About us

Descafecol is a company located right in the heart of the Colombian coffee region with more than 30 years of history in coffee industrialization. We own two value adding plants: the first one, the only decaffeination plant in Colombia, and the second one, our instant coffee plant. We are proud to use 100% Colombian Arabica coffee, one of the most worldwide acknowledged qualities. Our customers are located in more than 28 countries, in retail packaging for private label and manufacturers who use coffee as an ingredient or for co-packing.

At Descafecol we continuously work to provide products and services with quality beyond your expectations.

1988
Descafecol was established in Manizales, a city located in the Colombian coffee region, with the purpose to offer a decaffeination service through a completely natural process. Descafecol was founded by one Colombian and two foreign partners.
1990
Construction of production plant and offices begins.
1992
We initiated production with an installed capacity of 147,000 coffee bags annually.
2001
We increased annual production capacity.
2009
We acquired the facilities of another company in Manizales, Foodex S.A and widened our coffee product range by roast coffee, roast and ground coffee, coffee extract, coffee oil, instant coffee.
2011
We acquired all the shares and became a 100% Colombian company.
2014
We increased the packaging capacity and diversity through the acquisition of new equipment.
2015
Committed to environmental care and conservation of natural resources, we invested on residue treatment and infrastructure.
2017
We made important investments in cold storage technology, in order to guarantee optimum conditions for our extracts and to service our plant.
2018
We undertook technological improvements to gain energy from the use of waste biomass.
2019
We celebrate 30 years by renewing our corporate image.

We are in over 28 countries

Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Chile, Suriname, England, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Egypt, India, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Republic of the Congo, Indonesia.

Certifications

Who we are

Strategic statement

Mission

We are a leading company in decaffeination and an expert in solubilization. We guarantee a sustainable growth with upright, competent, and innovative human capital, supported with the adequate technology to achieve the highest quality, safety and security levels which satisfy all our stakeholders.

Vision

By 2025, Descafecol will be an enterprise with an ever increasing participation in the national and international markets of coffee industrialization and commercialization, due to its excellent processes, products, and services.

Integrated management policy

Descafecol is committed to the satisfaction of its stakeholders through coffee industrialization and commercialization processes under a scheme of social responsibility, including strict observance of legal requirements, risk management of innocuousness, quality, cybersecurity and safety for processes, products and services, while always seeking continuous improvement, environmental preservation and business sustainability. This policy is based on the company’s transparent behavior as an entity and of each one of its collaborators, in order to avoid Descafecol from being affected by corruption, bribery, money laundering or drug trafficking and terrorism financing.

Our commitment

Quality

Our standardized processes guarantee that the product our customers receive always meets the highest standards demanded by our clients.

Our certifications are supported by our performance in quality, safety, and security and by a highly qualified cupping panel with over 20 years of experience.

 

Clients and partners

Our sustained growth has been made possible due to our commitment and the trust from our partners.

We are committed with on-time delivery and with understanding our customers' needs.

Research and development

We invest in R&D to improve and develop new products and packaging, according to our customers’ needs.

We permanently innovate and monitor our processes.

Community

Social work in neighboring communities that contribute to sustainable development.

We are part of the coffee industry, represented by more than 500.000 coffee-growing families.

Environmental care

We have green zones with more than 15,000 trees, becoming the environmental green lungs in the zone.

We do technological reconversions reducing the resources usage and for recovering and recirculating water.

We eliminate particulate material emissions through constant monitoring.

We manage the reutilization of packing residues allowing recovery and new uses.

Collaborators

We are committed to the development of our employee’s skills through training, in order to achieve their personal and company growth.

We are conscious of our social responsibility to be inclusive with people of physical and cognitive limitations providing job opportunities.