Since 1954,
CASSAVA’s Inc. essence is to look after of people’s nourishment, to offer versatile and quality products composed of few ingredients in order that everyone can be healthier in a simple and true way.

Our History

Timeline

Timeline

Purpose of Cassava S/A

Transform our main raw material, cassava roots, into healthy and useful products, meeting the most varied needs of the market. We offer product lines ranging from natural cassava starch (also known as tapioca starch) to more sophisticated derivatives, such as high-performance modified starches and special flours. Our lines are GMO Free, Allergent Free and Gluten Free, in addition to natural and organic.
MISSION
Transform cassava roots into solutions and ingredients, providing well-being and generating results
VALUES
  • Moral: Culture of doing right
  • Ethics: With all Stakeholders
  • Social Responsibility: Care for the environment, job creation and payment of taxes
  • Innovation: Process and products
  • Commitment and Work: Effort and dedication
  • Quality: Products and services according to legislations and specifications
VISION
Be a reference on cassava based solutions

Company Units

The company operates four manufacturing units strategically established in the main cassava production regions, which have a daily collective processing capacity of 900 tons.

Headquartered in the states of Santa Catarina, Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul, the units make the logistical flow throughout the country easier, enabling the fare of customized bundles designed to meet the specifc needs of each client.
Manufacturing unit of Paranavaí, Paraná
CASSAVAS’ first branch office in the state of Paraná was established in 1983 and, nowadays, has modern equipment for the production of special flours available.

It produces:​
  • Mixes for bread making​
  • Special flours​
Manufacturing unit of Maripá, Paraná
Established in 1997, was the first unity to produce modified starches.

It produces:​
  • Cassava starch​
  • Modified starch
  • Pregelatinized starch​
  • Dextrins
  • Maltodextrins
Manufacturing unit of Glória de Dourados, MS
Being the most recent CASSAVA unit, started its activities in 2000

It produces:​
  • Cassava starch
  • Modified starch
  • Cassava Sago
  • Granulated Tapioca

Certifications

KOSHER

The Kosher certificate is a document issued to attest the suitability of the products manufactured by a certain
company to the particular standards of the Orthodox Jewish diet. It’s renowned worldwide and has become synonymous with maximum quality control.

SEDEX

SMETA is a social audit procedure widely used around the world. Recognized worldwide, it provides a responsible way to evaluate supply chain activities, including labor rights, environment, health, safety and business ethics.

ISO 9001

The Quality Management System is the set of activities and tasks that must be accomplished by the members
of an organization in such a way as to ensure the quality of products and services produced by it, always aiming
at customer satisfaction.

BRCGS – Food Safety

The BRCGS’ global food safety standard is professedly the benchmark for the compliance with good in
industrial food standards and, also, acknowledged by GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative).

NON GMO

The acronym Non – GMO represents transgene-free foods, that is, food and products whose raw materials
are conventionally cultured without the use of genetically modified organisms.

CERTIFICADO PRODUTO VEGANO

Products free from animal-derived ingredients.

ILOG

Reverse logistics is a set of procedures and means to collect and conduct the after-sales services or post-consumption to the business sector, in order to reuse and perform a proper waste management.

CASSAVA around the world

CASSAVA has been operating in the international market since its fundation in 1954. The company processes more than 900 tons of cassava roots a day, respecting rigorously all the quality standards requiredby our main trading partners.​


We’re always up to date with the world market, operating in several countries such as United States of America, Mexico, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Canada, among many others