Weston

What Weston does

Weston S.A.S. is a Colombian manufacturer and turnkey provider of commercial and industrial refrigeration, bakery, and gastronomy equipment, founded in 1961 and headquartered in Bogotá. The company designs, manufactures, installs, and commissions refrigeration systems for supermarkets, retail chains, bakeries, hotels, restaurants, and industrial food operations across more than 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Weston operates four product lines — Supermarkets and Retail, Bakery and Pastry, Gastronomy, and Industrial Refrigeration — supported by a manufacturing plant in Bogotá/Mosquera, a permanent sales office in Caracas, and showrooms/operations in Mexico, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.

The company's core technology centers on natural refrigerant systems, including CO2 transcritical (R-744) and R-290 propane, with the ROXSTA rack series manufactured under a strategic alliance with Teko (Germany). Notable offerings include the ROXSTA G6 rack (up to 10,000 m² supermarkets, 590 kW BT capacity) and ROXSTA Industrial (up to 960 kW for distribution centers), along with custom cold rooms, blast chillers/freezers, R-290 heat pumps (15-100 kW), and IoT-enabled equipment monitoring. Weston was the first to install CO2 transcritical refrigeration in Colombia (2017) and was selected by the UN/PNUD and Colombia's Ministry of Environment to develop R-290 equipment, supporting compliance with the Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment.

Weston generates revenue primarily through project-based hardware sales of custom refrigeration equipment (turnkey or "llave en mano" delivery), supplemented by recurring maintenance and spare parts contracts. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting large retail chains and industrial clients, with multi-year contracts and in-house financing. The customer base is concentrated in Latin American enterprise retail, including Grupo Éxito, Cencosud, Alkosto, Makro, Olímpica, and Carulla. The company is privately held and reportedly founder/family-owned, with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Weston

Legal name

Weston S.A.S.

Website

https://weston.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Weston S.A.S. is a Colombian manufacturer of commercial and industrial refrigeration, bakery, and gastronomy equipment, providing turnkey solutions to supermarkets, retail chains, and food service operators across 17+ Latin American countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration Systems (IMAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Commercial refrigeration equipment
• Industrial cold rooms
• Supermarket display cases
• Commercial kitchen equipment
• Bakery ovens and proofers

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and selling commercial refrigeration display furniture (murales, semimurales, vitrinas, islas), cold rooms, and industrial refrigeration equipment directly to supermarket chains, retailers, bakeries, and gastronomy businesses. Revenue is primarily one-time hardware sales with installation.
2. Custom/Project-Based Solutions: Design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of bespoke refrigeration and food service equipment, including turnkey (llave en mano) projects. Financing plans are offered to enable customer projects.
3. Maintenance and Spare Parts: Preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance services with an inventory of spare parts. Customers can subscribe to annual or semi-annual maintenance plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Weston manufactures, supplies, and installs commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment, supermarket display cases and cold rooms, commercial kitchen equipment, and bakery ovens/proofers for retail, supermarket, hospitality, and industrial customers across Latin America. The company combines in-house engineering and manufacturing with technical collaboration from Teko (Germany) and operates a CO2 transcritical refrigeration product line.

