Hermanos Zakay S.a.

What Hermanos Zakay S.a. does

Hermanos Zakay, S.A. is a privately-held Panamanian food import and distribution company headquartered in Panama City. The company functions as the exclusive or primary Panama distributor for more than 30 internationally recognized food brands, importing products and channeling them to supermarkets, retail chains, hotels and resorts, restaurants, and specialty/gourmet retailers. Its portfolio spans canned seafood (Orbe, Delicia, Lindsay), olives and olive oil (La Española, Italica), snacks and popcorn (Herr's, Jolly Time, New York Style), nuts and dried fruits (California Valley, River Queen, Cinderella), cookies and confectionery (Royal Dansk, White Swan), tea (Té Supremo), Mediterranean breads (Kontos), condiments (B&G Foods), gourmet specialty ingredients (Roland), and food-service toppings and fillings (Hanan). Named enterprise customers include El Machetazo, Super 99, Xtra, Jumbo, Riba Smith, Rey, Decameron, Riu, Sheraton, Bern Hotels, Fridays, and Athen's Pizza.

The business model is traditional B2B import-and-distribute: Hermanos Zakay sources internationally branded products, handles customs and inbound logistics, and delivers to Panamanian retail and institutional buyers, generating revenue through product markups. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market relies on direct sales to enterprise retail and food-service accounts rather than reseller or self-serve channels, supplemented by a corporate website and a modest social media presence (Facebook, Instagram @zakayfoods). The company positions itself around brand-portfolio breadth, established distribution coverage, and reputation for consistent supply of internationally recognized products, with stated values centered on customer commitment, commercial ethics, and service quality.

Operationally there is no proprietary technology stack in evidence — no app, no API, no AI/ML capability, and no disclosed digital platform. The company lists 1–10 employees in firmographics, which appears implausibly low given the breadth of brands, customers, and distribution activities described and likely reflects incomplete headcount reporting rather than actual operational scale. Ownership is implied family-controlled ("Hermanos" = "Brothers"); no parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, M&A activity, or leadership changes are disclosed. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Hermanos Zakay S.a.

Legal name

Hermanos Zakay, S.A.

Website

https://hermanoszakay.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hermanos Zakay, S.A. is a privately-held Panamanian food importer and distributor that channels more than 30 internationally recognized brands to supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, and specialty retailers across Panama.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Distribution Services

NAICS

Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (4244)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & International Foods Distribution (CRAOABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Institutional Foodservice Distribution (Education, Healthcare, Government) (CRAOABAM)

Keywords

• Food product distribution
• Imported food brands
• Wholesale food supply
• Grocery distribution services
• Food service supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Panama City

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food Product Distribution: Import and distribution of internationally recognized food brands to retailers, supermarkets, and food service institutions in Panama. Revenue generated through the markup on imported products sold to B2B customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hermanos Zakay, S.A. imports and distributes over 30 internationally recognized food brands throughout Panama, selling wholesale to supermarkets, retail chains, hotels, restaurants, and institutional food service customers. The company acts as the exclusive or primary Panamanian distributor for brands spanning canned seafood, snacks, nuts and dried fruits, olive oils and olives, cookies, teas, condiments, and specialty bakery products. Its core function is brand distribution: handling international purchasing, customs, warehousing, and last-mile delivery to Panamanian businesses.

