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Manufacture of cocoa companies in Ecuador · ISIC C1073

223 registered companies · 183 active (82%)

Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code C1073.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue
$652 M
Share of the country
0.4%
Companies that filed statements
145
Median margin
0.8%

Of the 145 companies that filed statements for 2025, 96 recorded sales and 57 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $66 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 864 a month. Women hold 30% of the jobs, companies provide 76% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 11.0% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×12.4
$53 M
$652 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
See the full series
2000
$53 M
2001
$70 M
2002
$82 M
2003
$88 M
2004
$107 M
2005
$121 M
2006
$131 M
2007
$144 M
2008
$181 M
2009
$182 M
2010
$201 M
2011
$217 M
2012
$253 M
2013
$244 M
2014
$254 M
2015
$259 M
2016
$255 M
2017
$264 M
2018
$300 M
2019
$274 M
2020
$222 M
2021
$256 M
2022
$299 M
2023
$342 M
2024
$471 M
2025
$652 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $320 k declared · 5 companies Bolívar: no data Carchi: no data Cañar: no data Chimborazo: $8,610 declared · 1 companies Cotopaxi: $19 k declared · 2 companies El Oro: $532 declared · 4 companies Esmeraldas: $78 k declared · 1 companies Galápagos: no data Guayas: $477 M declared · 33 companies Imbabura: no data Loja: $30 k declared · 1 companies Los Ríos: $1 M declared · 7 companies Manabí: $225 k declared · 7 companies Morona Santiago: no data Napo: no data Orellana: no data Pastaza: no data Pichincha: $172 M declared · 74 companies Santa Elena: no data Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $490 k declared · 5 companies Sucumbíos: $0 declared · 1 companies Tungurahua: $828 k declared · 3 companies Zamora Chinchipe: $0 declared · 1 companies Galápagos

Azuay: $320 k declared · 5 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: $8,610 declared · 1 companiesCotopaxi: $19 k declared · 2 companiesEl Oro: $532 declared · 4 companiesEsmeraldas: $78 k declared · 1 companiesGalápagos: no dataGuayas: $477 M declared · 33 companiesImbabura: no dataLoja: $30 k declared · 1 companiesLos Ríos: $1 M declared · 7 companiesManabí: $225 k declared · 7 companiesMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: $172 M declared · 74 companiesSanta Elena: no dataSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $490 k declared · 5 companiesSucumbíos: $0 declared · 1 companiesTungurahua: $828 k declared · 3 companiesZamora Chinchipe: $0 declared · 1 companies Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$532 $477 M · logarithmic scale

2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

  1. Ecuador Kakao Processing Proecuakao S.A. $366 M
  2. Ferrero del Ecuador S.A. $71 M
  3. Confiteca C.A. $52 M
  4. Durancocoa S.A. $35 M
  5. Exportadora de Banano del Oro Exbaoro Cia. Ltda. $26 M

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 84.4% the other 91: 15.6%

Concentration index (HHI): 3,407, highly concentrated; the largest takes 56.2% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.

Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.

