Coto Supermarkets

Coto C.I.C.S.A.
Company typePrivate
Founded1970 (1970)
FounderAlfredo Coto
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Key people
Alfredo Coto (owner and president)
ProductsSupermarkets
Wholesale
Logistics
Credit cards
BrandsCoto
Revenue US$ 2.3 billion (2009)
OwnerAlfredo Coto
Number of employees
14,000
Websitecoto.com.ar

Coto C.I.C.S.A., (mostly known for its tradename Coto) is an Argentine supermarket chain founded by Alfredo Coto in 1970 as a butcher shop. The first Coto supermarket was opened in the city of Mar de Ajó in La Costa Partido in 1987. The chain currently has 120 supermarkets, most of them in Greater Buenos Aires.