Food and agricultural supply-chain services in Guatemala

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Cealsa operates a 38,000 square meter logistics and storage facility in Guatemala City with dry warehouse space, refrigerated rooms holding about 2,500 rack positions for frozen and chilled goods, and a bonded fiscal warehouse section. The company has operated for more than 50 years and holds BASC certification.

Almacenadora de la Produccion S.A. operates a general merchandise warehouse at kilometer 60 on the old highway to Puerto San Jose in Escuintla, Guatemala, offering bonded custody storage with issuance of pledge bonds and deposit certificates backed by stored goods, truck scale weighing and around the clock surveillance.

APM Terminals Quetzal operates the container terminal at Puerto Quetzal, opened in 2017 with annual container throughput capacity of about 340,000 TEU and 610 reefer plugs providing temperature controlled storage for fruit, vegetables, coffee, grain and fish moving through the port.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Third party logistics operator in Guatemala City running a 38,000 square meter facility with dry, fiscal and refrigerated and frozen storage, including cold rooms for 2,500 pallet positions, and over 50 years in operation.

Container transport and logistics group headquartered at Km 13.5 Carretera a Barcenas in Villa Nueva, operating dry and refrigerated container drayage to and from Central American ports with a fleet of 572 tractors and 1,125 chassis, holding BASC and IICL certifications.

Logistics operator based in Amatitlan with over 67 years in ground transport, ocean FCL and LCL, air freight and customs brokerage between Mexico and Central America, processing roughly 60,000 shipments a year with real time tracking.

Integrated logistics operator present in Guatemala since 2009, running 6,560 square meters of warehouse space across two sites including Zona Franca SADINSA in Mixco, with customs brokerage, GPS tracked distribution and 24 hour monitoring.

Bonded warehousing and logistics operator at Avenida Petapa 55-38, Zona 12, Guatemala City, running 25,000 square meters of general and SAT authorized fiscal warehouse space with internal customs G3 clearance, meeting BASC standards.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Freight forwarder at 15 Avenida 18-78, Zona 13, Guatemala City handling air, ocean and land cargo for import and export, citing roughly 5,731 containers moved and shipments to 123 countries.

Freight forwarder headquartered at Paseo Cayala in Guatemala City, offering ocean, air and land freight and project logistics solutions, part of the Industrias de Centroamerica group and operating since 2010.

Freight forwarder operating FCL and LCL ocean services and refrigerated container transport for agricultural products, seafood and pharmaceuticals between Guatemala and the United States, with a warehouse at the ALPASA bonded facility in Zona 12, Guatemala City.

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.

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.

Licensed customs agency and customs carrier founded in October 1987, operating from Guatemala City with additional offices at Puerto Barrios, Santo Tomas de Castilla, Tecun Uman, Puerto Quetzal and Pedro de Alvarado. Holds ISO 9001:2008 and BASC 3-2008 certification and reports more than 95 staff handling customs dispatch and multimodal cargo.

Guatemalan customs agency and deconsolidator registered with SAT, founded in 2015 by a licensed customs agent (Agente Aduanero No. 329) with an SAT-verified license held since 2012. Operates from Guatemala City with presence at Puerto Quetzal, Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla and land borders with Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize, employing about 35 staff.

Guatemala City customs agency handling import and export dispatch, temporary import regimes and special customs qualifications, reporting more than 15 years in operation and over 2500 imports and 1500 exports processed per year with presence at all Guatemalan ports and borders.

Customs agency (Agencia de Aduanas) based in Guatemala City, Zona 11, operating for roughly 38 to 40 years on import logistics consulting, cargo consolidation, customs dispatch and merchandise classification, and bonded and hazardous cargo warehousing, currently pursuing Authorized Economic Operator certification.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Agricultural export cooperative based in Santiago Sacatepequez that aggregates output from thousands of smallholder growers in the western highlands and exports snow peas, snap peas and other non-traditional vegetables to the United States and European markets.

