CNAE 5620-1/02 · Brazil
Serviços de alimentação para eventos e recepções - bufê
54,634 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
- 54,634
- 109th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 14,821
- +19.4% · 75th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.2
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 27
- 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.- ARTGUSTO GASTRONOMIA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- NUTRIDORES REFEICOES COLETIVAS LTDAItapecerica (MG)
- DOOG ORIGINAL S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- GOURMET SPORTS HOSPITALITY SERVICOS DE ALIMENTACAO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- MEGA COZINHA LTDAManhuaçu (MG)
- AMBROZINI COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS LTDABelo Horizonte (MG)
- DPN SERVICOS E TREINAMENTO DE ALIMENTACAO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- CAFE VERDE DA QUINTA LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- DON PEPE SERVICOS DE ALIMENTACAO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- RAL EMPREENDIMENTOS LTDAManaus (AM)
- BUFFET CLAUDIO & PAULO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- BUFFET BALLFOODS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
How to assess a company's data
When you open a company's record, use these guides to check the data and understand what each field can establish.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
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 15,856
- 2 Rio de Janeiro 6,494
- 3 Minas Gerais 5,531
- 4 Bahia 2,995
- 5 Paraná 2,936
- 6 Goiás 2,184
- 7 Rio Grande do Sul 2,127
- 8 Santa Catarina 2,066
- 9 Ceará 1,952
- 10 Pernambuco 1,449
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Espírito Santo 1,384
- 12 Pará 1,178
- 13 Mato Grosso 1,154
- 14 Distrito Federal 1,149
- 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 910
- 16 Amazonas 754
- 17 Maranhão 750
- 18 Rio Grande do Norte 615
- 19 Paraíba 595
- 20 Alagoas 556
- 21 Piauí 491
- 22 Tocantins 416
- 23 Sergipe 370
- 24 Rondônia 288
- 25 Roraima 164
- 26 Amapá 146
- 27 Acre 121
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 4,900
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 3,162
- 3 Brasília (DF) 1,149
- 4 Belo Horizonte (MG) 997
- 5 Salvador (BA) 986
- 6 Fortaleza (CE) 856
- 7 Goiânia (GO) 657
- 8 Manaus (AM) 618
- 9 Curitiba (PR) 610
- 10 Campinas (SP) 472
See the 30 cities
- 11 Guarulhos (SP) 460
- 12 Belém (PA) 411
- 13 Porto Alegre (RS) 376
- 14 Campo Grande (MS) 375
- 15 Recife (PE) 351
- 16 Osasco (SP) 330
- 17 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 324
- 18 Sorocaba (SP) 321
- 19 Maceió (AL) 313
- 20 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 313
- 21 Cuiabá (MT) 304
- 22 Florianópolis (SC) 288
- 23 São Gonçalo (RJ) 285
- 24 São José dos Campos (SP) 277
- 25 São Luís (MA) 274
- 26 Niterói (RJ) 268
- 27 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 265
- 28 Contagem (MG) 249
- 29 João Pessoa (PB) 242
- 30 Santo André (SP) 239
What activity 5620-1/02 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
- O serviço de alimentação fornecidos por bufê para banquetes, coquetéis, recepções, etc.
Typical activities
- Serviço de alimentação buffet
- Serviços de alimentação bufe
- Serviços de alimentação fornecidos por bufê (buffet) para banquetes, coquetéis e recepções
- Serviços de fornecimento de alimentação para eventos e recepções
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 | 52,085 | 16,737 | +19.0% |
| 5620-1/02 Serviços de alimentação para eventos e recepções - bufê · this one | 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 5620-1/02
How many CNAE 5620-1/02 companies are there in Brazil?
54,634 active companies have CNAE 5620-1/02 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 109th 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 15,856. 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.