For raw-material & packaging suppliers
Sell to the factory, not the middleman.
Caravela is for suppliers of ingredients, packaging and other manufacturing inputs who want to reach the factories that buy at volume. Post what you supply, see what manufacturers are asking for, and deal with the buyer directly.
- Every company checked by a person
- Annual membership
- No commission on trades
What you can do on Caravela
What a membership lets you do.
Post what you supply
Ingredients, packaging inputs and other materials, with the origin, quantity, minimum order, packaging, certifications — and the price, if you choose to show it.
- Raw material available
See what factories need
Manufacturers post the materials they need to source, with the quantity, the destination and the date they need it by. The requests board shows the soonest deadline first.
- Raw material wanted
- Buying request
Be told when your material is wanted
When a new request matches what you supply, it comes to you in a single daily summary — in your notifications and by email.
Find the factories yourself
Search the company directory for manufacturers, factories and brand owners by category and by country. Then write to them on Caravela, or contact them directly.
Who you’ll meet
The companies that buy by the tonne.
Manufacturers need a steady supply of inputs and a second source when the first one fails. Each company says what it makes, so you can find the ones that use what you sell.
Manufacturers & factories
The companies that turn your materials into finished goods, and buy them at volume.
Brand owners
Companies that choose their own ingredients and packaging, even when somebody else makes the product.
Importers & exporters
Companies that move materials across borders, as buyers or as partners on a route.
How joining works
Four steps, and one of them is us doing the work.
- 01
Apply
Your company, what you trade, where you trade, and your commercial registration.
- 02
We verify
A person checks the registration, the licences and that the business is what it says it is.
- 03
Join
Annual membership. One company, one account, full access.
- 04
Trade
Search, list, and contact the other side directly. No commission, no intermediary.
Tell us what you supply, and to whom.
It takes a few minutes to apply. We answer every application, and if something is missing we ask for that one thing rather than sending you back to the start.