GastroMax Equipamentos para Gastronomia

What GastroMax Equipamentos para Gastronomia does

GastroMax Equipamentos para Gastronomia is a privately held Brazilian retailer of commercial kitchen and food service equipment, operated under the legal entity Maximus Assistência e Equipamentos (CNPJ: 12.615.744/0001-08). Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, the company operates a dual physical-store-and-e-commerce model and ships nationwide across Brazil via third-party carriers. Product descriptions, customer segments, marketing channels, and the 13-year operating history are sourced from the company's own website.

Name

GastroMax Equipamentos para Gastronomia

Legal name

Maximus Assistência e Equipamentos

Website

https://gastromax.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GastroMax Equipamentos para Gastronomia is a privately held Brazilian retailer of commercial kitchen equipment, operating a physical store in Balneário Camboriú and a Tray-powered e-commerce storefront serving restaurants, bakeries, snack bars, hotels, and other food service operators nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

NAICS

Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423740)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Restaurant & Commercial Kitchen Equipment Wholesale (AFAIALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Cooking Equipment & Parts Wholesale (AFAIALAJ), Food Preparation Equipment & Smallwares Wholesale (AFAIALAK)

Keywords

• Commercial kitchen equipment
• Foodservice refrigeration
• Bakery equipment supplies
• Commercial cooking ovens
• Restaurant equipment retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Balneário Camboriú

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: One-time sale of commercial kitchen equipment including refrigeration, ovens, food processors, and related machinery. Revenue generated from retail sales through both physical store and online e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GastroMax is a retailer of commercial kitchen and gastronomy equipment, operating both a physical store in Balneário Camboriú, SC and an e-commerce platform serving customers across Brazil. The catalog spans refrigeration, cooking, bakery, food preparation, HVAC, and general commercial equipment sourced from recognized brands such as SKYMSEN, GELOPAR, VENAX, BRAESI, G.PANIZ, FRICON, and VENTISOL. The company sells primarily to restaurants, bakeries, snack bars, pizzerias, butchers, hotels, and schools.

