Frigorífico D'Perone

What Frigorífico D'Perone does

Frigorífico D'Perone is a privately held Brazilian meat processor founded in 1990 and headquartered in Braço do Norte, Santa Catarina. The company specializes in pork products and specialty cuts — including panceta suína (pork belly), picanha suína recheada (stuffed pork rump cap), and herb-seasoned preparations — sold under the 'Cortes Especiais D'Perone' line. It holds the SIF 2552 Federal Inspection Seal, obtained in 2000, which authorizes interstate commerce across Brazil and international export; it also holds IMA environmental certification.

The business operates a single-site production model with 11 employees and distributes through retail and food-service channels (restaurants, churrascarias) primarily to Brazilian consumers. Its go-to-motion is direct-to-consumer via retail and food service, supplemented by a content-marketing blog, Facebook/Twitter/YouTube profiles, and an email newsletter. No pricing is publicly disclosed.

The underlying technology is conventional meat processing — slaughtering, butchering, and value-added preparation of pork — with no proprietary automation, software platforms, or AI-enabled systems. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales with no subscription or licensing model. The company is privately held, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity.

Name

Frigorífico D'Perone

Legal name

Frigorífico D'Perone

Website

https://dperone.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Frigorífico D'Perone is a privately held Brazilian pork processor, founded in 1990 in Braço do Norte, Santa Catarina, that produces specialty pork cuts (panceta, picanha suína recheada, herb-seasoned preparations) for Brazilian retail and food-service customers, holding SIF 2552 federal certification for nationwide and international distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Braço do Norte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty Meat Products Sales: The company generates revenue through the sale of specialty meat products, including pork cuts such as pork belly (panceta suína), herb-seasoned preparations, and stuffed pork tenderloin (picanha suína recheada). Products are sold to consumers and likely to food service businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Frigorífico D'Perone is a Brazilian meat processing company that produces and distributes specialty pork cuts and value-added pork products under the "Cortes Especiais D'Perone" brand. The portfolio includes pork belly (panceta suína), herb-seasoned preparations (tempero de ervas), and stuffed pork tenderloin (picanha suína recheada). Products are sold to Brazilian consumers and food service buyers under the SIF 2552 Federal Inspection Seal, which authorizes nationwide and international commercialization.

Product overview

Frigorífico D'Perone is a Brazilian meat processing company (frigorífico) with over 30 years of history, specializing in pork products and special cuts. The company operates as a single unified product offering focused on high-quality pork meat products, including fresh pork cuts, specialty cuts, and value-added pork products. The core product line is 'Cortes Especiais D'Perone' (D'Perone Special Cuts), which encompasses various pork cuts and processed pork products distributed across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cortes Especiais D'Perone (D'Perone Special Cuts)

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 moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurora Alimentos: Large Brazilian meat cooperative based in Santa Catarina producing pork, poultry, and processed meats for retail and foodservice. Overlaps with D'Perone in pork further-processing and branded meat products, but at vastly greater scale and with broader category coverage.
• BRF S.A. One of the world's largest pork and poultry processors (Sadia, Perdigão brands) with major operations in Santa Catarina. Competes with D'Perone in processed/value-added pork categories but at industrial scale and across many geographies.
• JBS S.A. Global meat giant (Seara, Swift brands) with substantial pork processing capacity in Santa Catarina. Overlaps D'Perone's value-added pork category but operates at a fundamentally different scale and product breadth.
• Marfrig Global Foods S.A. Major Brazilian beef and pork processor with national distribution and strong foodservice relationships. Competes for the same churrascaria and retail channels as D'Perone, though from a much broader protein portfolio.

Regional players

• CooperAlfa: Agro-industrial cooperative with pork processing operations in Santa Catarina serving regional retail and foodservice markets. Comparable as a southern-Brazil pork further-processor, though structured as a cooperative with a different ownership model than D'Perone.
• Frimesa Cooperativa Central: Mid-sized Brazilian pork and poultry cooperative based in Paraná, serving retail and foodservice with branded processed meats. Comparable to D'Perone as a regional pork further-processor with similar customer segments, though operating from a neighboring southern Brazilian state.

Direct peers

• Pamplona Alimentos S/A: Mid-sized Brazilian pork and sausage processor headquartered in Santa Catarina, the same state as D'Perone. Highly comparable as a regional pork further-processor targeting retail and foodservice channels with branded specialty pork products.
• Adelle Indústria de Alimentos Ltda: Small-to-mid Brazilian pork processor specializing in cured, seasoned, and specialty pork cuts for retail. Closest analogue to D'Perone in product mix (seasoned/stuffed pork cuts) and target channels despite a different operating base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dperone
• YouTubeyoutube.com/dperone
• Facebookfacebook.com/dperone
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frigor%C3%ADfico-d'perone

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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