What Casa Di Pietro does

Casa Di Pietro (legal entity DI PIETRO RESTAURANTE LTDA.) is a privately-held, family-owned fondue and grill restaurant operating from a single location at Rua Pedro Benetti, 05, Centro, Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, next to the São Pedro church. Founded circa 1998 and operating for 26 years, the restaurant serves à la carte grilled meats, pasta, risottos, and signature items including Carbonara do Sacristão (pasta prepared inside an artisanal cheese) and a three-course fondue sequence (Swiss cheese, stone meat, milk chocolate). It runs four physical dining environments, including a pet-friendly balcony, and operates daily lunch and dinner service. The business serves two horizontal segments: tourists and visitors to Gramado (primary) and local residents, both addressed via the same dine-in experience.

The restaurant does not operate proprietary technology. Its digital infrastructure — online reservations, prepaid vouchers, account management, and payments — is delivered through the Planne sales platform, which Casa Di Pietro distributes under its own brand at dipietro.com.br. The website supports Portuguese, English, and Spanish. The revenue model combines on-site dining receipts with two digital offerings: a prepaid table reservation (R$100 per person, fully converted to consumption on the booking date) and a prepaid Sequência de Fondue Di Pietro voucher (R$198 per person). Payment is processed online via Visa, Mastercard, Elo, Amex, and Pix, and the restaurant uses WhatsApp and a landline as direct customer channels. Marketing is conducted through the website and TripAdvisor testimonials, with no disclosed social media presence, no third-party delivery integration, and no app.

There is no public financial disclosure, no funding history, no M&A activity, and no parent company. Headcount is approximately 6 employees. The business is wholly concentrated in one physical venue in a tourism-dependent town, making its revenue stream a function of Gramado's tourism flow rather than diversified across geographies or channels.

Name

Casa Di Pietro

Legal name

DI PIETRO RESTAURANTE LTDA.

Website

https://dipietro.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Casa Di Pietro is a privately-held, family-owned fondue and grill restaurant in Gramado, Brazil, founded in 1998. It serves individual tourists and local residents on-site, supplemented by prepaid online reservations and fondue sequence vouchers sold through its own website powered by the Planne platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Fondue restaurant
• Fine dining
• Grilled meats
• Swiss cuisine
• Table reservations

Headquarters

HQ city

Gramado

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining Services: Casa Di Pietro generates revenue primarily through on-site dining at its restaurant in Gramado, offering à la carte dishes including grilled meats, pasta, risottos, fondue, and desserts. Customers pay for their meals directly at the restaurant.
2. Online Reservation and Prepaid Vouchers: The restaurant sells fondue sequences and accepts table reservations through its website. Online reservations require prepayment of R$100 per person, which is fully converted to consumption on the booking date. Fondue sequence vouchers are sold at R$198 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Casa Di Pietro is a physical fondue and grill restaurant in Gramado, Brazil, offering on-site dining across four themed environments with à la carte dishes, grilled meats, pasta, risottos, and signature fondue sequences. The restaurant sells a three-course fondue sequence (R$198 per person) and accepts online table reservations with a R$100 per person prepayment that converts to consumption on the booked date. Operations are powered by the Planne booking platform, with the website available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Product overview

Casa Di Pietro operates as a traditional full-service restaurant with an integrated online reservation system. The product portfolio centers on two digital offerings: the Sequência de Fondue Di Pietro (a three-course fondue sequence) and the Reserva Online service (prepaid table reservations), both powered by the Planne booking platform. The restaurant also offers an extensive à la carte menu including the signature Carbonara do Sacristão, grilled meats, pasta, risottos, and desserts, served across four distinct dining environments designed for families, couples, and special occasions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sequência de Fondue Di Pietro Individual three-course fondue sequence served at will at the restaurant: Swiss Cheese Fondue, Stone Meat Fondue (Filet Mignon and chicken prepared at the table), and Milk Chocolate Fondue with Dulce de Leche, seasonal fruit, brownie, marshmallows, churros, and tubes with unlimited refills. Sold at R$198 per person with optional installments of minimum R$50; advance booking required at least one day before reservation.
• Reserva Online (Online Table Reservation) Online table reservation service requiring prepayment of R$100 per person, fully convertible to consumption at the restaurant on the booked date. Guests may choose from à la carte dishes, grilled steaks, pasta, risottos, fondue, and desserts on arrival.
• On-site Casa Di Pietro Restaurant Dining Full-service on-site restaurant dining at the Gramado location (Rua Pedro Benetti, 05, Centro) offering à la carte dishes including grilled meats, pasta, risottos, fondue, signature Carbonara do Sacristão, Capeletti soup, T-bone steak, and desserts across four cozy themed environments with a pet-friendly balcony. Operating hours: Monday to Sunday 11:30-15:00 (Saturday until 16:00) and 18:30-23:00.

Named customers3 records

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 indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Aupex Restaurante: Long-established fine dining restaurant in Gramado operating in the same tourist-destination dining category. Directly comparable because it competes for the same tourist and resident clientele in Gramado's central area with a similar mid-premium price point.
• Belle du Val: Gramado-based fondue and fine dining restaurant, highly comparable to Casa Di Pietro's signature Sequência de Fondue. Competes on the same fondue-tasting experience and the same tourist-driven Gramado demand pool.
• Chalezinho: Alpine-themed fondue restaurant in Gramado with direct overlap on Swiss-style fondue experiences. Closely comparable product (fondue sequences) and customer base (tourists and couples in Gramado).
• Cantina Pastacini: Italian and pasta-focused Gramado restaurant in the same central tourist district. Comparable as a Gramado destination restaurant with à la carte pasta/risotto offerings that overlap with Casa Di Pietro's menu.
• Casa Galo: Gramado restaurant serving regional and Italian cuisine in a cozy setting. Comparable as a Gramado-based destination restaurant competing for tourist visitors with similar menu categories and price points.

Broad incumbents

• Outback Steakhouse: International chain with strong Brazilian presence in steakhouse and experiential casual dining. Comparable as a scaled competitor in the Brazilian grilled-meat/experiential dining space, though positioned at a more accessible price point.
• Fogo de Chão: Brazilian-originated steakhouse chain with a national and international footprint. Broader incumbent serving grilled meats and experiential dining — overlaps with Casa Di Pietro's grilled meat and fondue experiential positioning but at much greater scale and a more standardized format.
• Coco Bambu: Large Brazilian casual-fine dining chain offering experiential dining and grilled proteins. Operates in the Brazilian restaurant market at a significantly broader scale, providing a useful benchmark for national demand and operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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