From livestock to legumes: how we grew into a leading exporter of pulses and edible seeds

Cono is a family-owned company with more than 40 years of history. Over the decades we’ve evolved and transformed the business to adapt to a changing world. Set up as a cattle-rearing business in the 1980s, we’ve gradually developed, from growing commodity products to our present focus on pulses and chia seeds. Today we export to more than 50 countries. We’ve grown in other ways too. We now have our own state-of-the-art processing plant. We’ve set up a trading arm, leveraging our expertise to connect fellow farmers and growers to customers around the globe. We’ve grown from being a traditionally run family business into a professionally led company with a focus on technology and innovation. 

At Cono, we’re proud of the fact we’ve grown into a global business while remaining loyal to our family values and Swiss-Argentine heritage. What does this mean? It means never losing our closeness to and appreciation of nature. It means focusing on quality and being fully committed to sustainability. These are the values that underpin our company. We believe this helps to safeguard our land in Argentina, ensuring it remains fertile – benefiting both us and our customers. It also means that one day, we can be confident of handing over our business and the land it was built on to the next generation.