Product overview

Hermanos Zakay S.A. is a Panamanian food import and distribution company operating as a master distributor for over 23 international food brands across multiple categories. The company distributes products through supermarkets and institutions throughout Panama. Their portfolio spans diverse categories including canned seafood (Orbe, Delicia, Lindsay), snacks and chips (Herr's, Jolly Time, New York Style), nuts and dried fruits (California Valley, River Queen, Cinderella), olive oil and olives (La Española, Italica), cookies (Royal Dansk), teas (Té Supremo), bread products (Kontos), canned vegetables (Comuna, Taiyu, Roland), condiments (B&G Foods, Roland), beverages (Hanan's coffee), and specialty items (Fireside marshmallows, Happy Kids peanut butter, Musselmans apple products, White Swan cherries). The company acts as an authorized importer and distributor for these brands rather than manufacturing products themselves.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fireside (marshmallows) Marshmallow brand offering colored and white marshmallows in various pack sizes, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama to retail and food service customers.
• Herr's (snacks) American snack brand offering cheese balls, cheese curls, cheestix, kettle chips, potato chips, and tortilla products, distributed to Panamanian retailers and food service.
• Roland (gourmet foods) Gourmet international food brand with over 65 years of heritage offering anchovies, asparagus, bamboo shoots, capers, caviar, coconut milk, mushrooms, olives, rice, quinoa, risotto, ramen, vinegar, sesame oil, and specialty ingredients for retail and food service buyers in Panama.
• Hanan's (toppings and fillings) Topping products brand founded in 1947 offering coffee concentrates, whipped toppings, and cake filling products for food service and retail in Panama.
• Musselmans (apple products) Apple products brand offering apple sauce, sliced apples, pie fillings, apple juice, vinegar, and strawberry products, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Kontos (Mediterranean breads) Mediterranean bread products brand offering gyro bread, naan, pizza crust, flatbreads, pita, phyllo dough, and kataifi for retail and food service customers in Panama.
• Comuna (canned vegetables) Spanish vegetable preserves brand from Murcia, Spain, offering artichoke hearts, marinated artichokes, and roasted red peppers, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• California Valley (nuts and dried fruits) California nuts and dried fruits brand offering almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, and mixed nuts in various forms, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Té Supremo (teas) Tea brand from Sri Lanka offering wellness teas, aromatized teas, herbal teas, premium teas, organic teas, and yerba mate, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Happy Kids (peanut butter) Peanut butter brand from American Food Traders offering creamy and crunchy peanut butter varieties, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Cinderella (dried fruits) Dried fruits brand offering dried apples, apricots, mixed fruits, prunes, and golden and natural raisins, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Italica (olives) Spanish olives brand offering manzanilla olives, Kalamata olives, queen olives, capers, and various olive preparations, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Jolly Time (popcorn) Microwave popcorn brand offering Blast O'Butter, Healthy Pop (94% fat-free), white popcorn, and butter varieties, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• La Española (olive oils) Spanish olive oil brand from Aceite de Sur with over 160 years of history, offering extra virgin, pure, light, pomace, and organic olive oil, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• New York Style (snack breads) Snack brand offering bagel crisps, melba toast, pita chips, panetini, and breadflat products in various flavors, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Orbe (canned seafood) Spanish canned seafood brand with origins in fish salting, offering tuna, sardines, mussels, octopus, squid, and clam products, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• River Queen (nuts) Nuts brand offering almonds, cashews, peanuts, pistachios, and mixed nuts in various roasted and salted varieties, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Royal Dansk (cookies) Danish butter cookie brand from Kelsen, offered in tins, boxes, and mini bags, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Taiyu (mushrooms) Mushroom brand offering button mushrooms, pieces and stems, sliced mushrooms, and whole mushrooms, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• White Swan (maraschino cherries) Maraschino cherries brand offering various sizes of stemmed, whole, and bucket cherries, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Delicia (canned tuna) Tuna brand offering solid white tuna in oil and water, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• B&G Foods (condiments) Multinational condiments brand offering gherkins, giardiniera, hamburger dill chips, kosher dills, peppers, hot sauces, vinegar, maple syrup, snacks, and ready-to-use spices, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• Lindsay (olives) Olive brand offering ripe pitted, sliced, and whole olives in various sizes and salt content options, distributed by Hermanos Zakay in Panama.
• B2B food import and distribution service End-to-end import and wholesale distribution service: Hermanos Zakay handles international sourcing, customs, warehousing, and last-mile delivery of branded food products to B2B customers across Panama.