Product overview

GastroMax Equipamentos para Gastronomia operates an e-commerce platform for commercial kitchen and gastronomy equipment, serving restaurants, bakeries, snack bars, pizzerias, hotels, schools, butchers, and condominiums across Brazil. The product portfolio is organized into major categories including commercial refrigeration (freezers, vertical refrigerators, beer coolers, ice machines, service counters), cooking equipment (ovens including turbo, pizza, combi, deck and miniconv ovens, griddles, fryers, meat roasters, charbroilers, stoves), bakery/pastry equipment (display cases, dough mixers, planetary mixers), kitchen equipment (blenders, juice extractors, food processors, coffee makers, dishwashers), HVAC (industrial exhaust fans), and general commercial equipment (scales, water dispensers, sinks, tables, utensils, buffet warmers). The company is based in Balneário Camboriú, SC and has been in business for 13 years, partnering with recognized brands including SKYMSEN, GELOPAR, VENAX, FRILUX, IMBERA, BRAESI, VENTISOL, VENTI DELTA, G.PANIZ, GASTROMAQ, PROGAS, WICTORY, FRICON, REFRIBRAS, VITALEX, MARCHESONI, SPOLU, POLAR, and NETTER.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Display Cases (Vitrines) Display showcases for bakery and pastry presentation, available in neutral, heated, and refrigerated configurations to preserve and showcase food products, sold to bakeries, confectioneries, and food retail establishments.
• Dough Mixers (Masseiras / Amassadeiras) Professional dough mixers for bread and pastry preparation, including tilting models (e.g., AMASSADEIRA BASCULANTE ALI-05 by PROGAS/BRAESI at R$3,860 and AMASSADEIRA BASCULANTE MBI 25 by GASTROMAQ), sold to bakeries and pastry operations.
• Planetary Mixers (Batedeiras) Planetary mixers and other mixing equipment for commercial bakery operations, including Batedeira Planetária BPEL-38 PLUS by BRAESI and Batedeira BP 05 B Bambina by G.PANIZ, sold to bakeries and confectioneries.
• Vertical Refrigerators (Refrigeradores Verticais) Upright refrigerators and visa cooler beverage display units for commercial food and beverage storage and preservation, sold to restaurants, bars, and convenience stores.
• Horizontal and Vertical Freezers Vertical and horizontal freezers for frozen food storage, including FREEZER VERTICAL ISIS FV500B2 by REFRIBRAS (R$6,250), FREEZER HORIZONTAL GHBS-530 by GELOPAR (532 liters), and FREEZER HORIZONTAL HCEB311L by FRICON, sold to commercial kitchens and food retailers.
• Refrigerated Service Counters (Balcão de Serviço-Condimentador) Refrigerated service counters for food preparation and condiment storage, including BALCÃO DE ENCOSTO SERVIÇO REFRIGERADO by FRILUX, sold to snack bars and restaurants.
• Beer Coolers (Cervejeiras) Commercial beer coolers and beverage refrigerators, including CERVEJEIRA MINICAMARA RF-053-PLUS by FRILUX, CERVEJEIRA CCV315 by IMBERA, CERVEJEIRA VISA COOLER by VENAX, and CERVEJEIRA 200LTS PORTA DE VIDRO EXPVBL209 by VENAX, sold to bars, restaurants, and convenience stores.
• Ice Machines (Máquina de Gelo) Commercial ice making machines including MAQUINA DE GELO 12KG/H by GELOPAR (model GMGD-15/AI), sold to bars, restaurants, and hotels.
• Commercial Ovens (Fornos) Commercial cooking ovens including pizza ovens (Forno Pizza), combi ovens (Forno Combinado), deck ovens (Forno de Lastro), convection ovens (Forno Turbo), and compact ovens (Forno Miniconv), sold to pizzerias, bakeries, and restaurants.
• Juice Extractors (Extrator de Suco) Commercial juice extractors including EXTRATOR DE SUCOS EX-1/4CV by SKYMSEN, EXTRATOR DE SUCOS INOX ESB SUPER by SKYMSEN, EXTRATOR DE SUCO Super Inox by VITALEX, and EXTRATOR ESPREMEDOR DE FRUTAS PRATICO by SPOLU, sold to snack bars, juice bars, and restaurants.
• Commercial Blenders (Liquidificadores) Commercial blenders including LIQUIDIFICADOR ALTA ROTAÇÃO LI 1,5 by SKYMSEN (R$840) and LIQUIDIFICADOR BLENDER TURBO by MARCHESONI, sold to snack bars, juice bars, and restaurants.
• Commercial Dishwashers (Máquina de Lavar Louça) Commercial dishwashers including MAQUINA DE LAVAR LOUÇAS PROLAV 505 by SKYMSEN and NT100-NETTER models, priced up to R$27,800, sold to restaurants and high-volume kitchens.
• Industrial Exhaust Fans (Exaustores) Industrial exhaust fans including EXAUSTOR IND. 30CM/40CM/50CM PREMIUM by VENTISOL and VENTI DELTA models, with INMETRO certification, sold to commercial kitchens requiring ventilation.
• Commercial Fryers (Fritadeiras) Countertop (Fritadeira de Mesa) and floor-standing (Fritadeira de Chão) deep fryers for commercial food service operations, sold to snack bars and restaurants.
• Griddles and Press Grills (Chapas) Flat top griddles (Chapa Bifeteira), press grills (Chapa Prensa including Bubble Waffle PRKB-10 by PROGAS), and the American-style Linha Americana line, sold to restaurants and snack bars.
• Commercial Stoves and Ranges (Fogões) Commercial gas and electric stoves including Fogão 30x30cm, Fogão Elétrico, Fogão Inox, and Fogão 40x40cm models, sold to restaurants and snack bars.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Webstaurant Store: Large US-based online foodservice equipment retailer with deep catalog and nationwide fulfillment. Illustrative of the e-commerce scale benchmark GastroMax would face if it expanded aggressively in Brazil.

Direct peers

• Cozil: Brazilian manufacturer and retailer of commercial kitchen equipment (ovens, refrigeration, food prep) serving restaurants, bakeries, and food service across Brazil. Direct competitor in the same product categories and customer base.
• Tedesco Equipamentos: Brazilian commercial foodservice equipment distributor offering cooking, refrigeration, and prep equipment to restaurants and bakeries. Comparable SMB-targeted equipment supplier operating in the same regional market.
• Equipan Equipamentos: Brazilian distributor of commercial kitchen equipment including refrigeration, ovens, and prep machinery for the foodservice industry. Directly comparable distribution model targeting SMB food operators.
• Bomer: Brazilian commercial kitchen equipment company selling cooking lines, refrigeration, and food prep machinery to the Brazilian foodservice industry. Comparable in product breadth and customer segment.
• Bertollo Equipamentos: Brazilian foodservice equipment supplier with a broad catalog of cooking, refrigeration, and preparation equipment serving restaurants and bakeries nationwide. Similar one-stop-shop positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Gelopar: Major Brazilian commercial refrigeration manufacturer (one of GastroMax's key suppliers). Incumbent in the refrigeration category with broader manufacturing scale and direct dealer relationships.
• G.Paniz: Brazilian bakery equipment manufacturer (mixers, dough rollers, laminators). A key supplier brand carried by GastroMax that also sells direct and through other distributors.
• Imbera: Latin American commercial refrigeration manufacturer supplying beverage coolers, freezers, and display cases. Overlaps with GastroMax's refrigeration category as a brand owner and potential direct competitor.
• Skymsen: Brazilian manufacturer of commercial food prep, blending, and cooking equipment. A supplier brand carried by GastroMax and a broader incumbent in the foodservice equipment category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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