Grupo Ampesa

What Grupo Ampesa does

Grupo Ampesa, legally Ampesa Group Corp, is a privately held Panama-based distributor of hospitality supplies operating from San Francisco, Panama (after Centro de Convenciones Atlapa). The company runs a B2B and B2C e-commerce storefront at grupoampesa.com, built on the open-source Odoo commerce platform, and serves hotels, airlines and cruise operators, restaurants, and healthcare/hospital facilities across Panama and the wider Latin American market. Its product portfolio spans amenities (soaps, shampoos, dental and vanity kits, creams), cleaning chemicals and janitorial equipment, hotel linens (sheets, towels, robes, duvets), furniture/FFE, food service and disposable items, electrical equipment (hair dryers, irons, minibars), bags, paper products, and security and communication accessories. Seven downloadable catalogs — including dedicated lines for hotel doors, airline/cruise supplies, restaurant/hotel textiles, biodegradable disposables, FFE, and cleaning chemicals — organize the assortment by vertical. The business model is direct product resale through the proprietary storefront with a $500 minimum online order, free delivery within Panama City, and additional charges for interior Panama. Larger and international orders move through a sales-led quotation process with account executives, signed purchase orders, and formal proposals; payment is accepted via check, ACH (Banco General), cash, debit/credit card, and payment links. Distribution combines a self-serve domestic e-commerce channel, a direct enterprise sales team for Panama-based accounts, and a regional channel with catalogs and international shipping terms for the broader LATAM market.

Name

Grupo Ampesa

Legal name

Ampesa Group Corp

Website

https://grupoampesa.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grupo Ampesa is a Panama-based B2B e-commerce distributor of hospitality supplies — amenities, linens, cleaning chemicals, FFE, and food service equipment — serving hotels, restaurants, airlines, and cruise operators across Panama and the broader Latin American market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Supplies Distribution

NAICS

Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42344), Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers (45521)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190)

akta.pro primary industry

Foodservice & Hospitality Supply Clubs (Restaurants, Catering, Hotels) (CRAEAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Membership Wholesale Clubs (B2B & B2B2C) (CRAEAEAB)

Keywords

• Hospitality supplies
• Hotel amenities
• Cleaning chemicals
• Hotel linens
• Food service equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

Panama

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B/B2C E-commerce Sales: Direct sales of hospitality supplies through proprietary e-commerce platform. Products include amenities, cleaning chemicals, linens, food service items, and hotel furniture. Revenue generated from product sales with minimum order requirements of $500.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grupo Ampesa is a B2B/B2C e-commerce distributor of hospitality supplies operating primarily in Panama and Latin America. The company sells amenities (soaps, shampoos, dental kits), cleaning chemicals and equipment, linens (sheets, towels, robes), food service disposables and equipment, furniture/FFE, electrical items, bags, paper products, and security products through a single online storefront built on Odoo, with a $500 minimum order, free delivery within Panama City, and formal quotations for larger and international orders.

