ProBlend

What ProBlend does

ProBlend is a privately held commercial cleaning chemicals manufacturer headquartered at 445 TX-36 in Rosenberg, Texas, with operating history dating to at least 2019. The company formulates a broad portfolio of professional cleaning solutions — warewash detergents and sanitizers, laundry chemicals (pre-spotters, detergents, bleaches, sours, softeners), housekeeping products (degreasers, glass cleaners, floor cleaners, air care), hand care (sanitizers and soaps), industrial solvents/acids/neutrals/alkalines, and specialty cleaners (oven/grill, drain, produce wash, emergency services SCBA decontamination) — organized across five verticals: Institutional, Grocery Store & Retail Food, Cruise and Marine, Industrial Series, and Professional Vehicle Care. End markets include food service, hospitality, education, building service contractors, healthcare, cruise/marine, and industrial facilities across the United States.

The product platform centers on proprietary formulation chemistry including the ASPIRE Ultra Warewash System (over 2X more concentrated than standard systems, engineered for hard water and shipping cost efficiency), the Advanced Laundry Program with enzyme-based cleaning boosts and proprietary surfactant blends (EPA Safer Choice certified for Ocean Breeze), and True-UV Verified Hygienic Cleanliness technology tailored for cruise ship laundry operations. Products carry multiple third-party registrations: EPA-registered sanitizers and disinfectants (Guardian, DSQ 10, DD 5000), FDA-registered hand care, NFSI-certified SureGrip floor safety products, NSF-registered Bon Voyage laundry sour, and EPA Safer Choice certified Ocean Breeze chelating agent. Dispensing hardware (Galaxy Dispensing System with AccuPro technology, manual and touch-free cartridge dispensers) ties chemistry to controlled-dilution equipment for end customers.

ProBlend generates revenue exclusively through a B2B distributor channel: a nationwide Member Network of certified cleaning chemical distributors who access a Member portal, ProBlend University training, technical support, and marketing materials. Products are priced on a quote basis through distributor accounts on catalog.problendcommercial.com, with no public pricing. Marketing channels include the problendsolutions.com website, LinkedIn/Facebook/YouTube presence, ISSA Interclean trade show participation (booth #1529), and the annual PB Invincible National Meeting. The company has no disclosed parent, investor base, headcount, or revenue, and operates entirely on private/undisclosed ownership.

Name

ProBlend

Legal name

ProBlend

Website

https://problendsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ProBlend is a privately held Rosenberg, Texas-based commercial cleaning chemicals manufacturer that formulates warewash, laundry, housekeeping, hand care, and industrial cleaning products sold exclusively through a nationwide certified distributor network serving institutional, grocery, cruise/marine, industrial, and vehicle care customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosenberg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Cleaning Chemicals: ProBlend generates revenue through the sale of commercial cleaning chemical formulations to distributors and end-users across institutional, industrial, cruise/marine, grocery/retail food, and professional vehicle care markets. Products are sold through a distributor network model with both concentrate and ready-to-use formulations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ProBlend manufactures and distributes a portfolio of commercial cleaning chemical formulations—detergents, sanitizers, disinfectants, degreasers, laundry chemicals, floor care products, glass cleaners, odor neutralizers, industrial solvents and acids, hand care products, and specialty cleaners—organized across Institutional, Grocery/Retail Food, Cruise and Marine, Industrial, and Professional Vehicle Care verticals. The company sells exclusively through a nationwide network of certified distributors and a gated online ordering catalog, supported by training, technical support, and dispensing equipment.

Product overview

ProBlend is a commercial cleaning chemicals company offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional cleaning solutions organized across multiple industry segments: Institutional (warewash, laundry, housekeeping, floor care, hand care, emergency services), Grocery/Retail Food, Cruise and Marine, Industrial (acid, neutral, alkaline, solvent, specialty), and Professional Vehicle Care. The product lineup centers on concentrated chemical formulations including warewash detergents and sanitizers (Aspire Ultra Warewash System, DD 5000, DSQ 10, Crystal, Encap Dish, Solid Force), laundry products (Stain Pro pre-spotting and reclaim series, enzyme-based detergents, fabric softeners and sours, bleach products), housekeeping chemicals (Galaxy Dispensing System products, floor cleaners, glass cleaners, odor neutralizers), industrial chemicals (OT solvent series, acid-based cleaners, degreasers), and specialized products (hand sanitizers, hand soaps, amenities). Key differentiators include EPA-registered sanitizers and disinfectants, enzyme-based stain removal technology, professional dispensing equipment (cartridge dispensers, Galaxy system), concentrated formulations for cost efficiency, and specialty solutions for marine/cruise environments. The products serve food service, hospitality, education, healthcare, cruise/marine, industrial, and building services sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ProBlend Solutions: Primary commercial cleaning chemicals brand serving institutional, grocery, cruise/marine, and industrial markets.