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• B&G FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorB&G Foods, Inc. is a multinational, multi-brand company that manufactures and distributes condiments, pickles, hot sauces, vinegar, maple syrup, snacks, and spices. Hermanos Zakay distributes B&G products in Panama, including gherkins, Giardiniera, hamburger dill chips, and kosher products.
• RolandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRoland is a premium food brand with over 65 years of heritage representing excellence, valor, service, quality, and variety. Products include anchovies, asparagus, bamboo shoots, capers, caviar, coconut milk, risotto, rice, vinegar, and specialty items. Hermanos Zakay distributes Roland products in Panama.
• La Espanola (Aceite de Sur)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLa Espanola is a leading Spanish olive oil company with over 160 years of history. They produce extra virgin olive oil, pure olive oil, pomace oil, and organic olive oil. Hermanos Zakay distributes La Espanola products in Panama.
• ItalicacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalica Spanish olives come from the best olive groves in Spain. The brand represents the highest quality in the olive market with distinctive labeling and consumer recognition. Hermanos Zakay distributes Italica products in Panama including Manzanilla, Kalamata, Queen olives, capers, and peppers.
• Herr'scoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHerr's is a snack food manufacturer producing cheese balls, cheese curls, Cheestix, kettle chips, potato chips, and tortilla products. Hermanos Zakay distributes Herr's snacks throughout Panama.
• Jolly TimecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJolly Time is the #1 microwave popcorn brand including Blast O'Butter, Healthy Pop (94% fat-free), Crispy n'White, and White & Buttery product lines. Hermanos Zakay distributes Jolly Time popcorn products in Panama.
• Royal DanskcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRoyal Dansk by Kelsen is one of the most recognized brands, popular for parties and celebrations. Products include butter cookies in various formats including tins, boxes, and mini bags. Hermanos Zakay distributes Royal Dansk cookies in Panama.
• California Valley ProductscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCalifornia Valley Products markets dried fruits and nuts for domestic and international markets. Products include almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, and mixed nuts in various forms. Hermanos Zakay distributes California Valley nuts in Panama.
• Te SupremocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTe Supremo is a tea brand that pioneered tea bag consumption in South America. Teas are cultivated and hand-harvested in Sri Lanka highlands and plates. Products include black tea, green tea, herbal teas, flavored teas, and organic teas. Hermanos Zakay distributes Te Supremo in Panama.
• ComunacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorComuna is a Spanish food manufacturing company established in January 1965, specializing in canned vegetable products. Factories are located in Murcia, a region known for horticultural tradition and excellent climate. Hermanos Zakay distributes Comuna artichoke and pepper products in Panama.
• Hanan Products CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHanan Products Company Inc was founded in 1947 by chemical researcher Stuart Hanan and has become a leading manufacturer of toppings for cooking and food service. Products include concentrates, meringue, icings, and cake/pastry fillings. Hermanos Zakay distributes Hanan products in Panama.
• MusselmanscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMusselmans produces apple sauce, sliced apples, pie fillings, apple juice, vinegar, and related products. Hermanos Zakay distributes Musselmans products in Panama.
• LindsaycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLindsay is a brand of ripe olives in various preparations including pitted, sliced, and whole. Hermanos Zakay distributes Lindsay olive products in Panama.
• OrbecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrbe is a Spanish company with nearly 60 years of history originally starting as fish salting operations and evolving into canned seafood products. Products include tuna, sardines, calamari, mussels, octopus, and paella base. Over 70% of sales go to export markets including Germany and the United States. Hermanos Zakay distributes Orbe products in Panama.
• KontoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKontos specializes in bread products including gyro bread, naan, flatbread, pita, fillo, and kataifi. Hermanos Zakay distributes Kontos bread products in Panama.
• FiresideminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFireside produces marshmallow products in various sizes and colors. Hermanos Zakay distributes Fireside marshmallows in Panama.
