CNAE 5620-1/01 · Brazil
Fornecimento de alimentos preparados preponderantemente para empresas
52,085 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 52,085
- 113th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 16,737
- +19.0% · 66th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.2
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 32
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- SODEXO DO BRASIL COMERCIAL S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- GR SERVICOS E ALIMENTACAO LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- SAPORE S.A.Campinas (SP)
- REFEICOES NATURAS LTDACanoas (RS)
- EXAL - ADMINISTRACAO DE RESTAURANTES EMPRESARIAIS E FACILITIES LTDACuritiba (PR)
- APETIT SERVICOS DE ALIMENTACAO LTDALondrina (PR)
- SPLENDA PARUS REFEICOES S.APorto Alegre (RS)
- CUCINARE PRO ALIMENTACAO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- ESSENCIAL NUTRICAO LTDASão Carlos (SP)
- CAMPODORO ALIMENTOS LTDAAraucária (PR)
- REFEICOES NUTRIBRAS LTDACanoas (RS)
- LLINEA SERVICOS E ALIMENTACAO LTDA.Osasco (SP)
How to assess a company's data
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- How to look up a CNPJ
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- What an active CNPJ means
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- How to read partner and administrator records
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.1 – 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2 – 0.3
- 0.3 – 0.4
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 14,918
- 2 Rio de Janeiro 7,036
- 3 Minas Gerais 4,199
- 4 Bahia 3,099
- 5 Paraná 2,593
- 6 Rio Grande do Sul 2,274
- 7 Santa Catarina 2,153
- 8 Goiás 1,950
- 9 Pernambuco 1,751
- 10 Ceará 1,388
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Pará 1,370
- 12 Espírito Santo 1,173
- 13 Mato Grosso 1,152
- 14 Amazonas 1,089
- 15 Distrito Federal 899
- 16 Mato Grosso do Sul 800
- 17 Maranhão 705
- 18 Paraíba 660
- 19 Alagoas 584
- 20 Rio Grande do Norte 580
- 21 Piauí 407
- 22 Sergipe 362
- 23 Tocantins 304
- 24 Rondônia 272
- 25 Amapá 144
- 26 Acre 114
- 27 Roraima 102
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 5,411
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 3,381
- 3 Salvador (BA) 1,149
- 4 Manaus (AM) 966
- 5 Brasília (DF) 899
- 6 Belo Horizonte (MG) 869
- 7 Curitiba (PR) 730
- 8 Fortaleza (CE) 693
- 9 Goiânia (GO) 686
- 10 Recife (PE) 574
See the 30 cities
- 11 Belém (PA) 484
- 12 Guarulhos (SP) 451
- 13 Campinas (SP) 439
- 14 Porto Alegre (RS) 426
- 15 São Gonçalo (RJ) 416
- 16 Maceió (AL) 356
- 17 Niterói (RJ) 338
- 18 Cuiabá (MT) 333
- 19 Osasco (SP) 329
- 20 Campo Grande (MS) 328
- 21 São Luís (MA) 313
- 22 João Pessoa (PB) 311
- 23 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 310
- 24 Florianópolis (SC) 308
- 25 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 305
- 26 Sorocaba (SP) 302
- 27 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 284
- 28 São José dos Campos (SP) 254
- 29 Aparecida de Goiânia (GO) 254
- 30 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 247
What activity 5620-1/01 is
- Section I — Alojamento e alimentação
- Division — Alimentação
- Group — Serviços de catering, bufê e outros serviços de comida preparada
- Class — Serviços de catering, bufê e outros serviços de comida preparada
What it covers
- A preparação de refeições em cozinha central por conta de terceiros (catering) para fornecimento a: #- empresas de linhas aéreas e outras empresas de transporte #- cantinas, restaurantes de empresa e outros serviços de alimentação
Typical activities
- Fornecimento de refeições para empresa aerea, aviões
- Preparação de refeições para fornecimento a cantinas
- Preparação de refeições para fornecimento a restaurantes de empresa
- Serviço de alimentação catering
- Serviço de alimentação fornecimento de alimentos preparados preponderantemente para empresas
- Serviço de alimentação fornecimento de comida preparada de produção própria preponderantemente para empresas
- Serviço de alimentação fornecimento de marmitas preponderantemente para empresas
- Serviço de alimentação fornecimento de refeições industriais
- Serviço de alimentação fornecimento de refeições preparadas e embaladas, preponderantemente para empresas
- Serviços de cozinha industrial
- Venda sob contrato de refeições preparadas
The activities of class 5620-1
serviços de catering, bufê e outros serviços de comida preparada, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5620-1/01 Fornecimento de alimentos preparados preponderantemente para empresas · this one | 52,085 | 16,737 | +19.0% |
| 5620-1/02 Serviços de alimentação para eventos e recepções - bufê | 54,634 | 14,821 | +19.4% |
| 5620-1/03 Cantinas - serviços de alimentação privativos | 10,302 | 1,688 | −1.5% |
| 5620-1/04 Fornecimento de alimentos preparados preponderantemente para consumo domiciliar | 381,109 | 123,033 | +27.6% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 5620-1/01
How many CNAE 5620-1/01 companies are there in Brazil?
52,085 active companies have CNAE 5620-1/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 113th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 5620-1?
Class 5620-1 has 4 subclasses: 5620-1/01; 5620-1/02; 5620-1/03; 5620-1/04. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 14,918. There, 0.2 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.2 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.