Grupo Central

What Grupo Central does

Grupo Central is a privately held Brazilian integrated healthcare group headquartered in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, operating since 1997 through its lead brand Central Farma. The group is structured around three core product brands: Central Farma (compounding pharmacy producing individualized magistral formulas on prescription), Central Nutrition (functional integrative supplements based on scientific evidence, including GUARDIAN®, LEVSENSI®, Aminnu, Energy ATP and Seccure®), and Central Injetáveis (sterile injectable nutritional therapies, the Brazilian market leader in its category with 10M+ ampules projected for 2023 and 15,000+ physicians served). Two adjacent units — Support Health (SaaS clinic management platform serving 2,000+ clinics) and Clínica Integrative (ISO 9001 certified integrative health clinic), plus the company-operated Central Restaurante — round out the ecosystem. The central technical capability is a state-of-the-art sterile laboratory complex at Central Injetáveis (Ipatinga and Caratinga), complemented by ISO 9001 certified manufacturing across Central Farma, Central Injetáveis, Central Nutrition and Clínica Integrative, and a formal Scientific Committee staffed with PhD-level specialists in pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical sciences and sterile production.

The business model is primarily B2B and prescriber-driven: direct field-sales teams and analyst consultations reach physicians, nutrologists and nutritionists who prescribe Central Farma formulas and Central Injetáveis therapies, while Central Nutrition supplements are sold both via prescribers and through B2C channels (Shopping Vale do Aço retail kiosk, WhatsApp commerce, e-commerce). Revenue mechanics are overwhelmingly transaction-based (one-time prescription sales, one-time product purchases), with Support Health providing the only meaningful recurring SaaS stream. The group monetizes through prescription-grade compounded medications, branded supplements and sterile injectables, supported by an aggressive event-based demand-generation engine (Congress Central Injetáveis, the itinerant Central Injetáveis pelo Brasil immersions, third-party congress sponsorships) and content assets (NUTRITALK podcast, dedicated YouTube channels, scientific committee content).

The group's scale signals are notable for the segment: Central Farma grew 420% from R$10M (2021) to R$52.4M (2022), making it the fastest-growing compounding pharmacy in Brazil and #1 in the Exame/BTG Pactual/PwC Negócios em Expansão 2023 ranking in the Pharmaceutical & Beauty category (R$30-150M revenue bracket). Group-level revenue exceeded R$100M in 2022, with continued momentum evidenced by the 2024 product launch wave (Seccure®, Ferro Injetável, LEVSENSI®, Gotas Bioativas) and the scaling of the Congress Central Injetáveis from 1,000+ attendees in 2023 to 1,200+ in 2024. The company remains privately held under Central Gestao e Participacoes LTDA (CNPJ 62.674.508/0001-22), with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and a domestic-only operating geography.

Name

Grupo Central

Legal name

Central Gestao e Participacoes LTDA

Website

https://grupocentralbrasil.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Grupo Central is a Brazilian integrated healthcare ecosystem serving physicians, nutritionists and patients through three core brands: Central Farma (compounded magistral formulas), Central Nutrition (functional supplements), and Central Injetáveis (sterile injectable therapies). Support Health and Clínica Integrative extend into clinic management and integrative care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compounding Pharmacy and Nutraceutical Manufacturing

NAICS

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (3254), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215), Food Manufacturing (311), Food (Health) Supplement Retailers (456191)

SIC

Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAIAJAO

Compounding Ingredient & API Distributors (Pharma Supply)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals/Pharmaceutical Distribution & Wholesaling

SECONDARYCRADAGAC

Multivitamins & Daily Packs

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Vitamins, Supplements & Sports Nutrition

SECONDARYCRADAGAF

Probiotics & Digestive Health Supplements

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Vitamins, Supplements & Sports Nutrition

SECONDARYHLAFAMAL

Clinical Research & Trial Central Laboratories

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Clinical Laboratories

Keywords

• Compounded pharmaceutical formulas
• Injectable nutritional therapies
• Functional dietary supplements
• Magistral compounding pharmacy
• Nutraceutical manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ipatinga

