Company

We are made of people.

More than
11.700
members

And more than
18.300
employees

FRIGORÍFICO NICOLINI LTDA. BUILT BY THE SUM OF EACH ONE OF US.

We are the cooperative that employs the most people in Brazil and we take this strength to the world.

Our chicken cuts are allowed to reach over 75 countries across America, Europe, Asia, including Arab countries. In the agricultural area, we bring safety to the countryside with quality raw materials and technical assistance, and strength for commercializing the agricultural production of our members in Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Mato Grosso do Sul. We have been excelling our quality standard for over half a century, always prioritizing ethics in human relations and business innovation.

OUR HISTORY

When everything started

In 1964, 55 small farmers from Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina got together in the former Gleba dos Bispos, where the city of Missal (Paraná) is currently located, to cultivate the land, raise animals, manage wood, and sell inputs. Thanks to their search for professionalism and vision of the future, the group was restructured in a process that resulted in agro-industrialization, in the 1990s, and in an integrated management, based since 2017 on three jurisdictions: Financial Administration, Agricultural Business, and Food and Supplies.

With continuous improvement, collegiate decisions, qualified leadership, and strong management and fiscal councils, Lar has continued to make history, expanding its business and registering growth year after year. In 2019, the cooperative had a BRL 7-billion revenue.

  • The 60s
    Artur Goerck (*1907, Santa Cruz do Sul – RS, +1994, Itapiranga – SC), former mayor of Itapiranga (SC), was a great promoter of Missal colonization. He published pictures of well-dressed, young and healthy-looking farmers.

  • The 60s
    On March 19th, 1964, a small construction in the village of Missal, in the city of Medianeira (PR), “away from everything and close to nothing”, is used as an office for the cooperative venture that was initially named Comasil, then Cotrefal, and currently Lar.

  • The 70s
    From 1970, Three Frontiers Agricultural Cooperative Ltda. (Cotrefal) gets its own headquarters in the Condé district of Medianeira.

  • The 70s
    Agricultural mechanization and soybean planting, especially of the Santa Rosa and Bragg varieties, materialize a new era of prosperity. The cooperative intensifies technical assistance and expands its storage structure.

  • The 80s
    Warehouse standard for grain storage in the 80s.

  • The 80s
    Broiler Production Unit in the late 80s, near the EVA – Agricultural Vocational School (today CDT), in Portão Ocoy, in the city of Missal.

  • The 90s
    Planting with plowed soil evolves to no-tillage in straw, with excellent results in erosion control and increase of productivity.

  • The 90s
    Located in the district of Agro Cafeeira, in Matelândia – PR, the Cooperative Poultry Industrial Unit is opened on September 9th, 1999.

  • The 90s
    Located in the district of Agro Cafeeira, in Matelândia – PR, the Cooperative Poultry Industrial Unit is opened on September 9th, 1999.

  • The 90s
    In the late 90s, with an advanced process of industrialization, the cooperative becomes more known by the population as “Lar”, a name derived from the Oleolar industry, from Céu Azul, which Cotrefal had acquired in 1982. Later, the company’s new name was taken from it.

  • The 2000s
    In an extraordinary general meeting held in the Festival Hall of the Main Church of Medianeira, on July 27th, 2001, the cooperative members approved the company’s new name. Cotrefal remains in history. Now, the cooperative’s name is Lar, with a new logo.

  • The 2000s
    From 2000 to 2009, soybean and maize storage set successive records at Lar. In 2001, for example, 3.256 million bags of soybeans were stored at the cooperative’s warehouses.

  • The 2010s
    The Weaners Production Unit (WPU) is a large structure located in Moreninha, in the city of Santa Helena. Installed in 2018, the unit can house 10 thousand sows.
  • The 2010s
    Lar Cooperative Seed Production Unit has been operating since 1996 in the city of Xanxeré (SC). In 2018, this unit administrative headquarters went through a revitalization process. Annual production reaches 240 bags of soybeans with 40 kilograms each.

  • 55-year anniversary party
    A TRIBUTE TO PIONEERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

  • 55-year anniversary party
    A TRIBUTE TO SENIOR EMPLOYEES.
    Employees who have worked at Lat for over 40 years were honored in March 2019.

OUR VALUES

Mission

Promoting economic and social development of our members and the community, in a sustainable manner, by adding values to agricultural production.

Vision

Becoming the best agro-industrial cooperative in Brazil, recognized by customers for the excellence of their products and services.

Values

– Respect for people and the environment;
– Ethics and honesty;
– Commitment to results;
– Innovation and continuous learning;
– Integrity with suppliers, customers, and the community;
– Belief in God.

ADMINISTRATI