Products and services

• ASPIRE Ultra Warewash System Ultra-concentrated warewash system including dishmachine detergent and drying agent designed for low and high temperature dishmachines. Minimizes operational and shipping costs through greater than 2X concentration. Targeted at institutional and cruise/marine foodservice operations.
• Sanitizers, Disinfectants, and Virucides (Guardian, DD 5000, DSQ 10) EPA-registered sanitizers, disinfectants, fungicides, and virucides for food contact surfaces, third compartment sinks, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, food handling and processing areas, bar and institutional kitchens, hotels and motels, and industrial use.
• High Temperature Warewash Detergents (Crystal, Encap Dish, Solid Force, Solid Force NP, Solid Metal Power, Sparkle) Chlorinated high temperature liquid and solid dishmachine detergents, encapsulated and premium formulations including a non-phosphate variant and a soft-metal-safe detergent, plus a premium dishwashing rinse aid with defoamers and chelating agents. For use in high temperature dishmachines.
• All-Temperature Warewash Detergents (LT Detergent, HW LT Detergent, Rinse Free, LT Rinse Aid, LT San) Economical alkaline dishmachine detergents for all temperature machines, including a hard-water specific variant, anti-spotting rinse aids for both standard and hard water use, and a concentrated stabilized 10% sodium hypochlorite EPA-registered sanitizer for commercial dishmachines.
• Presoak Chemicals (Oxy Complete, Silver Brilliant, Solid Silver Brite) Powder presoak and oxygen destainer for plasticware, coffee cups, serving utensils, tea urns, and cutting boards, plus enhanced-performance liquid and solid silver and flatware brightening soaks that prevent tarnish and attack residual soil.
• Pot and Pan Detergents (Bar Glass, Clean Pro Pot & Pan, Emerald, Sapphire, Solid Clean) Manual bar glass and pot and pan detergents including low-foaming glassware detergent, economical sudsy pot and pan detergent, phosphate-free formulations, premium fragrance variants, and a 100% active solid detergent for commercial kitchens.
• Cleaners and Degreasers (Citra Sol, HD Pride Cleaner, Lavender Express) All-purpose cleaners and degreasers including an alkaline/butyl heavy-duty degreaser, a d-limonene based citrus all-purpose cleaner for fat and petroleum based soils, and a bold lavender multi-purpose cleaner and degreaser.
• Cooking Surface Chemicals (Eliminator Plus, Grease Ease, HT Grill Cleaner, Workforce Non-Caustic Oven & Grill Cleaner) High-alkaline and solvent-based oven cleaners, concentrated deep fryer powder detergent, flat-top grill cleaner for hot surface use, and an ultra-concentrated non-caustic ready-to-use oven and grill cleaner safe on aluminum with minimal odor.
• Floor Cleaners (Bio Force, SureGrip Daily Cleaner & Degreaser, Evo Floor Cleaner, Floor Touch, Galaxy-41 Enviro Mop) Heavy-duty microbial and neutral floor cleaners for commercial kitchens, concrete, grout, and quarry tile, including an NFSI-certified hard surface floor cleaner designed to improve surface traction and reduce polymerization, and all-purpose neutral floor cleaners.
• Specialty Cleaners (Chlor Clean, Clean Freeze, Enhance, Grease Free, ProduceShield+, Scalaway) High-foaming chlorinated cleaners for meat rooms and bakeries, low-foam freezer cleaners, food-grade aerosol stainless steel cleaner, bioremediation drain and grease trap treatment, ultra-concentrated no-rinse produce wash with proprietary GRAS ingredients, and concentrated non-foaming lime scale remover for hard water.
• Laundry Detergents (Detergent Plus, Enzyme Clean, Enzyme Power, New Clean, New Clean III, Opti-Brite, Suds All, Tribute, Victory, Wave) Oil-releasing, enzyme-based, high efficiency (HE) powder and liquid, value-added powder, all-in-one optical brightening, hypoallergenic fragrance-free HE, and economical unbuilt liquid laundry detergents for commercial and institutional machines.
• Cruise and Marine Classic Laundry Line (ES Laundry Detergent, Chlor White, Oxy Brilliant, Sour Advanced, Sour Extra) Dual liquid laundry detergent for hotel, motel, and nursing home linen, liquid laundry bleach safe on cotton and synthetic fabrics, color-safe peroxide bleach, ultra concentrated laundry acid neutralizer with superior pH control for tunnel washers, and an iron-removing laundry neutralizer that prevents red iron spots and brightens yellowing linens.
• Advanced Cruise and Marine Laundry Program (Sea Captain, Ocean Breeze, High Seas, Anchors Away, Oxy Excite, Bon Voyage, Sea Star) Revolutionary alkali-free proprietary surfactant laundry detergent for cruise and marine use, EPA Safer Choice certified chelating agent emulsifier for suntan oils, enzyme cleaning boost with High Seas and Anchors Away pH buffer, non-chlorine oxygen bleach, NSF B1 registered organic acid liquid sour, and dye/fragrance-free concentrated fabric softener designed for automatic injection equipment.
