Bertollo

What Bertollo does

Bertollo is a privately held Brazilian industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1988 and headquartered at Av. Giácomo Nutti, 440 in São Carlos, São Paulo. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a comprehensive line of machines for the industrial production of ice cream, gelato, açaí, and popsicles, employing 11–50 staff with 35+ years of continuous market presence in Brazil.

Its core technical competencies center on in-house design and manufacturing of differentiated industrial components — most notably Shell and Tube water-cooled condensers built with finned tubes and thermodynamic-efficiency materials, and the proprietary Halph Piper heating tank with embedded hot-water circuits. Product lines include batch producers (PHB for ice cream, PHG for gelato), continuous producers (GNB series scaling from 200 to 1,500 liters/hour in single/double/triple cylinder configurations), popsicle producers (PPB series from 500 to 10,000 units), complete pasteurization plants (PASTO B / PASTO B COMP / PASTO B MASTER), rotary fillers (ERB), flow pack packaging (PACK), maturation and rapid-cooling tanks (TMB/TRB), cooling towers (ANB), chilled water banks (BAG), and ancillary equipment such as mixers, dosers, pumps, chocolate melters, and nozzle systems. PLC-controlled touchscreen automation is deployed across key lines, and equipment is built primarily in 304 stainless steel for durability in tropical climates.

Bertollo monetizes exclusively through hardware sales, with quote-based pricing determined per configuration rather than published list pricing. Go-to-market is B2B direct sales through a Brazil-wide network of regional sales representatives covering all states, targeting four primary customer segments: industrial ice cream factories (anchor segment), artisan gelato shops, açaí shops and paleterias, and ice cream distributors/resellers. Revenue is supplemented by dedicated after-sales support via four technical phone lines plus an SAC line, and demand-generation is layered through a blog and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube) in tandem with field-representative-led closed-funnel sales. The company also operates a dedicated English-language microsite at machinesbertollo.com and a Spanish translation path on its primary domain, indicating nascent export positioning beyond the domestic Brazilian market.

Name

Bertollo

Legal name

Bertollo

Website

https://bertollo.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bertollo is a privately held Brazilian industrial OEM, founded in 1988 in São Carlos, that designs and manufactures equipment for ice cream, gelato, açaí, and popsicle production, selling quote-based machinery through a nationwide representative network to factories, artisan shops, açaí shops, and distributors across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Ice Cream, Frozen Desserts & Novelties Manufacturing (AFAKAKAE)

Keywords

• Industrial ice cream machines
• Frozen dessert equipment
• Popsicle manufacturing machines
• Ice cream pasteurization systems
• Gelato production equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

São Carlos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Ice Cream Machines: Bertollo manufactures and sells industrial ice cream machines including soft serve machines, continuous producers, horizontal producers, popsicle makers, pasteurization systems, and accessories. Revenue is generated through direct equipment sales to ice cream factories, artisan shops, açaí shops, and distributors across Brazil. Pricing is quote-based for industrial equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bertollo manufactures and sells industrial ice cream and frozen dessert production equipment in Brazil, including soft-serve machines, batch and continuous ice cream producers, popsicle makers, pasteurization systems, rotary fillers, and flow-pack packaging machines. Equipment is built primarily in 304 stainless steel with proprietary Shell and Tube condensers, Halph Piper heating systems, and PLC-controlled automation, sold to ice cream factories, artisan gelato shops, açaí shops, and distributors nationwide.

Product overview

Bertollo is a Brazilian manufacturer of industrial ice cream machines with over 35 years of experience, producing a comprehensive portfolio of equipment for the ice cream, gelato, açaí, and popsicle industries. The product lineup is organized as standalone machines that can function independently or be integrated into continuous production lines. Core production equipment includes the Soft SB300 soft-serve machine, batch producers (Produtora Horizontal PHB for ice cream and PHG for Gelato), continuous producers (GNB series ranging from 200 to 1500 liters/hour in single, double, and triple configurations), and popsicle producers (PPB series from 500 to 10,000 units). Supporting equipment includes incorporating machines (FRUT B SUPER), rotary fillers (ERB), pasteurizers and pasteurization systems (PASTO B series), and packaging solutions (PACK series flow pack and dispenser). Ancillary equipment covers ingredient preparation (Misturador de Calda MIB, Triturador MTP, Dosadora DFE, Derretedeira de Chocolate DCB), material handling (Esteira Transportadora ETB, Bomba de Transferência BTC), and temperature control systems (Torre de Resfriamento ANB, Banco de Água Gelada BAG, Tina de Maturação TMB, Tina de Resfriamento Rápido TRB). Popsicle-specific accessories include the Desenformador de Picolés, Paliteira, and nozzle accessories (BRB series).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soft SB300 Soft-Serve Machine

Quantifiable outcome

• Ice cream production capacity up to 1,500 liters per hour with continuous producers
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA is a global industrial food-processing machinery leader offering homogenizers, pasteurization plants, and continuous freezing systems; as a broad incumbent it competes with Bertollo's pasteurization and complete-line offerings for large Brazilian industrial dairy customers, though it is not specialized in ice cream.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak provides processing and packaging solutions across dairy and ice cream including pasteurization and continuous freezers; while not ice-cream-specialized, it competes with Bertollo's pasteurization systems and flow-pack packaging in tenders with large Brazilian dairy and ice cream manufacturers.

Direct peers

• Carpigiani: Carpigiani (Ali Group) is the global benchmark for gelato and soft-serve ice cream equipment, offering batch and continuous producers that compete head-to-head with Bertollo's PHB, PHG, and GNB product lines in the Brazilian premium and industrial segments.
• Frigomat: Frigomat is an Italian manufacturer of batch and continuous ice cream and gelato equipment with comparable capacity ranges to Bertollo's PHB/PHG and GNB series, and it actively exports to Latin America, making it a direct cross-border competitor in the same product category.
• Taylor Company: Taylor is a U.S.-based manufacturer of commercial ice cream, shake, and frozen dessert equipment with a global installed base; its continuous and batch freezer lines directly overlap Bertollo's producer portfolio and it is a frequent alternative in Brazilian foodservice and industrial tenders.
• Electro Freeze: Electro Freeze builds commercial batch and soft-serve ice cream equipment for foodservice and retail operators; its product positioning in small-to-mid-volume producers overlaps directly with Bertollo's Soft SB300 and PHB offerings.
• Iceteam 1927: Iceteam 1927 is an Italian manufacturer of continuous and batch ice cream and gelato equipment with broad capacity ranges; it competes with Bertollo in both artisan and industrial segments across Latin American export markets.
• Stoelting: Stoelting manufactures soft-serve, batch, and continuous frozen dessert equipment serving foodservice and industrial customers globally; its equipment competes with Bertollo's Soft SB300 and horizontal producer lines in Brazilian artisan and small-industrial accounts.
• Bravo (Ice Cream Equipment): Bravo, part of the Iceteam group, specializes in ice cream, sorbet, and frozen-dessert production equipment including continuous freezers and pasteurizers; its product portfolio overlaps Bertollo's GNB continuous producers and PASTO B pasteurization systems.

Regional players

• Nissei: Nissei is a Brazilian packaging machinery manufacturer; while focused on flexible packaging rather than ice cream processing, it competes with Bertollo's flow-pack PACK line in the same Brazilian foodservice and industrial packaging segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClHb7xzAEwqxnmh3ZcMevNg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/bertollomaquinas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bertollo
• Instagraminstagram.com/bertollomaquinas/?hl=pt-br

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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