What Globex International does

Globex International is a privately held principal trader in frozen food commodities, founded in 1993 and headquartered in New York. The company manages the full lifecycle of international food supply — from supplier qualification through procurement, logistics, compliance, trade finance, and final delivery — for six product categories: poultry, pork, beef/lamb/veal/buffalo, fish and seafood, frozen vegetables (including French fries), and grains and pulses. Sourcing is anchored by 300+ certified producers across 90+ countries and distribution is executed to 950+ trade partners through ten regional offices (New York, Atlanta, Riga, Bogotá, Manila, Shanghai, São Paulo, Mexico City, Bangkok, and London) and 11,000+ annual shipments.

The operating technology stack centers on a cold-chain logistics and tracking platform covering 1,000+ origin-destination port pairs and integrated with 25 major ocean carriers (Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, COSCO, and others). Features include continuous temperature-controlled transit from origin facility to delivery, GPS-based shipment visibility, contracted ocean freight and container booking, trucking coordination, and real-time container and bill-of-lading tracking. The 98.2% on-time delivery rate and 70%+ of supplier relationships exceeding 10 years reflect operational maturity. There is no disclosed AI/ML layer, no patent portfolio, and no third-party AI integrations; intelligence in the business comes from human relationships and 30 years of execution data.

The revenue model combines commodity trading margins (a principal-trader transaction-fee model across frozen proteins, vegetables, grains, and pulses) with logistics and trade-finance services spanning contracted freight, cold chain management, currency hedging, and credit structuring. Pricing is fully quote-based and inquiry-driven, with no public tiers. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through the ten regional offices, supplemented by participation in major food trade events (WOFEX, Americas Food & Beverage Show, SIAL Paris). The company markets itself primarily to two horizontal B2B segments — global food buyers and importers seeking verified frozen food supply, and certified producers seeking market access — and reports no direct-to-consumer or retail channel.

Name

Globex International

Legal name

Globex International, Inc.

Website

https://globexusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Globex International is a privately held principal trader that sources frozen poultry, pork, beef, seafood, vegetables, and grains from 300+ certified producers across 90+ countries and distributes them to 950+ trade partners through ten regional offices and integrated cold-chain logistics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Commodities Trading

NAICS

Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (42444), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510)

akta.pro primary industry

Import/Export & Cross-Border Food Commodity Trading (AFAIAKAL)

Keywords

• Frozen food trading
• Agricultural commodity distribution
• Cold chain logistics
• International food sourcing
• Meat and seafood trading

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commodity Trading Margins: Principal trader model managing full lifecycle of international food supply. Revenue generated through trading margins on frozen poultry, pork, beef, lamb, seafood, vegetables, grains, and pulses sourced from certified producers and sold to global customers.
2. Logistics and Trade Finance Services: Integrated logistics coordination including contracted ocean freight, container booking, trucking, and cold chain management. Financial solutions including trade finance, credit structuring, and currency hedging services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Globex International is a principal trader managing the full lifecycle of international food supply, sourcing frozen poultry, pork, beef, lamb, seafood, vegetables, grains, and pulses from 300+ certified producers across 90+ countries and distributing them to 950+ trade partners worldwide. The company integrates sourcing, compliance, logistics, cold chain management, and trade finance through 10 global offices and 25 ocean carrier partnerships. It sells six core commodity categories with structured buyer and supplier onboarding processes.

Product overview

Globex International is a global frozen food trading company operating as a principal trader that manages the full lifecycle of international food supply. The company offers a unified platform combining six core frozen food product categories (Poultry, Pork, Meats, Fish & Seafood, Vegetables & French Fries, and Grain & Pulses) with integrated service modules (Sourcing & Procurement, Logistics & Cold Chain, Compliance & Quality Assurance, Trade Finance, Shipment Tracking, and Buyer/Supplier Solutions). The product portfolio spans frozen proteins, vegetables, grains, and agricultural commodities sourced from 300+ certified producers across 90+ countries, distributed to 950+ trade partners through 10 global offices with 25 ocean carrier partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Poultry

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.2% on-time delivery rate
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• USMEF (U.S. Meat Export Federation)minorOthersActive member of premier trade association. USMEF focuses on international marketing and policy issues for U.S. beef, pork, and lamb producers.
• U.S. Chamber of CommerceminorOthersActive member of premier trade association. Represents business interests and provides networking opportunities.
• USAPEEC (USA Poultry & Egg Export Council)minorOthersActive member of premier trade association. Focuses on international trade promotion for U.S. poultry and egg products.
• NPFDA (National Prepared Food Distributors Association)minorOthersActive member of premier trade association. Represents interests of prepared food distributors.
• 25 Ocean Carriers (including Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarrier partnerships with 25 leading ocean carriers ensuring competitive rates and reliable transit times. Includes Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, COSCO Shipping, Yang Ming, HMM, ZIM, OOCL, PIL, Wan Hai Lines, APL, Hamburg Süd, Crowley, Matson, SM Line, Turkon Line, Swire Shipping, SeaLead Shipping, Arkas Line, X-Press Feeders, Samudera Shipping, TS Lines.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Interra International: US-headquartered global commodity trader specializing in meat, seafood, and specialty foods for export and import markets. Comparable to Globex in cross-border commodity trading model, multi-category protein portfolio, and international customer base.
• Harbor Seafood: US seafood importer and distributor serving foodservice and retail buyers. Comparable to Globex as a seafood-focused trader/distributor handling cold chain logistics and international sourcing for B2B customers.
• Pacific Seafood: Largest US West Coast seafood company, vertically integrated across harvesting, processing, and distribution. Comparable to Globex in international seafood trading, cold chain logistics, and B2B foodservice customer base.
• AJC International: Privately held Atlanta-based global trader of chicken, pork, beef, seafood, and other proteins with offices worldwide. Closest direct comparable to Globex — same product breadth (multiple protein categories), same principal trader model, and similar B2B importer/distributor customer base across international markets.

Broad incumbents

• Sysco: Largest US broadline foodservice distributor. Comparable as a broadline food distributor — overlapping in protein, produce, and grain categories with similar foodservice and B2B customer base, though serving domestic foodservice operators rather than international commodity traders.
• Cargill: World's largest privately held agricultural commodity trader with protein, grain, and ocean logistics operations. Comparable as a global principal commodity trader and integrator across the food supply chain, though vastly larger and more vertically integrated.
• US Foods: Major US broadline foodservice distributor carrying meat, seafood, produce, and frozen vegetables. Comparable to Globex in protein and frozen commodity distribution, though the customer set is domestic restaurants and foodservice operators rather than global importers.
• Tyson Foods: Largest US meat processor and global protein supplier across chicken, beef, and pork. Comparable in protein trading and export operations, though vertically integrated into production rather than operating as a pure distribution intermediary.
• Maruha Nichiro: Japan-headquartered global seafood and meat conglomerate with extensive processing, trading, and distribution operations. Comparable to Globex in protein commodity trading focus (heavily seafood), cold chain management, and multi-country sourcing/distribution.

Emerging players

• North Atlantic Trading Company: US importer/distributor of seafood and specialty frozen foods for foodservice and retail channels. Comparable to Globex in international frozen protein sourcing and B2B distribution, focused on North American markets with a tighter category set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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