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Central Farma - Compounded Pharmaceutical Products: Manipulation and sale of individualized magistral formulas prescribed by healthcare professionals. Revenue generated through prescription-based product sales of compounded medications. Operating since 1997 (operations) / 1999 (formal). Central Farma grew from R$10 million (2021) to R$52.4 million (2022), a 420% increase making it Brazil's fastest-growing compounding pharmacy.
2. Central Nutrition - Functional Dietary Supplements: Sale of functional nutritional supplements and nutraceuticals to healthcare professionals and consumers. Products include GUARDIAN® (intestinal health), LEVSENSI® (weight management), Aminnu (amino acid pool), Energy ATP, and others. Products are recommended by prescriber professionals.
3. Central Injetáveis - Injectable Nutritional Therapies: Supply of sterile injectable compounds to healthcare professionals across Brazil. Central Injetáveis is the market leader in Brazil for injectable nutritional therapies. Projects over 10 million ampules produced in 2023. Has served over 15,000 physicians.
4. Support Health - Clinic Management Platform: Business management tools for medical clinics including strategic mentoring, training, and a unified platform system. Supports over 2,000 clinics and offices in organizing their processes.
5. Clínica Integrative - Integrative Health Clinic: Integrative health clinic providing systemic, humanized, and personalized healthcare services focused on restoring health and promoting quality of life and healthy longevity. ISO 9001 certified.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Grupo Central develops, manufactures and distributes compounded (magistral) pharmaceutical formulas, evidence-based functional dietary supplements, and sterile injectable nutraceutical therapies primarily for prescribing healthcare professionals (physicians, nutrologists and nutritionists) across Brazil. The group also operates a SaaS clinic-management platform (Support Health), an ISO 9001-certified integrative health clinic (Clínica Integrative), and a healthy-meal restaurant (Central Restaurante), all under the holding company Central Gestao e Participacoes LTDA.

Product overview

Grupo Central is a health ecosystem consisting of five business units operating with the purpose of awakening health in each individual. The core products include Central Farma (manipulation pharmacy creating custom magistral formulas since 1997), Central Nutrition (functional supplements from scientific evidence since 2017), and Central Injetáveis (injectable therapies market leader since 2019). These are supported by Support Health (clinic management platform serving 2,000+ clinics) and Clínica Integrative (ISO 9001 certified integrative health clinic). Together they offer compounded formulas, nutritional supplements, and injectable therapies, all certified to international quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GUARDIAN: Intestinal health supplement for epithelial renewal and GALT cell nutrition.
• Aminnu
• Energy ATP
• LEVSENSI
• Seccure
• BIOCOLIN HAIR
• Support Academy

Products and services

• Central Farma Compounding pharmacy service creating individualized magistral (compounded) pharmaceutical formulas based on healthcare-professional prescriptions, uniting science and technology through ISO 9001-validated production processes. Operates since 1997 across units in Ipatinga and Caratinga.
• Central Nutrition Functional integrative supplements developed from scientific evidence for integral health, marketed to healthcare prescribing professionals and consumers via retail channels. Created in 2017.
• Central Injetáveis Market-leading supply of sterile injectable nutritional therapies to healthcare professionals across Brazil, produced in a state-of-the-art sterile laboratory complex. ISO 9001 certified. Created in 2019.
• Support Health SaaS business-management platform helping over 2,000 medical clinics and practices organize processes through management tools, strategic mentoring, and training on a unified platform.
• Clínica Integrative
• Central Restaurante