• Stain Pro Pre-Spotting Series (Stain Pro B, C, E, O, R) Specialized laundry pre-spotting chemicals including a blood stain remover, chlorine-infused bleach, enzyme-based fabric and carpet stain remover, oily stain pre-spotter, and rust stain remover for commercial laundry operations. Available individually or as a starter kit with sprayers and mini prespotter stain removal chart.
• Stain Pro Reclaim Series (Stain Pro 1, Stain Pro 2, Stain Pro 3) Laundry reclaim products engineered to restore hard-to-remove stains from white linen, colored linen, and rust-stained linen missed during the pre-spotting procedure or washing process, including a one-step rust-removal reclaim added to the wash wheel.
• Fabric Softeners (Soft Select, Soft Lavender, Soft Sunset, Soft Touch, Soft Touch Plus) Concentrated fabric softeners with Soft Touch technology in lavender, springtime, island escape, and April Fresh fragrances, formulated for commercial and industrial automated laundry dispensing systems with controlled viscosity for uniform dispensing and 25% more fragrance in select variants.
• Laundry Sours and Neutralizers (Santex, Sour All, Sour Finish) Ready-to-use fabric sanitizer used in the final rinse for self-sanitizing and bacteriostatic effects, concentrated acid-based liquid neutralizer and anti-rust agent, and a concentrated acid-based powdered neutralizer and anti-yellowing agent that reduces residual alkalinity in fabric for commercial laundries.
• Sour/Soft Plus Combination Laundry Product Citrus-fragrance combined sour and soft laundry product delivering concentrated acid-based neutralization and anti-yellowing agent benefits in a single product for commercial laundries.
• Laundry Detergent Boosters (Break Out, Conditioner SE, Linen Boost) Alkali booster with soil dispersants and alkaline builders, water conditioner to enhance detergent performance in hard water when metered directly into the water supply, and a solvent detergent booster for heavy oily and greasy soils as laundry prewash or detergent additive.
• Size All Laundry Sizing Laundry sizing formulated as a high performance blue emulsion to impart stiffness and body to linens made of natural fibers, polyester, and polyester blends.
• Hand Sanitizers (Alcohol Foaming Hand Sanitizer, E3 Foaming Hand Sanitizer) FDA-registered foaming hand sanitizers including a fragrance-free formulation effective at removing bacteria while being gentle on skin, and an all-in-one fragrance-free sanitizer and cleanser that kills 99.99% of common germs with pre-lathered quick dispensing.
• Cartridge Dispensers (Manual Cartridge Dispenser, Touch-Free Cartridge Dispenser) Manual and touch-free cartridge dispensers for 1.25L hand care cartridges designed for one-handed operation, ADA compliance, and high-throughput institutional restroom use with long battery life on the touch-free model.
• Hand Soaps (Amenities Hand Soap, Blue Foaming Silk, Clear Foaming Silk, Clean & Simple, Clear Silk) FDA-registered hand soaps offering white lotion and foaming options in almond, mountain spring, lemon, and dye-free variants, with an economical liquid hand soap that doubles as a pot and pan detergent.
• Cruise and Marine Ready-to-Use Cleaners (Clear View RTU, Eraser, Guardian RTU) Ready-to-use cleaners for cruise and marine environments including a glass and hard surface cleaner delivering spotless streak-free shine, a non-acid chlorine bleach mold and mildew stain remover and bathroom cleaner, and an EPA-registered food contact sanitizer, disinfectant, and virucide in ready-to-use form.
• Cruise and Marine Housekeeping Program (Actizone F5, Glass Guard Pro) Actizone F5 24-hour residual sanitizer and multi-purpose cleaner that disinfects harmful bacteria and viruses including SARS-CoV-2 while providing cleaning performance, and Glass Guard Pro ready-to-use glass cleaner and protectant with a fog-free residue-repelling water sheet formula.
• Odor Neutralizers (Extreme Cannabis Odor Out, Extreme Smoke Odor Out, Linen Fresh RTU) Ready-to-use odor neutralizers including a cannabis odor destroyer that penetrates to permanently eliminate skunk-like marijuana odor on contact, a smoke odor neutralizer for cigarette, cigar, and pipe odors on porous surfaces, and a fabric refresher and softener.
• Restroom Care (Antimicrobial Urinal Mat, Splash Hog Urinal Screen) Antimicrobial urinal mats engineered to inhibit odors for up to one month with carpet-like textures that promote rapid air drying, and urinal screens with hedgehog-like spines designed to drastically reduce splash back and provide 60-day fragrance.
• Clear View Concentrate Glass and Hard Surface Cleaner Highly concentrated glass and hard surface cleaner that, in diluted form, creates spotless streak-free shine on glass, stainless steel, plastic, vinyl, and tile.
• Polishes (Metal Brite Stainless Steel Polish, Rejuvenate Furniture Polish) Mineral oil based ready-to-use stainless steel cleaner and polish that removes grease, soils, water stains, fingerprints, and tarnish while leaving a brilliant shine, and a beeswax aerosol furniture polish that cleans all wood surfaces, restoring color and gloss while eliminating small scratches.
