Grupo Profil

What Grupo Profil does

Grupo Profil is a privately held Central American distribution company specializing in veterinary products for the livestock industry. Founded in 1999 per company records (with approximately 25 years of operating history per the company's first-party website), the firm imports, commercializes, and distributes animal-health and animal-nutrition products across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, with Nicaragua served through a local distributor arrangement. The company is headquartered in Talnique, La Libertad, El Salvador, with primary operational activity concentrated in Guatemala.

The offering is organized into four product lines: Biologicals (live and inactivated vaccines and immunostimulants), Nutrition (vitamin-mineral premixes, nuclei, additives, raw materials, mineral blocks, and toll manufacturing services), Pharma (antibiotics, dewormers, disinfectants, growth promoters, anticoccidials), and Bovine Genetics. Grupo Profil acts as the regional channel for eleven international manufacturers including Boehringer Ingelheim, Kemin, Semex, Zinpro, Calier, Carval, Socorex, Amlan, Oleofinos, Ilender, and Natural Remedies. Its Technical Poultry Services operation holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (2019) covering production and commercialization of prophylaxis and nutrition products.

The company runs an enterprise field-sales model in which Technical Commercial Advisors combine technical consultation with direct product sales to industrial livestock producers (poultry, swine, and cattle). Revenue is generated through distribution markups on imported products under B2B quote-based pricing. The firm maintains regional offices in Guatemala City, La Libertad (El Salvador), Comayaguela (Honduras), and Managua (Nicaragua), and operates a knowledge-transfer channel through the Integridad 360 Jornada virtual educational series. Revenue, ownership structure, and detailed headcount are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Grupo Profil

Legal name

Grupo Profil

Website

https://grupoprofil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grupo Profil is a privately held Central American distributor of veterinary products — biologicals, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and bovine genetics — serving industrial livestock producers (poultry, swine, cattle) across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua via regional offices and direct field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Product Distribution

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521), Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (424520)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Distributor Value-Added Services (3PL, Cold Chain, Returns) (HLAMAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Vaccine & Biologics Distributors (HLAMAIAC), Animal Health OTC Retail (Parasite Control, Basic Care) (HLAMAIAJ), Veterinary Pharmacy, Vaccine & Biologics Services (AFAEANAK)

Keywords

• Veterinary distribution
• Animal health products
• Livestock solutions
• Feed additives
• Bovine genetics

Headquarters

HQ city

Guatemala City

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution and Commercialization: Importation, commercialization, and distribution of veterinary products including biologicals, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals, and bovine genetics to the livestock industry across Central America. Revenue derived from markup on distributed products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grupo Profil imports, commercializes, and distributes veterinary products for the livestock industry across Central America through four product lines — Biológico (vaccines and immunostimulants), Nutrición (vitamin-mineral premixes, additives, and mineral blocks), Pharma (antibiotics, dewormers, disinfectants, and anticoccidials), and Genética Bovinos (bovine genetics). The company serves poultry, swine, and cattle producers with preventive and curative programs supported by ISO 9001:2015-certified technical advisory services.