Quantifiable outcome

• 420% revenue growth for Central Farma (2021–2022): from R$10M to R$52.4M
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Circuito de Rua do Vale do Aço (Running Circuit)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 March 2023Grupo Central is the sponsor of the Vale do Aço Running Circuit in 2023. The partnership supports the event and 12 selected athletes who receive monthly vouchers of R$500.00 for products at Central Farma, plus training supplements (Max Training pre-workout, sunscreen), a cap, shaker bottle, and supplement samples from Central Nutrition. Athletes Luthi, Léo Silva, and Henrique Maderite participated.
• Support HealthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 March 2023Part of the Grupo Central ecosystem, Support Health provides business management tools, strategic mentoring, and training to over 2,000 medical clinics and offices. It distributes the Grupo Central prescriber relationship model and operational efficiency systems to healthcare practices.
• Ipatinga Futebol ClubeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 January 2023Grupo Central announced a sports incentive partnership providing Ipatinga Futebol Clube with high-quality supplementation from all three brands: Central Farma, Central Nutrition, and Central Injetáveis. Products supplied include Energy ATP, Palatinose, Caffeine, Pre-Workout (Alta Performance), Aminnu, and Guardian. A nutritionist selected the supplements to enhance athletic energy and performance. The partnership reinforces Grupo Central's values around movement and sport as promoters of health.
• Prima Consultoria NutricionalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrima Consultoria Nutricional provides the 'selo de alimento seguro' (safe food certification) for the Central Restaurante operations, ensuring compliance with hygiene standards and good food handling practices. Includes staff training, process documentation, and quality control systems.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofarma: Major Brazilian and Latin American pharmaceutical manufacturer with strong injectables, specialty, and OTC franchises. Comparable to Grupo Central as a Brazilian pharma manufacturer with injectable production capabilities, but operating across broader therapeutic categories and at much larger scale.
• RD Saúde (Raia Drogasil): Brazil's largest pharmacy retail chain with compounding services and an expanding health-services ecosystem. Comparable to Grupo Central through pharmacy/manipulation operations and consumer supplement sales channels, though at retail-chain scale with public-market listing.
• EMS Pharma: Brazil's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer offering branded generics and a growing portfolio in specialty and injectable therapies. Comparable to Grupo Central as a Brazilian pharma operator expanding into higher-value injectable and specialty formulations, but at vastly larger scale and with broader therapeutic category coverage.
• Aché Laboratórios: Brazilian pharmaceutical manufacturer with branded, generic, and consumer health/nutrition lines including injectables and supplements. Comparable to Grupo Central's combination of prescription pharmaceutical manufacturing (Central Farma, Central Injetáveis) and consumer supplement brands (Central Nutrition).
• Hypera Pharma: Brazil's largest pharma company by market cap with diverse portfolio across branded, generics, OTC, and consumer health. Comparable to Grupo Central through its OTC/consumer health and supplement exposure, though at national-institutional scale with public-market governance.

Direct peers

• Growth Supplements: Brazil's largest direct-to-consumer sports nutrition and supplements brand. Comparable to Central Nutrition as a Brazilian supplements company, though operating a DTC e-commerce model rather than Grupo Central's prescriber-recommended B2B channel.
• Doctoralia: Brazil's leading doctor-discovery and clinic SaaS platform (part of Docplanner group). Comparable to Grupo Central's Support Health unit as a healthcare technology platform serving physicians and clinics across Brazil.
• Ninsaúde: Brazilian clinic management SaaS providing EMR, scheduling, and financial tools to medical practices. Comparable to Support Health's clinic management and operational tools serving 2,000+ medical clinics in Brazil.
• Max Titanium: Leading Brazilian sports nutrition and functional supplements manufacturer with a broad SKU portfolio across protein, amino acids, and pre-workouts. Comparable to Central Nutrition's functional supplement range (Aminnu, GUARDIAN®, Energy ATP, LEVSENSI®) and Brazil-focused distribution.

Regional players

• Panvel: Brazilian pharmacy and specialty retail chain with strong presence in southern Brazil, offering prescription compounding and supplement categories. Comparable to Grupo Central's compounding and supplement retail activities, though focused on a different regional geography within Brazil.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@centralfarmabrasil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupo-central

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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