• All-Purpose Cleaning Chemicals (Citrus Clean, Cream Clean, Lavender Q Cleaner, Lemon Q Cleaner, Pine Q Cleaner) Concentrated all-purpose degreasers and quaternary cleaners including a d-limonene citrus degreaser for fat and petroleum based soils, a nonabrasive cream cleanser for porcelain and chrome, and quaternary cleaner concentrates with lavender, lemon, and pine fragrances for mildew prevention on hard surfaces.
• Amenities Hygiene System (Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Wash) Hotel amenities hygiene system offering honey almond shampoo, hair conditioner, and citrus thyme body wash formulated without parabens, phthalates, formaldehyde, silicone, or sulfates (SLS), infused with plant extracts, intended for hospitality settings.
• SCBA Concentrate Protective Gear Decontamination Detergent Protective gear decontamination detergent designed specifically to remove soot and dangerous carcinogens from self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) used by firefighters and emergency first responders.
• Spots Away Carpet Stain Remover Water-based aerosol carpet spot and stain remover that cleans all types of carpet spots and stains without damaging fabrics, neutralizes odors, and leaves a pleasant fragrance.
• Industrial Chemical Solvents (Detergent Booster, OT Max, OT Sol, OT Terge) Industrial solvents including a water-soluble butyl solvent parts washer additive, a 100% D-Limonene citrus solvent for use in water separation units, a heavy-duty solvent cleaner and degreaser that cleans slop oil, heavy grease, bunker oil, and paraffin while separating water, and a citrus terpene solvent alternative to petroleum and chlorinated solvents for tar, grease, bituminous residue, and heavy oils.
• Industrial Acid Cleaners (Citric Acid Cleaner, SureGrip Industrial, Descaler, Glacial Acetic Acid Cleaner, Oxygenated Cleaner, Phosphoric Acid Cleaner, Wall Brite) Industrial acid cleaners including a non-fuming citric acid cleaner safe for industrial and automotive industries, an NFSI-certified industrial SureGrip floor safety traction product, a concentrated lime scale remover with surfactants, a foaming non-fuming glacial acetic acid detergent and floor cleaner, an environmentally friendly hydrogen peroxide all purpose cleaner, a high-foaming non-fuming phosphoric acid detergent that renews brightness on stainless steel and aluminum, and a heavy-duty wall cleaning acid compound.
• Industrial Neutral Cleaners (Evo Industrial, MIC-10) Environmentally preferable multipurpose cleaners and degreasers suitable for bird droppings, floors, drains, and pressure washer pretreatment, including a floor and concrete cleaner designed for removal of light to medium hydrocarbon spills associated with automobile service or light manufacturing industries.
• Galaxy Dispensing System with AccuPro Technology Galaxy Dispensing System that fills bottles, buckets, and equipment using AccuPro technology to eliminate dilution variance, paired with a comprehensive line of concentrated cleaning refills including fabric refreshers, bathroom cleaners and disinfectants, glass cleaner, neutral floor cleaners, microbial floor cleaner, and general purpose cleaners with hydrogen peroxide or citrus cleaning power.
• Soft Select Fabric Softener (Cruise and Marine Classic Laundry) Cruise and marine fabric softener featuring Soft Touch technology and a springtime fragrance, designed to leave linen smelling fresh and soft in maritime laundry operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminates 99.9% of bacteria for 24 hours with ACTIZONE F5
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SureGrip Floor Safety SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProBlend announced a new partnership with SureGrip, the leader in floor care products designed to increase traction and improve floor safety. The partnership addresses slip and fall accidents which cause significant manpower and financial losses for facility managers. ProBlend now offers SureGrip products as part of its floor care solutions portfolio.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: The dominant global player in commercial cleaning, sanitization, and water/hygiene services for foodservice, hospitality, healthcare, and industrial markets. Directly comparable as the largest competitor in ProBlend's exact institutional, grocery, cruise/marine, and industrial verticals.
• Clorox Professional (Clorox Healthcare & CloroxPro): Commercial division of Clorox that sells cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing products to institutional and healthcare buyers. Comparable in EPA-registered disinfectant and sanitizer categories that ProBlend competes in.
• 3M Commercial Solutions Division: Diversified industrial conglomerate whose Commercial Solutions division sells cleaning chemicals and supplies to foodservice, hospitality, and healthcare customers. Comparable as an incumbent competitor with overlapping warewash, floor care, and chemical categories.

