocolate and cacao derivatives to Asia, Europe and North America.

Export managementBuyer sourcing
T

The Elite Flower, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Bogota, is Colombia's largest cut flower exporter by FOB value, growing roses, spray roses, alstroemeria and gerberas across close to 600 hectares and holding Florverde and VeriFlora certification.

Export managementMarket access
S

Sucafina SA is a coffee merchant headquartered at Place de Saint-Gervais 1 in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1977, sourcing green coffee from origin countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia and supplying roasters worldwide through washing stations and farmer certification programs.

Export managementMarket access+3
C

COFCO International is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and serves as the overseas agriculture trading arm of COFCO Corporation, buying, processing and distributing grains, oilseeds, sugar, coffee and cotton through warehouses, port terminals and processing plants in more than 30 countries.

Export managementMarket access+3
A

Alvean is a sugar trading company with its Geneva trading hub at Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 4, Grand-Lancy, Switzerland, specializing in origination, commercialization and trading of raw and white sugar for bulk and bagged shipment by container and vessel, with staff across nine countries.

Export managementMarket access+2
E

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland and operates as a soft commodity trading group in coffee, cocoa and cotton, sourcing from more than 40 producing countries and running a dedicated risk management unit, ECOM Risk Management, for hedging and client risk advisory.

Export managementMarket access+3
S

SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification company with a dedicated fresh produce service group. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. certification, pesticide residue and laboratory testing, and agricultural commodity inspection through a worldwide laboratory network.

GLOBALG.A.P.Phytosanitary+3
6 facilities
B

Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection and certification group whose food and agriculture division covers GLOBALG.A.P. and food safety certification. Its BVAQ agri-food laboratories in Southeast Asia perform pesticide residue and contaminant testing on fruits and vegetables for export markets.

GLOBALG.A.P.Lab testing+2
ISO/IEC 17020:2013
12 facilitiespetroleum & petrochemical products (petroleum solvents, motor gasoline, gas oil, fuel oil)+4
I

Intertek is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body operating in over 100 countries. Its fruit and vegetable services include microbiological, residue and contaminant testing plus organic food testing for fresh produce supply chains.

GLOBALG.A.P.Lab testing+1
NABL Accredited per ISO/IEC 17025:2017US FDA Audited+2
4 facilities
C

Control Union is a Netherlands-based certification and inspection group present in over 80 countries. It offers GLOBALG.A.P. and organic certification, commodity inspection, laboratory testing, and fumigation services across agricultural supply chains.

GLOBALG.A.P.Organic certification+3
GOTSOCS+3
6 facilities
E

Eurofins Scientific operates a network of laboratories across 60-plus countries and is a leader in pesticide residue testing. Its food and feed laboratories test fruits and vegetables against maximum residue levels for export markets such as the EU, US and Japan.

Lab testingResidue testing
KOLAS (Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme)ISO/IEC 17025:2017, VILAS 238 (HCMC main lab)+3
3 facilitiesfood+4
M

Mérieux NutriSciences runs a global network of ISO 17025 accredited food laboratories. It provides multi-residue pesticide testing and other food safety analyses on fruits, vegetables and other matrices for regulatory compliance.

Lab testingResidue testing
NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories)FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)+2
1 facility
N

NSF is an accredited GLOBALG.A.P. certification body for agriculture and aquaculture producers. It runs an extensive global food safety audit network and offers farm certification schemes including GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody.

GLOBALG.A.P.Lab testing
UKAS-accredited Inspection Body No. 5997 (NSF Certification UK Limited)UKAS-accredited Certification Body No. 0085 (NSF Certification UK Limited)+1
3 facilities
E

Ecocert is a France-based certification body operating in more than 130 countries, best known for organic agriculture certification. It also certifies producers to the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance standard.

Organic certificationGLOBALG.A.P.
NPOP (National Programme for Organic Production) accreditationNABCB Register of CBs, registration PC 055
Organic agricultural raw materials and food products, incl. Livestock and Animal Feed Processing & Handling (certification scope)
T

TÜV Rheinland is a Germany-based testing and certification group operating in over 70 countries. It provides GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance and Chain of Custody certification for fruit, vegetable and crop producers.

