Experiência Gastronômica

What Experiência Gastronômica does

Experiência Gastronômica is a privately held Brazilian gastronomic circuit organizer founded in 2015 and headquartered in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state. Its core product is an annual multi-restaurant dining event in which 50 local restaurants offer 200 exclusive dishes — menu items not otherwise available — supported by 15 culinary workshops, 100 participating chefs, 30 exhibitors, and live music programming. The event is free to attend, drawing an estimated ~10,000 visitors per edition, and is positioned as a regional showcase of local cuisine, with stated intent to expand to additional São Paulo localities and beyond. The organizers are described as a group of local entrepreneurs; no equity investors, parent company, or capital structure is disclosed.

The technical surface is a marketing website and event platform (experienciagastronomica.com.br), built and maintained by an external vendor, Rizomas Desenvolvimento Web. The platform hosts restaurant listings and menus, a logged-in Restaurant Participant Portal for registration and management of establishments, and a per-restaurant Rating and Review System that captures diner feedback across reception, cleanliness, decoration, price, and presentation. There is no mobile app, no public API or SDK, no disclosed data integrations, and no AI/ML capabilities mentioned.

Revenue is generated from two streams: (1) transaction-style fees paid by restaurants to participate in the circuit and gain visibility during the event, and (2) sponsorship/advertising revenue from approximately 7 sponsoring companies whose logos are displayed on the platform and at the event. Marketing and sales run through the website, WhatsApp business contact, Instagram, and email. End customers are individual food enthusiasts/diners; B2B customers are the 50+ participating restaurants and the sponsor set. Operational scale is small, with 5 employees indicated.

Name

Experiência Gastronômica

Legal name

Experiência Gastronômica

Website

https://experienciagastronomica.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Experiência Gastronômica is a Brazilian annual culinary circuit organizer headquartered in São José do Rio Preto that curates 50+ local restaurants, 100 chefs, and 7 sponsors into a multi-day festival of exclusive regional dishes, workshops, and exhibitors for thousands of diners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gastronomic Event Organization

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Festivals & Culinary Events (Ticketed Tastings, Pop-ups) (THAJAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food, Wine & Beverage Festivals/Expos (MPAGAFAE), Cooking Classes & Chef-Led Workshops (THAJAGAI)

Keywords

• Food festival organization
• Culinary event services
• Gastronomic circuit events
• Restaurant marketing platform
• Culinary tourism promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

São José do Rio Preto

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Participation Fees: Restaurants pay to participate in the gastronomic circuit, gaining visibility and exclusive event features on the platform.
2. Event Sponsorships: The event is sponsored by multiple companies (7 sponsors visible in logos), providing sponsorship revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Experiência Gastronômica organizes an annual gastronomic circuit event in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, aggregating 50+ local restaurants that offer exclusive dishes not available at other times. The event includes 200 dishes, 15 culinary workshops, 100 participating chefs, and 30 exhibitors, combined with live entertainment, and is supported by sponsors and a website platform for restaurant registration and diner engagement.

Product overview

Experiência Gastronômica is a gastronomic circuit platform and event organizer based in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. The core product is an annual gastronomic circuit that partners with local restaurants to offer exclusive culinary experiences featuring dishes not available at other times. The platform includes a restaurant participant portal and a rating system for visitors. The 2025 edition features 50 participating restaurants, 200 dishes, 15 culinary workshops, 100 participating chefs, and 30 exhibitors across various culinary categories including steakhouses, pizzerias, gourmet burger shops, Japanese cuisine, coffee/dessert shops, gastrobars, and fine dining restaurants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Experiência Gastronômica Circuit An annual gastronomic circuit event that aggregates 50+ local restaurants across São José do Rio Preto to offer visitors exclusive dishes and culinary experiences, including workshops, live entertainment, and chef showcases. Target users are local diners and food enthusiasts exploring regional cuisine.

Named customers22 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and supporting.

• Rizomas Desenvolvimento WebminorOthersWeb development partner responsible for building and maintaining the Experiência Gastronômica website platform.
• 7 Sponsors (Logos visible)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiple companies sponsor the gastronomic circuit event, providing financial or marketing support in exchange for brand visibility during the event.
• 6 Supporters/ApoiadoressupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal restaurants and businesses that support the event, including restaurant partners like Vila Aurora and others shown in the supporters section.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Festival Gastronômico de Tiradentes: Long-running annual food festival in Tiradentes, MG featuring local restaurants, chefs, and ticketed culinary experiences. Comparable event-driven gastronomic festival platform targeting regional audiences.
• Taste of São Paulo: Premium food festival in São Paulo offering curated tasting menus from top local restaurants in a ticketed event format. Comparable structure of partnering with restaurants to deliver exclusive event-only dishes.
• Mesa São Paulo: Brazilian food festival focused on chef-driven experiences, workshops, and restaurant showcases. Highly comparable event format with culinary workshops and chef participation.
• Comida di Buteco: Brazil's largest bar/restaurant circuit competition, running a similar model of mobilizing dozens of local establishments around a culinary event with public voting and sponsor support. Direct competitor in the Brazilian gastronomic circuit category.

Broad incumbents

• Oktoberfest Blumenau: One of Brazil's largest annual food/beverage festivals combining cuisine with cultural programming. Larger-scale incumbent demonstrating the upside of festival brands at national level.
• Sympla: Brazil's leading event ticketing platform, providing registration, ticketing, and event management infrastructure. Enables event organizers to monetize ticket sales and is a potential channel partner or substitute for in-house event management.
• Eventbrite: Global event ticketing and registration platform used extensively by food and culinary event organizers. Comparable in serving as the operational layer for event-driven experiences, though at vastly broader scale.
• Rock in Rio: Brazil's largest event production company, demonstrating the scale potential of festival brands when paired with strong sponsor monetization and multi-city execution. Far larger but illustrative of the festival business model trajectory.

Regional players

• Festival Brasil Gastronomia: National-level Brazilian gastronomic festival brand that has historically toured multiple cities. Comparable in operating model but operates at higher national scale than Experiência Gastronômica.
• Festival do Japão: Annual Japanese food and culture festival in São Paulo featuring restaurants, workshops, and exhibitor booths. Same operating model (restaurant participants + workshops + sponsors) but in a niche cuisine vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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