Discover Colombia's Flavors Through Its Food Companies
1. YOUR CHALLENGE, IS TO DISCOVER THEM.
COLOMBIA HAS SO MANY FLAVORS
B U Y COLOMBIA
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2. ALIMENTOS POLAR
COLOMBIA S.A.S.
www.empresas-polar.com
Alimentos Polar Colombia S.A.S. handles the production, import,
export, distribution, purchase and sale of food products for human
consumption. Products mainly from corn and oats. Since 2011, the
company initiated operations in the pet food industry with
products for two different segments.
The company has 700 direct employees, more than 100
million dollars in sales and is a world leader in precooked
corn meal and oatmeal.
Contact: Alejandro de la Hoz/Catalina Moncada Giraldo
Phone: 57–1–651-1745
E-mail: expoapc@empresas-polar.com
3. ALIMENTOS SAS S.A.S.
www.sas.com.co
Alimentos SAS S.A.S is a Colombian company working in the fruit
purees business since 1979. The company produces frozen and
aseptic tropical fruit products for the retail, food service and indus-
trial markets. Currently have 100 direct employees and generate
500 indirect employment's for producing 300 tons of purees
monthly.
Contact: Luis Fernando Trujillo
Phone: 57-1-405-8899/57–310-211-9428
E-mail: sales@sas.com.co
4. BIO STEVIA S.A.S.
www.biostevia.com
Bio-Stevia is a company dedicated to the production and marketing
of natural sweeteners extracted from the South American plant called
Stevia Rebaudiana. Its main product, Erba Dolce, is in supermarkets
and specialty stores in the U.S., Mexico, Central America, Chile, and
the Caribbean. Besides its own brands, Bio-Stevia is manufacturing
private labels for different customers like Carrefour-Colombia,
Venezuela's LeZuc brand, Naturevia U.S. brand and original brand
Stevia for Denmark.
Contact: Martha Restrepo
Phone: 57–2–524-7919
E-mail: mrestrepo@biostevia.com
5. AMAZON PEPPER
COMEXA FOODS
www.comexa.com
www.amazonpepper.com
Contact: Giorgio Araujo
Phone: 57–5-655-2010/57–320–549-5376
E-mail: giorgio.araujo@comexa.com
Amazon Pepper Sauces/Aloe Vera Juices.
“At a great little marina on the island of Manga, just off Cartagena,
Colombia, I discovered a pungent green chili sauce, hot but not too hot.
It had the fragrance of rich vinegar and crushed pepper blooms. It was
the best hot sauce I’d ever tried. Its name was Ají Amazona”. Randy
Wayne White, Readers Digest Magazine.
Come and discover an explosion of chili flavors from the mild fruit sauces
(mango, tamarind, cape gooseberries and palmberries), the exotic
chipotle sauces to the wild Habanero Mustard, Green Amazon, Red
Amazon and Classic Habanero sauces. Amazon Pepper Sauces; flavor
your mood from mild to wild!!
Delicious Aloe Vera Drinks packed in freestanding pouches and beautiful
cardboard boxes. Refreshing Mango, Andean Black Berries, Fruit Punch
and Grape flavors.
6. FACTORIA QUINOA S.A.S.
www.factoriaquinoa.com
Factoria Quinoa is an innovative business model, based on a
Colombian Fair Trade, which integrates all the value chain
through the articulation of five different communities (producers,
transforming, distribution, consumers and sponsors)
maximizing the social, ambient and economic value in every
activity of the chain.
Contact: Luis Felipe Avella Villegas
Phone: 57–1–213-7120
E-mail: luisfelipe.avella@factoriaquinoa.com
7. FRUGY S.A.
www.frugy.com
Frugy is a company dedicated to making fruit pulps such as
mango, blackberry and passion fruit among others. It also
produces preserved products such as figs and guava paste. Frugy
has been in international markets for more than 20 years.
Nowadays it is working to obtain the Certification
EC#834/2007 for organic products.
Frugy provides more than 70 direct jobs, in which at least 90%
belongs to single mother heads of household, and more than 300
indirect jobs, estimated from the fruit farmers and their workers.
Contact: Carlos Alberto Botero R.