Customs brokerage and logistics firm founded in 2015 in Guatemala City, authorized by SAT as a customs agency and registered as a deconsolidator, handling customs clearance and export documentation with a staff of 35 across all national customs points.

Customs agency headquartered in Guatemala City, zona 7, with more than 15 years handling import and export customs procedures, reporting over 1,500 export operations and 2,500 import operations annually across all Guatemalan ports and borders.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Organic certification body headquartered at 18 calle 7-25 zona 11, Colonia Mariscal, Guatemala City, operating for more than 25 years with accreditations including USDA NOP, JAS, IFOAM and Rainforest Alliance, and a network of 15 offices across Latin America, the United States, Europe and Asia.

Fumoccsa is a pest control and fumigation company based in Guatemala City with more than 20 years of experience, providing warehouse and stored product fumigation against weevils, flour moths and beetles alongside gasification services, and is a member of AGRECOPIA and NPMA.

Agroindustrias del Tropico S.A. operates a mango packing house and hydrothermal hot water treatment plant with ten treatment tanks at kilometer 214 on the highway to Champerico in Retalhuleu, Guatemala. The plant has been registered by MAGA and PIPAA and approved for fruit fly quarantine treatment of export mango since 2017.

Guatemala's first dedicated perishables wholesale market, operating since 2000 on a 39 hectare site in Guatemala City with roughly 1,220 tenants across 723 stalls, trading an estimated 60 million dollars in fruit and vegetables monthly, with delivery service into Mixco and surrounding areas.

Foodservice supply distributor based in Colonia Alvarado, Mixco, delivering poultry, seafood, beef, pork and bakery items to restaurants and institutional buyers, with an active order line and social media presence for ongoing operations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer founded in 1992 in Morales, Izabal, with a second plant inaugurated in April 2021 in Masagua, Escuintla and a commercial office in Guatemala City. Monthly production capacity reaches up to 20,000 tons of corrugated cardboard, employing over 700 people.

Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer operating since 1968 in Bananera, Morales, Izabal, originally built to supply packaging for banana exports. Part of Corporacion Empresas Galindo, the plant runs three complete corrugators across more than 70,000 square meters with over 900 employees, producing roughly 25,000 tons of corrugated board monthly for the agricultural, industrial and commercial markets.

Manufacturer of plastic corrugated cardboard boxes based in Patzicia, Chimaltenango, founded in 2009 to supply cold-chain packaging for fresh and frozen vegetable exporters in the region. Products are marketed as fully recyclable and custom designed for agricultural export logistics.

Packaging materials supplier based in Zona 12, Guatemala City, trading as Empaco with 37 years in the packing and packaging industry. Product range covers strapping bands, adhesive and masking tape, stretch film, corner protectors and staples across 45 product families, and the company is registered with AGEXPORT's manufacturing sector.

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.

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.

Food bank operating since 2006 from a collection center at Calzada La Paz 18-40, Zona 5, Guatemala City, running its own logistics fleet of 8 vehicles to rescue food that producers, packers and supermarkets can no longer sell. Rescues and redistributes over 1 million pounds of food annually across roughly 100 communities nationwide.

Plastics recycling operator based in Mixco at 14 Avenida 19-50 zona 4, Finca El Naranjo, with over 20 years processing post-industrial and post-consumer plastics including bottles, film and bags into raw material for furniture, industrial and agricultural products.

Polymer recycling and compounding company at Avenida Elena 27-01, Zona 1, Guatemala City, operating a PVC compounding plant since 1995 and a dedicated PET bottle recycling division since 2009 that collects, cleans and shreds bottles into food-grade recycled material, currently processing about 6,500 kilograms daily with over 35 employees.

Plastics recycling operator whose plant assembly began in 2018, collecting and processing high and low density polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene into pressed sheets measuring 1.15 by 2.50 meters, sold as a wood substitute for construction and garden products.