Hospitality and food companies in Bahia, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 19,432 hospitality and food companies (hotels, restaurants, bars and catering) in Bahia, of which 19,432 are active. With 4.5% of Brazil's section I records, Bahia is the 7th largest of the country's 27 states for this sector (extraction 2026-10-10). Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 4.0% of Bahia's records against 4.0% nationally (location quotient 1.02).

Salvador concentrates 25.0% of the active companies, followed by Porto Seguro (1,754) and Feira de Santana (1,034); the three together hold 39.3%. The median active company is 5.0 years old; 13% were registered in the last year and 35% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 2,352 new hospitality and food businesses were registered in Bahia, +13.3% on the previous 12 months (national section I: +13.8%). By ISIC division, 56 (food and beverage service activities) is 81.0% of the records and 55 (accommodation) 19.0%. Size is known for 93% of the active companies; 89% of those are micro.

Hotels, hostels, restaurants, bars and catering companies. The section is retail-like in volume: thousands of small incorporated restaurants, especially in Brazil and Mexico. Buyers are POS and payments, delivery platforms, food distributors, booking software and hospitality supply. Hotel chains register one company per property in several countries.