Direct peers

• Diversey (Solenis): Global manufacturer of commercial cleaning and hygiene products for foodservice, hospitality, healthcare, and retail. Closest direct peer in product portfolio (warewash, laundry, floor care, hand hygiene) and customer base across all five of ProBlend's verticals.
• Spartan Chemical Company: US-based manufacturer of specialty chemical products for industrial and institutional cleaning, including warewash, laundry, housekeeping, and floor care. Closely matches ProBlend's product mix, distributor-led GTM, and focus on the US institutional market.
• Betco Corporation: Manufacturer of commercial cleaning products for the foodservice, healthcare, education, and building services contractor markets. Comparable product portfolio (cleaners, degreasers, sanitizers, floor care) and similar distributor-channel GTM.
• Zep Inc. Manufacturer and marketer of cleaning and maintenance products for institutional, industrial, and consumer markets, with strong presence in foodservice and vehicle care. Overlapping product lines and customer base with ProBlend.
• GOJO Industries (PURELL): Manufacturer of hand hygiene and skin care products including PURELL, with strong institutional and foodservice presence. Directly comparable to ProBlend's hand care, hand sanitizer, and cartridge dispenser product lines.
• State Industrial Products: Manufacturer of industrial and institutional cleaning and maintenance chemicals including degreasers, lubricants, and facility care products. Comparable industrial-cleaning and specialty-chemistry product portfolio serving similar end markets.
• Nyco Products Company: Specialty manufacturer of cleaning products for the janitorial, foodservice, and building services contractor markets. Closely comparable as a mid-sized US specialty chemical company competing in ProBlend's same verticals with similar distributor-led distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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