• River QueencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRiver Queen is a nut brand offering almonds, cashews, peanuts, pistachios, and mixed nuts. Hermanos Zakay distributes River Queen products in Panama.
• White SwanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWhite Swan produces maraschino cherries in various formats including stemmed, whole, and bucket sizes. Hermanos Zakay distributes White Swan cherry products in Panama.
• New York StylecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew York Style produces bagel chips, melba toast, pita chips, and panetini products. Hermanos Zakay distributes New York Style snack products in Panama.
• CinderellaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCinderella produces dried fruits including dried apples, apricots, mixed fruits, prunes, and raisins. Hermanos Zakay distributes Cinderella dried fruit products in Panama.
• Happy Kids (American Food Traders)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHappy Kids by American Food Traders produces peanut butter in creamy and crunchy varieties. Hermanos Zakay distributes Happy Kids peanut butter in Panama.
• DeliciaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelicia is a tuna brand producing solid white tuna in oil and water. Hermanos Zakay distributes Delicia tuna products in Panama.
• TaiyuminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaiyu is a mushroom brand producing button mushrooms, pieces and stems, sliced mushrooms, and whole mushrooms. Hermanos Zakay distributes Taiyu mushroom products in Panama.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alicorp: Peruvian-based mass-consumption food company with strong distribution in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and other Andean/Central American markets. Comparable as a vertically integrated food importer, manufacturer, and distributor serving retail and B2B channels with broad product portfolios.
• Montemar Group: Central American consumer-goods distributor based in Guatemala, distributing international food and personal-care brands across the region. Most directly comparable peer: similar business model of importing and distributing international brands to supermarkets, retailers, and foodservice across a Central American footprint.
• La Fabril: Ecuadorian oils, fats, and food-ingredients company with strong distribution across Andean and Central American markets. Comparable as a regional food ingredient/oils distributor serving both retail and industrial customers, with similar brand-portfolio-driven positioning.
• Sigma Alimentos: Mexican-headquartered multinational food company (subsidiary of Alfa) with extensive Latin American distribution across meats, cheese, yogurt, and prepared foods. Comparable as a regional food distribution platform that supplies major retail and foodservice customers across multiple LatAm markets.
• Calsa: Central American food distribution company (headquartered in Costa Rica) distributing international and regional food brands to retail and foodservice channels across the region. Highly comparable as a Central American food importer and distributor with overlapping customer segments and product categories.
• Distribuidora Sula: Honduras-based distributor of consumer food and beverage brands with reach across Central America. Comparable as a regional food distributor importing international brands and supplying supermarkets, restaurants, and institutional customers in a similar Central American geography.

Broad incumbents

• Grupo Bimbo: World's largest bakery company with extensive snack and packaged-food distribution across Mexico, the US, and Latin America. Comparable as a broad incumbent food distributor with overlapping retail and foodservice customer coverage, though at vastly larger scale and with owned brands rather than distribution-only model.
• Cencosud: Chilean-origin LatAm retail giant operating supermarkets, department stores, and home-improvement formats across the region including Panama (via the former Grupo Rey assets). Comparable as a major Panamanian retail buyer of imported food brands and a potential customer — but also a risk as a vertically integrated competitor if it moved further into private-label sourcing.

Others

• B&G Foods: US-listed multinational food company (NYSE: BGS) and one of Hermanos Zakay's principal suppliers (B&G pickles, condiments, spices, kosher products). Highly relevant as a key principal relationship and signals the type/scale of brand partners the distributor carries.

Regional players

• Grupo Melo: Panamanian diversified business group with food production, distribution, and supermarket operations (including Super 99). Comparable as a vertically integrated Panamanian food/retail player operating within the same domestic market — overlapping as both a potential competitor and customer to Hermanos Zakay.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/zakayfoods
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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