Product overview

Grupo Ampesa is a B2B e-commerce platform for hospitality supplies, operating as a single unified e-commerce storefront built on the Odoo platform. The product portfolio consists of seven downloadable product catalogs covering hotel doors, airline/cruise supplies, restaurant/hotel textiles, general Latin American products, biodegradable disposables, FFE furniture/fixtures, and cleaning chemicals. The operational product catalog encompasses multiple product categories: Amenidades (hotel amenities including personal care items like creams, shampoos, soaps, dental kits), Aseo (cleaning supplies including chemicals, dispensers, mops, trash cans, janitorial equipment), Lenceria (linens including sheets, towels, pillows, blankets, robes, duvet covers), Food Service/Equipos (food service equipment and disposable items), Electricos (hospitality electrical equipment like hair dryers, irons, minibars), Bolsas (trash and laundry bags), Papeleria (toilet paper, paper towels, napkins), Seguridad (security products), Hotel Communication, and Aspiradoras (vacuum cleaners). The company serves hotels, restaurants, airlines, and cruise ships primarily in Panama and Latin America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amenidades (Hotel Amenities) Personal-care and in-room amenity products for hotels, including creams, shampoos, soaps, dental kits, vanity kits, conditioners, bath gel, loofahs, condoms, sewing kits, mouthwash, slippers, shower caps, and lubricants, organized into subcategories such as ACONDICIONADOR, CREMA, JABON, SHAMPOO and VANITY KIT.
• Aseo (Cleaning Supplies & Janitorial Equipment) Cleaning, hygiene and janitorial supplies for hospitality operations, including stainless-steel cleaners, liquid alcohol, carpets, trash cans, bathroom products, bottles, carts, chlorine, kitchen items, dispensers, containers, brooms, alcohol gel, gloves, liquid soap, mops, laundry items, signage, glass cleaner, organizers, sanitizers, thermometers, brushes and wipes.
• Lencería (Hotel Linens & Textiles) Hotel linens and textile products including pillows, robes, bags, mattress covers, duvets, blankets, pillowcases, tablecloths, slippers, mattress protectors, sheets and towels.
• Food Service / Equipos (Food Service Equipment & Disposables) Food service equipment and disposable supplies for hospitality and restaurants, including cup accessories, water, bowls, coffee, condiments, cutlery, cup covers, disposable items, furniture, plates, nets, stirrers, lids, tea and cups.
• Eléctricos (Hospitality Electrical Equipment) Electrical equipment for in-room and back-of-house hospitality operations, including vacuum cleaners, headphones, batteries, coffee makers, lamps, minibars, digital scales, irons, hair dryers, hand dryers and telephones.
• Bolsas (Bags: Trash, Generic, Laundry) Hospitality bag products covering trash bags, generic bags and laundry bags.
• Papelería (Paper Products) Paper products for hospitality operations including toilet paper, paper towels and napkins.
• Seguridad (Security Products) Security products supplied to hospitality establishments for in-room and operational safety needs.
• Hotel Communication Equipment Communication equipment and products supporting hotel front-desk and in-room operations.
• Aspiradoras (Vacuum Cleaners) Vacuum cleaning equipment supplied to hospitality customers for housekeeping and maintenance operations.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aramark: Global provider of food, facilities, and uniform services serving hospitality clients. Adjacent comparability through shared customer base and operational supplies procurement paralleling Grupo Ampesa's product offering.
• Imperial Dade: North American distributor of janitorial/sanitation, foodservice, and hospitality supplies. Strongly aligned with Grupo Ampesa's product mix across cleaning chemicals, amenities, paper, and food service equipment.
• Sodexo: Global facilities management and food services provider. Touches the same hospitality buyer base and manages procurement of amenities/cleaning supplies comparable to Grupo Ampesa's catalog, though primarily as a service integrator.
• US Foods: Major US foodservice distributor with hospitality and hotel operator accounts. Overlaps with Grupo Ampesa on food service equipment, disposables, and hospitality supplies, though at much larger enterprise scale.
• Sysco: Largest US foodservice distributor, parent of Guest Supply which sells hotel amenities, linens, and operating supplies. Directly comparable category overlap with Grupo Ampesa's hospitality product mix at a much larger institutional scale.
• Bunzl: Largest global distributor of food, janitorial/sanitation, and hospitality consumables. Highly comparable to Grupo Ampesa in product categories (amenities, cleaning, linens, foodservice) though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Avendra: Hospitality procurement services company serving hotels, restaurants, and managed-services operators. Overlaps with Grupo Ampesa on hospitality supply procurement but operates as a GPO/agent model rather than distributor.
• BradyIFS: Hospitality-focused supply distributor (formerly Brady Industries) selling to hotels and resorts. Closest comparable in customer base and product catalog to Grupo Ampesa's hotel-amenities-plus-cleaning focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 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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