Product overview

Weston is a Colombian company with over 65 years of experience designing, manufacturing, and installing commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment. The company operates four main product lines: Supermercados y Retail (Supermarkets and Retail), Panadería y Pastelería (Bakery and Pastry), Gastronomía (Gastronomy), and Refrigeración Industrial (Industrial Refrigeration). The product portfolio includes modular display cases and refrigerated furniture (Murales, Semimurales, Vitrinas, Islas), cold storage solutions (Cuartos Fríos, Walk-in Coolers, Centrales de Frío, RACKS, Evaporadores, Condensadores), bakery/pastry equipment (Hornos, Amasadoras, Ultracongeladores, Vitrinas), gastronomy solutions (Batidoras, Molinos de Carnes, Sierras, Mesas), and specialized solutions including energy efficiency services, custom designs, laboratory kitchens, and maintenance with IoT monitoring. Weston pioneered transcritical CO2 refrigeration in Latin America and offers natural refrigerants (R290, CO2) alongside conventional options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Refrigeration Systems Weston's flagship refrigeration product line, including CO2 transcritical refrigeration systems, for supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, and industrial users across Latin America.
• CO2 Transcritical Refrigeration Racks Centralized CO2 transcritical refrigeration racks using natural refrigerant, designed for supermarket and industrial customers seeking low-emission, high-efficiency cooling.
• Industrial Cold Rooms Engineered, custom-built industrial cold rooms for food processing, cold storage, and distribution center operators in Latin America.
• Supermarket Display Cases Refrigerated and non-refrigerated display cases (e.g., produce, dairy, meat, frozen) sold and installed by Weston in supermarkets and retail stores across the region.
• Bakery Ovens and Proofers Commercial bakery ovens and proofers manufactured and supplied by Weston to bakery chains, industrial bakeries, hotels, and foodservice operators.
• Commercial Kitchen Equipment Full commercial kitchen equipment solutions — including cooking, preparation, and storage lines — designed and installed by Weston for hotels, restaurants, and foodservice chains.
• Engineering, Installation, and After-Sales Service Site survey, engineering design, on-site installation, commissioning, and after-sales maintenance and spare-parts services delivered by Weston for its refrigeration, supermarket, bakery, and kitchen equipment customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 70% energy savings by upgrading to latest refrigeration technology
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Tecniservicios (Honduras)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Central American ally for project execution in Honduras. Tecniservicios partnered with Weston to deliver a 500 m² supermarket project in Honduras under a turnkey model, combining Weston's equipment with local installation capabilities.
• Teko Refrigeration (Germany)flagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Strategic alliance signed in 2022 with Teko, a German refrigeration technology company, to manufacture and distribute CO2 transcritical rack systems in Latin America under Teko Americas. Weston is the sole Latin American partner for Teko's ROXSTA rack line (CubePRO, Smart, 2.0, G6, Industrial), representing German engineering standards in the region.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP/PNUD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Weston was selected by the UN Technical Ozone Unit (UTO) and Colombia's Ministry of Environment to develop ecologically sustainable commercial refrigeration equipment using natural refrigerant R-290 (propane). The project also involved training and capacity building for the commercial refrigeration sector across Colombia.
• Fundación ÉxitominorOthersWeston supports the Fundación Éxito child nutrition program, which benefited 515 children suffering from chronic malnutrition in Colombia in 2021. Weston contributes to this social initiative as part of its corporate responsibility program.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Carrier Commercial Refrigeration: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration produces refrigerated display cases, cold rooms, and CO2/NAT refrigerant rack systems for supermarket and food retail applications globally. It is a direct broad incumbent competing for natural-refrigerant supermarket contracts and increasingly expanding in Latin America.
• Hussmann (Panasonic): Hussmann, a Panasonic company, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of commercial refrigeration display cases and systems for supermarkets and food retailers. It is a broad incumbent in Weston's exact category — merchandising, refrigeration racks, and CO2 systems — and competes globally for the same supermarket chain contracts Weston pursues in Latin America.
• EPTA Group: EPTA Group is a European-headquartered manufacturer of commercial refrigeration (Costan, Bonnet, Iarp, Polar) serving supermarkets, food retail, and HoReCa. It is comparable to Weston as a multi-brand refrigeration manufacturer offering both conventional and natural-refrigerant (CO2/transcritical) systems with turnkey project capability.

Direct peers

• Hillphoenix: Hillphoenix is a US-based manufacturer specializing in commercial refrigeration systems for supermarkets, including CO2 transcritical and secondary-loop systems. It directly competes with Weston in the natural-refrigerant rack and integrated cold-room segment for grocery and food retail chains.
• Teko Refrigeration: Teko is the German manufacturer of the CO2 transcritical rack technology (ROXSTA series) that Weston manufactures and distributes in Latin America under its strategic alliance. As Weston's technology partner and supplier, Teko is both a strategic ally and a reference benchmark for comparable CO2 refrigeration technology worldwide.
• Friginox: Friginox is a commercial and industrial refrigeration manufacturer specializing in custom-engineered systems for supermarkets and food retail. It directly parallels Weston's turnkey refrigeration project model and serves similar end markets, including CO2-based and natural-refrigerant installations.
• Zero Zone: Zero Zone is a US manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment including CO2 refrigeration systems, display cases, and cold storage solutions for grocery and food retail. It is comparable to Weston as a mid-sized commercial refrigeration specialist with CO2 transcritical capability and integrated turnkey delivery.

Others

• Bitzer: Bitzer is a global manufacturer of refrigeration compressors widely used in commercial and industrial refrigeration systems, including in CO2 transcritical applications. While not a direct supermarket equipment competitor, Bitzer supplies a core upstream component into the same value chain in which Weston integrates refrigeration systems.

Regional players

• Refrigeración Cuernavaca: Refrigeración Cuernavaca is a Mexican commercial refrigeration manufacturer serving food retail and supermarket chains. It is a regional peer comparable to Weston in product offering (display cases, cold rooms, refrigeration racks) and customer base (Mexican supermarket chains), although focused on the Mexican market.
• Frío Frío (Mexico): Frío Frío is a Mexican commercial refrigeration manufacturer and integrator serving supermarket chains across Mexico. It is comparable to Weston as a regional refrigeration equipment supplier expanding into CO2/natural-refrigerant offerings and competing for similar supermarket chain customers in Latin America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/westonsas

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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