The story
Founded by Alfredo Coto in 1972.1
Private company
Coto supermarkets
Logo: Coto CICSA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Argentine supermarket chain
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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1972Founded1
- HeadquartersBuenos Aires1
- Websitewww.coto.com.ar
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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.2
Leadership
Who has led Coto supermarkets, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderAlfredo Coto1
Products and brands
- supermarket
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1972Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.coto.com.ar1
- X (Twitter)x.com/coto_ar1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/coto1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/coto_ar1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCuGe4t4iiaeMRPX_epDqLWw1
- WikipediaCoto Supermarkets
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5175411
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataCoto supermarkets on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCoto supermarkets on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsCoto supermarkets logo by Coto CICSA, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsCoto supermarkets photo by Fernando Martello, CC BY-SA 4.0