LAP GROUP

We sell and promote natural packaged food products sourced from Latin America's small and medium producers with the purpose of increasing their well-being

  • Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Food and Beverage
  • Location New York, NY, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded September 2014
  • Employees 6
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website lapimport.com

Company Summary

Connecting our customer to authentic and natural food from Latin America is our tireless pursuit. In our effort to bring the most bold, new, authentic flavors available, we strive to expand economic opportunities to local economies in Latin America by collaborating with farmers, sharing knowledge and creating lasting partnerships. LAP is built out of the belief that social responsibility should be ‘baked-in’ to the mandate of the business.

Team

  • President

    Bilingual economist with a Masters from Columbia University. “My native Colombia remains one of the countries in Latin America with one of the largest disparities in socioeconomic status. I understand the solution is not simple; yet I find that having 67 million Latin Americans living under the poverty line is unacceptable. My work at LAP allows me to create opportunities for others by working to overcome poverty and unemployment in Latam."

  • Founder and CEO

    Industrial Engineer, Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile) and MBA at Boston University. “I believe my biggest accomplishment thus far is having the ability to inspire others to follow me in this journey to support farmers from Latin America. I want to continue to build a company culture that encourages creativity, hard work, strong values and the freedom to make mistakes as these are the opportunities where the most valuable lessons are learned”

  • Head of Operations

    Industrial Engineer - Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile). "I was very excited to arrive to NYC to help my brother with LAP Group. I hit the floor running and have enjoyed from day one the opportunity to see first-hand the impact of my work. Bookback in hand, I have walked all over NYC visiting hundreds of retail shops which has led me to my biggest accomplishment thus far: taking LAP from having presence in 27 to over 700 retail shops in NYC."

  • Head of Marketing

    Industrial Engineer - Universidad del Desarrollo. “After studying and working in Chile, I travelled to Australia looking to add valuable experiences to my life. The opportunity with LAP came up and I was thrilled to accept it because it provides me the opportunity to grow professionally alongside the company, which I believe has immense potential. I am excited to be part of LAP to show the rest of the world how awesome Latin American food is.”

Previous Investors

  • Christian Abúd
    Unconfirmed
    Sebastian Cardemil
    Unconfirmed

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