Certificate Holder

Managing Entities and Intermediary Buyers

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 operates 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
AC LA LAJA SA DE CV	Mexico HUATUSCO	Managing Entity	Coffee Production
Cafés Tomari, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico Xalapa	Managing Entity	Coffee Production
Descafeinadores Mexicanos SA de CV	Mexico Córdoba	Intermediary Buyer	-
Exportadora de Cafe California S.A. de C.V.	Mexico Tejeria	Intermediary Buyer Managing Entity	Chain of Custody Coffee Production
FEJCEM GROUP S.A DE C.V.	Mexico TUXTLA GUTIERREZ	Managing Entity	Coffee Production
Hacienda Santa Elena Finca Cafetalera SPR de RL de CV	Mexico Cordoba	Managing Entity	Coffee Production
Louis Dreyfus Company Mexico SA de CV	Mexico Ciudad de Mexico	Intermediary Buyer	-
Nestlé México S.A. de C.V.	Mexico México D.F.	Managing Entity	Coffee Production
Olam Agro Mexico S.A de C.V.	Mexico Puebla	Intermediary Buyer Managing Entity	Chain of Custody Coffee Production