Managing Entities and Intermediary Buyers
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A 4C Unit is a green coffee/cocoa producing group that includes any type of production and process facilities that produce a minimum of 20 tons of 4C certified green coffee/cocoa bean per year.
It consists of the Managing Entity (ME) and its Business Partners (BPs). -
The Managing Entity (ME) is a legally registered person, company, or organization that administers its 4C Unit.
As the certificate holder, the ME is responsible to ensure the compliance with 4C requirements within its 4C Unit. -
Intermediary Buyers (IB) are traders, which operate outside of the 4C Unit and commercialize 4C certified coffee/cocoa.
IBs that would like to get 4C Chain of Custody certified can do so on a voluntary basis. -
Final Buyers (FB, not listed below) are the last actor in the supply chain that purchases 4C certified green coffee or cocoa beans.
Hence, an FB can be a coffee roaster or a cocoa processor or manufacturer.
| Company name | Country City |
Roles in system | Certified scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperativa Agroindustrial de Varginha Ltda - Minasul |
Brazil
Varginha |
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| Cooperativa Agropecuaria Emprendedores del Café Limitada |
Honduras
Corquin |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores da Zona de Três Pontas Ltda. |
Brazil
Três Pontas |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores de Campos Gerais e Campo do Meio Ltda. |
Brazil
Campos Gerais |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Chain of Custody
|
| Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores do Cerrado de Araguari e Região Ltda. |
Brazil
Araguari |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Chain of Custody
Coffee Production
|
| Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores e Agropecuaristas de Ibiraci Ltda. |
Brazil
Ibiraci |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| Cooperativa Mista Agropecuária de Paraguaçu Ltda. |
Brazil
Paraguaçu |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| Cooperativa Multifuncional de Productores Exportadores de Café de San Juan de Rio Coco - PROCAFE |
Nicaragua
|
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| Cooperativa Regional de Cafeicultores em Guaxupé Ltda. |
Brazil
Guaxupé |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| COSTA AGRO COMERCIO E EXPORTACAO LTDA |
Brazil
Aracruz |
Intermediary Buyer
|
Chain of Custody
|
| Costa Café Com. Exp. e Imp. Ltda |
Brazil
Espirito Santo do Pinhal |
Intermediary Buyer
|
-
|
| Cultur Comercial de Graos Ltda |
Brazil
RIBEIRÃO PRETO |
Intermediary Buyer
|
-
|
| CV. Antara Saudara |
Indonesia
Bandar Lampung |
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| Dai Loc Phat 68 Trading Service Company Limited |
Vietnam
Bien Hoa |
Intermediary Buyer
|
-
|
| Dakman Vietnam Limited |
Vietnam
Buon Ma Thuot City |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| Descafeinadores Mexicanos SA de CV |
Mexico
Córdoba |
Intermediary Buyer
|
-
|
| Detech Coffee Joint Stock Company |
Vietnam
Hung Yen |
Intermediary Buyer
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|
| DGF CAFÉ |
Brazil
Três Pontas |
Intermediary Buyer
|
-
|
| DM COFFEE TRADING LTDA |
Brazil
Varginha |
Intermediary Buyer
|
-
|
| Doanh Nghiệp Tư Nhân Toàn Hằng |
Vietnam
Nhân Cơ |
Managing Entity
|
Coffee Production
|