GLOBALG.A.P.
NABLTEC+2
T

TÜV SÜD PSB operates ISO 17025 accredited food testing laboratories in Singapore recognized by the Singapore Food Agency. It offers chemical, pesticide residue and microbiological analysis for food and agricultural products.

Lab testingResidue testing
A

Food and agriculture conformity assessment division of the Spain-headquartered Applus+ group, certifying GLOBALG.A.P and organic production, testing for pesticide residues, and carrying out export inspections from its Madrid head office and regional delegations including Zaragoza and Almeria.

GLOBALG.A.P.Organic certification+3
B

Bureau Veritas Colombia is headquartered in Bogota at Carrera 16 No. 97-40, Torre 1 Piso 4, and employs more than 2,000 staff across the country. It offers preshipment inspection under its national and international trade services line alongside agri-food inspection covering trade, manufacturing, primary production and hospitality.

Pre-shipment inspection
S

SEILAM operates an ONAC-accredited laboratory in the Belen neighborhood of Medellin, Carrera 81A No. 30AA-10, providing water, food and wastewater analysis along with environmental services such as sludge classification and discharge permitting.

Lab testing
I

INOQUALAB is a food and beverage testing laboratory based in Bucaramanga, accredited by ONAC, Colombia's national accreditation body, for testing of alimentos and bebidas para consumo humano under accreditation code 22-LAB-063.

Lab testing
E

Ecocert Colombia is the local office of the international certification group Ecocert, offering organic agriculture certification against both Colombian national regulations and USDA NOP standards, along with fair trade, GOTS organic textile and organic cosmetics certification.

Organic certification
P

Palmera Junior SAS operates pest management and fumigation services at Buenaventura's port facilities, covering warehouses, containers and docks, and also treats stored grain against weevils. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 22000 certifications and reports more than 28 years in operation.

Fumigation
M

MADEPAL SAS operates an ICA authorized ISPM 15 thermal treatment facility at Palmaseca near Palmira, Valle del Cauca, heating export wood packaging such as pallets, bobbins and spools to a required core temperature of 56 degrees Celsius for 30 continuous minutes. Founded in 1994 and registered as MADEPAL SAS in 2008, it holds ISO 9001 certification.

Heat treatmentISPM-15 pallets
F

FumiGroup Ingenieria S.A.S is based in Bogota and fumigates stored grain and other stored agricultural products using aluminum or magnesium phosphide gasification, adjusting treatment to infestation level, product condition and storage temperature and humidity readings taken with specialized equipment.

Fumigation
R

Restrepo Gomez S.A.S. provides container and warehouse pest control across Colombia's Caribbean coast, with stated coverage in Barranquilla, Santa Marta and Cartagena. The company holds HACCP, NPMA, ISO, Good Manufacturing Practices and AIB certifications and is subject to Supertransporte oversight.

Fumigation
F

Frutiagro commercializes and distributes fresh fruit, vegetables and tubers from a base in the Corabastos wholesale market in Bogota, operating a 500 square meter processing plant for pre-cut and transformed produce plus a company owned refrigerated delivery fleet running seven days a week.

Wholesale distributionRepacking and ripening
F

Fresh Food imports and wholesales frozen seafood, fish and premium meats including shrimp, tilapia, salmon, basa and calamar, operating distribution centers in Cali, Bogota, Medellin and Barranquilla from its main site on Calle 30 in Cali, having grown out of the COELED SAS import business founded in 2019.

Import distributionWholesale distribution
C

Chef Market is a multi category food distributor founded in 1974 that began by outsourcing distribution of Papas Margarita and has since expanded to supply frozen bakery, dairy, sauces, canned goods and prepared foods across traditional retail, foodservice and institutional channels in Cundinamarca, Tolima, Magdalena and La Guajira.

Foodservice supplyWholesale distribution
A

Antartik Global imports and distributes fish and shellfish in Barranquilla with more than eight years in the sector, holding AUNAP fisheries commercialization registration and sourcing Pacific shellfish and crustaceans plus imported pork products under a controlled cold chain.

Import distributionWholesale distribution
D

Distribuidora De La Sabana has wholesaled animal protein and gourmet products since 1986 from its facility on Calle 79 in Bogota, distributing pork, beef, lamb, poultry, salmon and specialty imported brands including Swift, Tyson, Hatfield and Smithfield to restaurants and food processors.