Product overview

Grupo Profil is a livestock industry solutions provider operating as a distributor and commercializer of veterinary products across four main product lines: Biológico (biologicals including vaccines and immunostimulants), Nutrición (nutritional products including premixes, nuclei, additives, and toll manufacturing services), Pharma (pharmaceuticals including antibiotics, dewormers, disinfectants, and growth promoters), and Genética Bovinos (bovine genetics). The company distributes internationally recognized brands including Amlan, Boehringer Ingelheim, Calier, Carval, Socorex, Kemin, Oleofinos, Semex, Ilender, Natural Remedies, and Zinpro. The portfolio serves poultry, swine, and cattle producers across Central America through comprehensive preventive and curative programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Línea Biológico (Biological Product Line) Biological veterinary products including live vaccines, inactivated vaccines, and immunostimulants for livestock prophylaxis, sold to industrial livestock producers in Central America.
• Línea Nutrición (Nutrition Product Line) Nutritional products for livestock including vitamin-mineral premixes, nuclei, additives, raw materials, mineral salts, mineral blocks, and toll manufacturing (maquila) services, distributed to Central American livestock producers.
• Línea Pharma (Pharmaceutical Product Line) Pharmaceutical products for livestock including antibiotics in premix and soluble forms, dewormers, analgesics and anti-inflammatories, disinfectants, mucolytics and expectorants, environmental products, growth promoters, and anticoccidials.
• Línea Genética Bovinos (Bovine Genetics Line) Bovine genetics products for cattle breeding and improvement programs, distributed to cattle producers across Central America through Grupo Profil's regional network.
• Productos Granulados Carval Granular feed products from the Carval brand designed specifically for pig farmers, featuring a specialized granulation process with benefits for pork production efficiency.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmlancoreOthersInternational mineral and feed additive manufacturer whose products are distributed by Grupo Profil in Central America
• Boehringer IngelheimcoreOthersGlobal pharmaceutical company specializing in animal health; products distributed through Grupo Profil's regional network
• CaliercoreOthersAnimal health company whose veterinary products are distributed by Grupo Profil in the Central American market
• CarvalcoreOthersFeed additives and granulation products for swine producers; Grupo Profil distributes Carval granulated products for porcicultores
• SocorexcoreOthersSwiss manufacturer of precision liquid handling equipment for veterinary applications; products distributed regionally by Grupo Profil
• KemincoreOthersGlobal ingredient manufacturer specializing in nutritional and health ingredients for animals; distributed through Grupo Profil network
• OleofinosminorOthersOleochemical products for animal nutrition distributed by Grupo Profil in Central America
• SemexcoreOthersGlobal bovine genetics company; Grupo Profil distributes Semex genetics products for cattle producers in the region
• IlenderminorOthersAnimal health products distributed by Grupo Profil in Central American markets
• Natural RemediesminorOthersPhytogenic and natural animal health products; distributed by Grupo Profil in the region
• ZinprocoreOthersPerformance trace mineral company for animal nutrition; Zinpro products distributed by Grupo Profil in Central America

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Grupo Calvex: Animal health and veterinary products distributor with strong presence in Mexico and parts of Central America, operating a multi-line, multi-principal distribution model highly comparable to Grupo Profil's regional approach.
• Vetanco: Animal health and nutrition company with manufacturing and distribution across Latin America, including Central and South America; competes with Grupo Profil for the same poultry and swine producer accounts with branded nutritional and pharma lines.
• Agrovet Market: Animal health and nutrition distributor serving Latin American livestock producers with a broad multi-principal portfolio and technical field support, closely mirroring Grupo Profil's integrated distribution-plus-advisory model.

Others

• Elanco Animal Health: Global animal health company covering poultry and swine portfolios overlapping directly with Grupo Profil's biological and pharma lines, and a potential principal or competitor depending on regional channel strategy.
• Kemin Industries: Global ingredient manufacturer for animal nutrition and health whose products are distributed by Grupo Profil in Central America; an enabling principal rather than direct competitor, but strategically adjacent and a benchmark for ingredient-side capability.

Broad incumbents

• Zoetis: Global animal health leader whose products (vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics) are distributed in part through regional partners like Grupo Profil; represents both a principal supplier and a strategic disintermediation risk.
• Phibro Animal Health: Animal health and nutrition company with nutritional specialty products and pharmaceuticals overlapping Grupo Profil's nutrition and pharma lines, distributing across Latin America including Central America.
• Virbac: Global animal health company with pharmaceutical and biological lines serving livestock and companion animals; comparable in product categories distributed by Grupo Profil and active in Latin American markets.
• Ceva Santé Animale: Global animal health player with significant poultry vaccine and swine pharmaceutical exposure; competes for the same Central American producer wallet as Grupo Profil and may choose to enter via direct sales versus local distribution.
• Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health: Global animal health manufacturer whose vaccines and pharmaceuticals are distributed by Grupo Profil in Central America; competes in the same categories while also controlling Grupo Profil's access to key product lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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