More specific activities

Companies

Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent

Companies in this list: name, RUC, location, revenue and legal status
Company RUC Location Revenue 2025 · USD Status
Agricola Cacao Cocultec S.A. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 0992700068001 Guayas — Historical
Agricola e Industrial Chocolandia Aginchoco S.A. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 1792862426001 Quito, Pichincha — In dissolution
Agricola Industrial Cacao Fino Victoria Aincavic S.A. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 1291770262001 Babahoyo, Los Rios 423 k Active
Agricolas Cacao Lancacao S.A. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 0992700084001 Guayas — Historical
Agroprodu Guayacán Unido S.A.S. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 1391939469001 Pichincha, Manabi — Active
Agroproductos Ronu S.A.S. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 0993377649001 Guayaquil, Guayas 981 Active
Agroreco S.A. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0991030107001 Guayas — Historical
Agrovalsan S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1291791937001 Ventanas, Los Rios 0 Active
Alfajores Argentinos del Azuay S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0195149577001 Cuenca, Azuay 0 Active
Alimbao S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1793232652001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Alimentos & Dulces S.A. Alidulsa Manufacture of confectionery products: caramels, nougat, dragées and confectionery lozenges, chewing gum, soft confectionery, chocolate-based confectionery and white chocolate, etc. 0992823089001 Guayaquil, Guayas — In dissolution
Alimentos Ducromz Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of confectionery products: caramels, nougat, dragées and confectionery lozenges, chewing gum, soft confectionery, chocolate-based confectionery and white chocolate, etc. 1792572517001 Quito, Pichincha — Active
Alimentos Latinos del Cacao Lachó S.A. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1792621895001 Quito, Pichincha 55 k Active
Amve Cia.ltda. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1793062911001 Pichincha — Historical
Aog Foods S.A. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1792725496001 Quito, Pichincha 117 k Active
Arawi Cocoaproducts S.A.S. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 0195185654001 Paute, Azuay — Active
Archer Daniels Midland Cocoa Ecuador S.A. (Adcacao Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0991268332001 Guayas — Historical
Aroslate S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1291790244001 Quevedo, Los Rios 80 Active
Artecocoa S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1391936183001 Pedernales, Manabi 0 Active
Austrocacao S. A. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 0190377636001 Azuay — Historical
Awki-cacao S.A.S. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 1793224712001 Quito, Pichincha 40 k Active
Ayllú S.A.S. B.I.C. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1391917511001 Bolívar, Manabi 354 Active
Aymakuri S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0791842175001 Machala, El Oro 532 Active
Balzacacao Cia.ltda. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0993141755001 Balzar, Guayas 0 Active
Bestcocoa S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0993383464001 Guayaquil, Guayas 4 k Active
Billonchok S.A.S. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 1990930151001 Centinela del Cóndor, Zamora Chinchipe 0 Active
Brittbrands Ecuador S.A. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0993014060001 Guayaquil, Guayas 219 k Active
C&B Chocolates y Servicios S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1793205139001 Quito, Pichincha 17 k Active
Cacao Codes S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1793236414001 Quito, Pichincha — Active
Cacao Origins C.ltda. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1391934498001 El Carmen, Manabi 0 Active
Cacaofruitec S.A. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 0993024457001 Guayaquil, Guayas — In dissolution
Cacaonate Andes Roots S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1793217904001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Cacaoroots S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1793215338001 Quito, Pichincha 31 Active
Cacaos Finos Ecuatorianos S.A. Cafiesa Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 0992630248001 Durán, Guayas 103 k In dissolution
Cacaotero S.A. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 0993397274001 Guayaquil, Guayas 17 k Active
Cadbury Adams Ecuador Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of confectionery products: caramels, nougat, dragées and confectionery lozenges, chewing gum, soft confectionery, chocolate-based confectionery and white chocolate, etc. 1791870115001 Pichincha — Historical
Camino al Cacao de Aroma Cacao-vega S.A.S. en Liquidación Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0891791948001 Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas — In dissolution
Candylab S.A.S. Manufacture of confectionery products: caramels, nougat, dragées and confectionery lozenges, chewing gum, soft confectionery, chocolate-based confectionery and white chocolate, etc. 1793208183001 Quito, Pichincha 455 k Active
Candymelows Candysa S.A. Manufacture of confectionery products: caramels, nougat, dragées and confectionery lozenges, chewing gum, soft confectionery, chocolate-based confectionery and white chocolate, etc. 1792923190001 Ruminahui, Pichincha 587 k Active
Capitalcacao S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1391936064001 Portoviejo, Manabi 0 Active
Catao-company S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1291790034001 Quevedo, Los Rios 0 Active
Caudalchocolate S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 0993406748001 Guayaquil, Guayas — Active
Cavinium S.A. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 1792678277001 Quito, Pichincha — In dissolution
Ceibo Travel YL Ctravelyl S.A. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1792713706001 Quito, Pichincha — In dissolution
Centro Agroindustrial Santo Cacao Cagrosca Cia.ltda. Support services for the manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery, on a fee or contract basis 1291781701001 Quinsaloma, Los Rios 568 k Active
Cepavesa S.A.S. Manufacture of cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa fat and cocoa oil 2390641551001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 8 k Active
Chemi Alfajores S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1793194629001 Quito, Pichincha 36 k Active
Chococyril Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1792535131001 Quito, Pichincha 3.3 M Active
Chocodilet S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1191794970001 Loja, Loja — Active
Chocofacadi S.A.S. Manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products 1793212587001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active

Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from