Phone: 57–6–874-3900
E-mail: carlosa@frugy.com
8. INGENIO RISARALDA S.A
www.ingeniorisaralda.com
Ingenio Risaralda is an agribusiness company founded in 1973,
dedicated to the growing and processing of sugarcane for the
production of different kinds of sugar, fuel, alcohol, and electricity.
Since it began, Ingenio Risaralda serves the domestic and foreign
markets. In the last market, Ingenio Risaralda devoted 35% of its
production, which is approximately 180,000 tons annually.
Contact: Geison Alexis Zapata Ramírez
Phone: 57–6–367-9905
E-mail: gazapata@ingeniorisaralda.com
9. INVERSIONES OMEGA
DE COLOMBIA LTDA
www.granvidatropimar.com
Frozen Fruit Pulps Refrigerated Fruit Pulp
Inversiones Omega de Colombia Ltda. is a Colombian company
dedicated to the manufacture of fruit pulps. Its policy is to
guarantee product safety while complying with BPM standards
and the implementation of HACCP standards. We offer frozen and
refrigerated pulps including guanabana, blackberry, strawberry,
mango, passion fruit, lulo, guayaba, and grape.
Contact: Marlene Rojas
Phone: 57–1-268-4900
E-mail: gerencia@granvidatropimar.com
10. LISTO Y FRESCO LTDA.
www.listoyfresco.com
C.I. Listo & Fresco Ltda. was created in 1996 with the objective of
producing and commercializing pre-cooked and/or IQF Colombian
agro-alimentary products. To achieve this, the company established
alliances with farmers in order to assure a constant product supply
to our clients. Our objective is to provide products, such as IQF fruits,
frozen fruit pulps and IQF pre-cooked vegetables, that will match the
market’s needs and at the same time, assure better trading
conditions with our suppliers.
C.I. Listo & Fresco Ltda. is engaged in solidarity-based relationships,
especially with Colombian farmers living in disadvantaged rural areas.
Contact: Edilberto Becerra
Phone: 57–2–337-1920/57-2-334-5835
E-mail: edilberto@listoyfresco.com - erika@listoyfresco.com
11. MAYAGÜEZ S.A.
www.ingeniomayaguez.com
Mayagüez is an agribusiness company with 75 years committed
to sustainable development, by transforming sugarcane into
environmentally friendly energy. It has more than 22,000 hectares
of sugarcane. It produces annually 190,000 tons of sugar, 80
million liters of ethanol, and generates more than 150,000
megawatts in its power plant, supplying the national grid.
It is currently the largest producer of private labels in Colombia
and exports sugar to different countries.
The company generates more than 3000 direct and indirect jobs.
Contact: Carlos Eduardo Quintero
Phone: 57–2–260-8121
E-mail: caquintero@ingeniomayaguez.com
12. AGRICOL CONTINENTAL
SAS-DITEXCON
www.agricolcolombia.com
Agricol Ditexcom, is a company of frozen and precooked
foods with 12 years’ experience in the USA and
European markets. Our strength is offering 100% high
quality natural products.
Contact: Omar Barrera Nuvan
Phone: 57–1–260-4569/57–1–260-5158
E-mail: agricol33@yahoo.com
13. PAN PA YA LTDA
www.panpaya.com.co
Pan Pa’ Ya! is a company with 25 years’ experience in the bakery
sector, dedicated to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of all
products related directly or indirectly to the flour and baking
industry, using deep-freezing technology to preserve, raw and
baked products.
Contact: Fabio Mauricio Cortes Ruiz
Phone: 57-1-626-6238/57-1-485-7770 (Ext. 1183)
E-mail: fabio.cortes@panpaya.com.co
14. COLOMBINA S.A.
www.colombina.com
Global company focused on satisfying consumers with practical
and gratifying foods. Our business model is based on a strong
master brand and a portfolio of well recognized product brands.
We develop high perceived value and innovative products which
are accessible to consumers of all socio economic levels. Our
company is committed to a sustainability model which involves all
stakeholders. Our vast portfolio includes high quality products in
sugar confectionary, baked goods, sauces and spreads,
chocolates, and ice cream.
Contact: Mario Andrés Jordán Q./Carlos Alfonso Morales S.
Phone: 57–2–886-1903/57–2–886-1999
E-mail: mjordan@colombina.com/camorales@colombina.com
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