Latsch Bochi Ltda

What Latsch Bochi Ltda does

Latsch Bochi Ltda, operating under the trade name Farmácias Fronteira, is a privately held regional retail pharmacy chain headquartered in Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (CNPJ 94.963.576/0001-06). Founded in February 1993 by an individual entrepreneur who initially ran the matrix store alone, the company has grown to 15 pharmacy units across 5 cities in the western frontier of the state (Itaqui, Uruguaiana, Alegrete, Santiago, and São Borja), employing more than 165 direct collaborators. The business serves the general population and health-insurance holders in the region with a horizontal assortment spanning brand, generic, and similar medications, dermocosmetics, dietary supplements, and health and beauty products, complemented by ancillary services including free blood pressure monitoring, pharmaceutical consultation, injection administration, and a WhatsApp-coordinated tele-delivery service.

The company's revenue mechanics are conventional retail pharmacy: in-store purchases plus tele-delivery orders, settled via PIX, credit/debit cards, a proprietary installment plan (crediário próprio), health insurance agreements (convênios), and pre-dated checks subject to SPC/SERASA consultation. There is no e-commerce platform, no proprietary technology stack, no app, and no disclosed digital infrastructure beyond a website and a single WhatsApp business number. Unit-level operations are managed from a central office and distribution warehouse co-located with Filial 2 in Itaqui, with each of the 15 branches maintaining its own published landline.

Farmácias Fronteira is founder-owned and independently operated, with no venture capital, private equity, or parent company involvement disclosed in the source material. Its strategic positioning rests on 30+ years of community presence, social programs such as the annual 'Sonhos de Natal' Christmas initiative, and the distinction of being the first company in its region to receive the 'Empresa Amiga da Criança' seal from Fundação ABRINQ. The company presents itself as a community-embedded pharmacy network rather than a technology-enabled or scale-driven operator.

Name

Latsch Bochi Ltda

Legal name

LATSCH & BOCHI LTDA

Website

https://farmaciasfronteira.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Latsch Bochi Ltda (Farmácias Fronteira) is a privately held regional retail pharmacy chain operating 15 stores across 5 cities in western Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, serving local residents with medications, dermocosmetics, supplements, and ancillary health services since 1993.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail & Community Pharmacies (Chain/Independent) (HLAFALAA)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy chain
• Pharmaceutical retail
• Medication home delivery
• Drugstore health products
• Blood pressure monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Itaqui

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Pharmacy Sales: Sale of medications (brand, generic, similar), dermocosmetics, supplements, health and beauty products. Revenue generated through in-store purchases, tele-delivery orders, and various payment methods including PIX, credit cards, debit, installment plans, and health insurance agreements.
2. Pharmaceutical Services: Professional services including injection application, blood pressure checking, and pharmaceutical consultation. These services drive customer traffic and loyalty while generating service-related revenue.
3. Tele-delivery: Home delivery service for medications and products, generating additional revenue through delivery orders and expanding customer reach beyond physical store visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Farmácias Fronteira operates a chain of 15 retail pharmacies across 5 cities in the western frontier of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The company sells branded, generic, and similar medications alongside dermocosmetics, supplements, and health/beauty products, and provides in-pharmacy services including injection administration, free blood pressure checks, and pharmaceutical consultation, complemented by a WhatsApp-coordinated home delivery (tele-entrega) service.

Product overview

Farmácias Fronteira operates as a retail pharmacy chain comprising 15 pharmacy units across 5 cities in the western border region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The company offers a core service portfolio centered on pharmaceutical retail and healthcare services. Services include tele-entrega (home delivery), injection application, blood pressure monitoring, and pharmaceutical assistance. Product offerings span branded medications, generics, similar drugs, dermocosmetics, and supplements. The pharmacy chain accepts multiple payment methods including PIX, credit/debit cards, proprietary credit plans, health insurance, and checks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Medications (branded, generic, similar)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Memed: Brazilian digital health platform for electronic prescriptions and telehealth that integrates with pharmacies. Represents an emerging channel/bypass risk to traditional pharmacy retail models.

Broad incumbents

• Raia Drogasil (RD): Largest pharmacy chain in Brazil, operating over 2,500 stores under Raia and Drogasil banners nationally. Major competitive threat to regional chains via scale, pricing, and expanding geographic reach.
• Pague Menos: Major Brazilian pharmacy chain with national footprint spanning over 1,500 stores. Represents competitive benchmark on assortment, pricing, and pharmacy services against smaller regional players.
• Drogaria Pacheco: National pharmacy chain (part of DPSP/RD group) operating across southeastern Brazil. Comparable full-line pharmacy retail model with broader portfolio and scale advantages.
• Extrafarma: Brazilian pharmacy chain with multi-state presence in northern and northeastern regions. Comparable broad-line pharmacy retailer with similar product/service categories.

Direct peers

• Drogaria Nissei: Paraná-based regional pharmacy chain with multi-city footprint in southern Brazil. Comparable chain-format independent pharmacy model with similar product and service mix.
• Drogaria São João: RS-headquartered regional pharmacy chain operating dozens of units across Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring states. Highly comparable multi-unit community pharmacy model targeting similar small-city customer segments.
• Drogaria Catarinense: Santa Catarina-headquartered regional pharmacy chain. Comparable southern Brazil multi-unit pharmacy retail model with similar scale and product positioning.
• Panvel Farmácias: Rio Grande do Sul-based pharmacy chain with multi-city presence across southern Brazil. Closest geographic and format analog to Farmácias Fronteira, operating physical retail pharmacies with comparable product mix and services.
• Agafarma: Rio Grande do Sul cooperative pharmacy network with hundreds of affiliated units across the state. Closely comparable independent/community pharmacy model in the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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