Foodservice supplyWholesale distribution
S

Thailand-headquartered multinational packaging company producing corrugated and paper packaging, foodservice packaging, and fresh-produce solutions, including modified-atmosphere OptiBreath films used to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.

Cartons and boxesMAP and barrier films
6 facilitiespackaging paper+5
U

India's largest flexible packaging materials company, headquartered in Noida. Manufactures BOPP, BOPET and CPP packaging films (including metallized and barrier grades) used for food, beverage, pharma and industrial packaging, with manufacturing plants across four continents.

MAP and barrier films
A

Amcor is a global packaging company that produces flexible and barrier films, folding cartons, and specialty packaging for food, beverage, healthcare, and consumer goods, including fresh-produce, meat, and dairy applications.

MAP and barrier filmsCartons and boxes
5 facilitiesflexible packaging+1
H

Huhtamaki is a global food-packaging manufacturer producing moulded-fibre trays and punnets, flexible films, paperboard, and foodservice packaging, including packaging used for fresh produce and food-on-the-shelf.

Clamshells and punnetsMAP and barrier films
BRC/IoPGMP+2
2 facilitiesrigid plastic packaging+3
S

Smurfit Westrock is a global paper-based packaging company producing corrugated boxes, fresh-produce trays and boxes, folding cartons, containerboard, and bag-in-box systems.

Cartons and boxes
C

Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer headquartered in Soledad, Atlantico, with an operating facility in Bucaramanga producing ventilated export cartons for fruit such as banana, mango, guava and papaya. FSC and PEFC certified, and delivers to Cartagena and Santa Marta.

Cartons and boxes
S

Corrugated and solid board packaging manufacturer with over 2,500 employees across Colombian plants in Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla and Bogota, producing lito-laminated and ventilated export cartons for flowers and fresh produce, and a new higher-capacity plant near Medellin.

Cartons and boxes
M

Wooden pallet, platform and reel manufacturer founded in 1994 and based in Palmaseca, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, ICA certified for ISPM-15 heat treatment of export wood packaging, among the first companies in Colombia to hold that certification.

Pallets
P

Corrugated packaging producer operating a paper mill and corrugating plants in Colombia, including its Planta Papel Fontibon facility in Bogota, making coated cold-chain flower boxes and ventilated corrugated trays for fruit and vegetable export.

Cartons and boxes
P

Thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer based in Bogota producing PET clamshell containers and trays for food and produce using recyclable and recycled raw materials.

Clamshells and punnets

Waste and recycling services

Waste and recycling services in Colombia
V

Australia/New Zealand arm of the global Veolia environmental services group, providing food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection and processing. It uses in-vessel composting and forced-aeration to make compost and soil conditioners, and runs anaerobic digestion converting commercial food waste to electricity.

CompostingAnaerobic digestion+1
R

Australian subsidiary of the global REMONDIS Group providing commercial food organics collection and processing. It uses sealed tunnel composting to turn food and garden waste into compost, mulch and fertiliser for parks, agriculture and gardens.

CompostingOrganics collection+1
I

Rendering plant in Bogotá founded in 1983, known commercially as INPROSEPINAL S.A.S., processing bovine tallow, hides and meat and bone meal at its Carrera 19 Bis facility, which houses tanning, tallow rendering and meat meal production lines plus a quality control laboratory. Registered with ICA as a producer of animal-origin flours.

Rendering
G

Grupo Acacia S.A.S. is registered with Colombia's ICA as a producer of animal-origin flours (harinas de origen animal) at its Carrera 18 No. 59B-85 Sur facility in Bogotá, rendering slaughterhouse by-products such as blood, feathers and bone into protein meal for animal feed.

Rendering
I

Interaseo has held the 15-year waste management concession for the Corabastos wholesale market in Bogota since October 2022, collecting, sorting and composting roughly 120 tonnes of organic and inorganic waste generated daily across the market's 45 hectares, running a classification center that produces compost and cattle feed material from vegetable and fruit residue.

Organics collectionComposting
F

Founded in 2001 in Bogota, this food bank foundation operates a rescue and redistribution logistics chain, running a collection center at the Corabastos wholesale market since 2016 where it recovers 6 to 8 tonnes of surplus produce daily, then sorts, warehouses and distributes it to roughly 100 partner social organizations delivering 90 to 100 tonnes of aid daily.

Food donation