SuperFrio Armazens Gerais

Name

SuperFrio Armazens Gerais

Legal name

SuperFrio Armazéns Gerais S.A.

Website

https://superfrio.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Logistics Services

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (49312)

akta.pro primary industry

Temperature-Controlled Cross-Docking & Transload (Cold Chain) (TLALABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reefer Container (Port/Intermodal) Cold Storage & Plug-In Yards (TLALABAK), Temperature-Controlled E-commerce & DTC Parcels (TLAAAJAJ)

Keywords

• Refrigerated logistics services
• Cold chain management
• Temperature-controlled warehousing
• Food distribution logistics
• Refrigerated transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ribeirão Prêto

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Refrigerated Storage Services: Temperature-controlled warehouse storage for frozen, chilled, and dry products. Services include pallet storage, drive-in and pallet-door storage modalities, with varying capacity across 40+ units nationwide.
2. Transportation and Distribution: Refrigerated transport services with route optimization, last-mile delivery, and fractional distribution capabilities. Fleet includes Euro 6, GNV, and electric vehicles.
3. Value-Added Logistics Services: Co-packer, picking, cross-docking, cold recovery, and complementary services that add value to core storage and transport offerings.
4. Export/Import Logistics: International trade support including reinspection of foods, container yard services, and certified storage for export/import operations to markets including Egypt, Philippines, EU, Russia.
5. Catering Services: Onshore and offshore catering services for industrial kitchens and remote operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

SuperFrio provides temperature-controlled warehousing and refrigerated transportation services for perishable foods, proteins, agribusiness products, and pharmaceutical/chemical goods. Operating across more than 40 distribution centers in Brazil, the company offers pallet and drive-in frozen/chilled/dry storage, route-optimized refrigerated trucking, fractional distribution, cross-docking, picking, co-packing, cold-recovery, catering, and certified export/import reinspection (MAPA, Halal).

Product overview

SuperFrio is a comprehensive cold chain logistics provider offering an integrated platform of refrigerated storage, transport, and distribution services across Brazil. The core offering centers on temperature and humidity-controlled storage (Armazenagem com Temperatura e Umidade Controlada) and refrigerated transport, supported by modular services including Cross Docking, Picking, Fractional Distribution, Co-Packing, Catering, Cold Recovery, and International Trade services (Export/Import/Reinspection). The company operates across industry verticals including Proteins (poultry, fish, pork, beef with Halal certification), Food Service (restaurants, hotels, hospitals), Food Industry (dairy, frozen foods, baked goods), and Agro (grains, seeds, hortifruti). With over 40 units nationwide, SuperFrio provides end-to-end cold chain solutions from storage through last-mile distribution, serving domestic and export markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temperature- and Humidity-Controlled Warehousing Storage services maintaining controlled temperature (-25°C to +15°C) and humidity environments for frozen, chilled, and dry products, offered via pallet, drive-in, and pallet-door modalities across 40+ units nationwide. Customer target: enterprise food producers, food service operators, distributors, and agribusiness clients.
• Refrigerated Transportation Refrigerated transport services with AI-optimized route planning, last-mile delivery, and fractional distribution capabilities. Fleet includes Euro 6, GNV, and electric vehicles designed for sustainable cold-chain logistics and emissions reduction. Customer target: enterprise shippers of perishables requiring reliable end-to-end cold chain.
• Cross Docking Cross-docking service enabling efficient transfer and redistribution of temperature-sensitive goods with minimal dwell time. Customer target: distributors and food service operators requiring rapid inventory turnover.
• Picking Order-picking service for precise selection and preparation of products for downstream distribution. Customer target: food service distributors, broadline distributors, and retailers.
• Fractional Distribution (Distribuição Fracionada) Fractional distribution service delivering smaller-volume perishable shipments to multiple destinations with refrigerated integrity. Customer target: food service operators, restaurants, retail, and broadline distributors.
• Co-Packing Co-packing service providing value-added packaging solutions with 500 m² of dedicated operations within SuperFrio facilities. Customer target: food producers and food service operators needing packaging and repackaging capabilities.
• Catering (Onshore and Offshore) Onshore and offshore catering service for industrial kitchens, remote operations, and large events, integrated with refrigerated logistics. Customer target: industrial caterers, offshore operators, and large-event organizers.
• Cold Recovery (Recuperação de Frio) Cold-recovery service for restoring and maintaining product temperature integrity across the cold-chain logistics process. Customer target: food producers and distributors handling temperature excursions.
• Export, Import, and Food Reinspection International trade service including reinspection of foods, container-yard operations, and certified storage for export/import flows with MAPA, Halal, and country-specific habilitations (Egypt, Philippines, EU, Russia). Customer target: protein exporters/importers and international food traders.
• Complementary Logistics Services Additional complementary services supporting core refrigerated warehousing and transportation operations, including ancillary value-added offerings. Customer target: enterprise customers requiring end-to-end cold-chain support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced energy consumption through GCCA-certified energy efficiency practices
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and supportive.

• Andrade CavalettistrategicOthers · 1 January 2023Acquired in early 2023, adding more than 40 units to SuperFrio's network. All services continued under SuperFrio brand.
• Delly's Food ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Brazil's largest distributor of food for independent restaurants (broadline food service distributor). Long-term agreement for 3-temperature distribution center in Ribeirão Preto. R$10M+ infrastructure investment.
• Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 October 2018International cold chain association. SuperFrio CEO Francisco Moura serves as chairman of GCCA Brazil and ABIAF. GCCA provides Energy Excellence Recognition program and industry standards.
• Brazilian Association of Refrigerated Storage Industry (ABIAF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 October 2018National industry association. SuperFrio CEO Francisco Moura serves as chairman. ABIAF organizes Cold Chain Symposium and represents Brazilian cold storage industry internationally.
• Aurora AlimentoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor protein producer and one of SuperFrio's main customers. Operates São José dos Pinhais unit. Anchor client for Vera Cruz unit. Partnered on logistics restructuring for São Paulo interior.
• JDA (Blue Yonder)coreTechnology or IntegrationState-of-the-art WMS provider used across SuperFrio units for inventory management, RF technology, and warehouse operations optimization.
• Brado LogísticastrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRailway terminal operator at Cambé 2 logistics center enabling intermodal operations with direct discharge at Port of Paranaguá for competitive export connections.
• Port of ItapoástrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic port partnership for Itapoá/Garuva unit hub, enabling import and export of refrigerated products through Santa Catarina port.
• Government of ItapoásupportiveOthersLocal city hall provided important support for Itapoá/Garuva unit development as strategic infrastructure project.
• EspaçoFriostrategicOthersAcquired Cascavel/PR unit from EspaçoFrio. Transaction strengthened presence in largest poultry and pig producing region in Brazil.
• Poncho VerdestrategicOthersAcquired and rebranded to SuperFrio. All services continued under SuperFrio brand.
• AustralstrategicOthersAcquired refrigerated unit in Simões Filho/BA. 18th unit, expanding to Northeast region. No significant changes to operations maintained.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Americold Realty Trust: World's largest publicly traded temperature-controlled warehousing operator with global footprint. Comparable as a cold chain incumbent at vastly greater scale; competes with SuperFrio for multinational food and pharma clients operating in Brazil and Latin America.
• Lineage Logistics: Global cold chain leader (PE-backed by Bay Grove/Cohen & Steers). Directly comparable business model of refrigerated storage plus value-added logistics; expanding internationally and represents the structural competitor SuperFrio faces as multinational clients demand global capacity.
• JSL: One of Brazil's largest logistics groups, with growing cold-chain and dedicated transport capabilities via subsidiaries. Comparable as a Brazilian logistics incumbent that competes for cross-modal cold chain contracts and large enterprise customers.
• Grupo Vamos: Brazilian listed logistics and rental company. Adjacent competitor via fleet leasing and trucking capacity that increasingly intersects with refrigerated transport demand in Brazil.
• Nichirei Logistics: Japanese-owned global cold chain operator with European and Asian footprint. Comparable business model of refrigerated warehousing plus transport; relevant as global cold chain consolidator with potential Latin America expansion plans.

Direct peers

• Frialsa Frigorificos: Latin American cold storage operator with presence in Mexico and South America. Most direct geographic peer to SuperFrio in protein, frozen foods, and refrigerated logistics across Latin America.
• Localfrio: Brazilian cold chain logistics operator providing refrigerated warehousing and transport. Direct domestic competitor to SuperFrio across protein, food service, and food industry segments in Brazil.
• Friozem Armazéns Frigoríficos: Brazilian cold storage operator serving food industry and pharmaceutical clients. Direct domestic peer to SuperFrio in temperature-controlled warehousing with similar customer verticals.

Regional players

• Snowman Logistics: India's largest cold chain logistics operator. Comparable as an emerging-market refrigerated warehousing specialist with a national network; useful as a like-for-like emerging market cold chain peer for benchmarking.

Others

• Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP): Port terminal operator at Port of Santos handling reefer containers. Adjacent enabler rather than direct competitor; comparable because SuperFrio's port-hub strategy (Itapoá, Paranaguá) depends on similar intermodal cold-chain infrastructure partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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