Spokane Seed Company

What Spokane Seed Company does

Spokane Seed Company is a family-owned agricultural commodity processor and exporter headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington, established on December 14, 1908 and now operating under a fourth generation of family ownership. The company grows, processes, and markets dried peas (green and yellow, split and whole), lentils (Regular, Pardina, Richlea, and Red Chief varieties), and chickpeas (garbanzo beans), sourced from receiving stations across the Inland Northwest's Palouse region and sold under registered sub-brands RUMBA and GREENPOD. Its processing infrastructure includes a headquarters facility in Spokane Valley and a Colfax production site, with a dedicated plant manager and administrative assistant at the Colfax location.

The company operates as a wholesale B2B exporter with a direct enterprise sales motion, requiring minimum full truck load (44,000 LB) orders and offering flexible packaging options including bulk containers, 2,000 LB tote sacks, and 50-100 LB bags. Global distribution is supported by ocean freight contracts, trusted freight networks, and in-house export documentation and execution services. Spokane Seed Company supplies the largest most recognized food companies in the world, supported by two Presidential 'E' Awards from the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Expansion Program and a stated commitment to evolving domestic food safety and food security standards.

Commercially, the company operates a dual customer model: enterprise sales to large global food manufacturers, and direct grower procurement via a field representative staff that publishes cash bids to regional farmers. Revenue is generated through unit-based wholesale pricing that is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with no online ordering or credit card acceptance. A Bushel-powered customer portal provides digital transaction access for customers, and the company maintains minimal digital marketing presence, relying primarily on direct sales relationships and trade reputation built over more than a century of continuous operation.

Name

Spokane Seed Company

Legal name

Spokane Seed Company

Website

http://spokaneseed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spokane Seed Company is a fourth-generation family-owned agricultural processor in Spokane Valley, Washington, producing dried peas, lentils, and chickpeas from the Palouse region for export to the largest food companies worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pulse Crop Processing and Wholesale

NAICS

Dry Pea and Bean Farming (11113)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Pulses & Legumes Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Canned Beans, Legumes & Pulses Manufacturing (AFAKACAC), Chickpea (Garbanzo) Farming (AFAGABAG)

Keywords

• Dried pea processing
• Lentil wholesale supply
• Chickpea garbanzo beans
• Pulse crop exports
• Agricultural commodity processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Spokane

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Commodity Sales: Spokane Seed Company generates revenue through the growing, processing, and marketing of dried peas, lentils, and chickpeas. They operate as a wholesaler with global trading and shipping expertise, selling to the largest food companies worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spokane Seed Company grows, processes, and markets dried peas (green and yellow, whole and split), lentils (Regular, Pardina, Richlea, and Red Chief varieties), and chickpeas (garbanzo beans) for global wholesale distribution. Products are sold under the RUMBA and GREENPOD sub-brands in bulk containers, 2,000 LB tote sacks, and 100 LB or 50 LB bags, with a 44,000 LB minimum order and full export documentation services to food companies worldwide.

Product overview

Spokane Seed Company is an agricultural commodity processor and exporter offering a focused portfolio of dried peas, lentils, and chickpeas. The product line consists of three core commodity categories: Dried Green and Yellow Peas (available in split and whole forms), Dried Lentils (including Regular, Pardina, Richlea, and Red Chief varieties), and Dried Chickpeas/Garbanzo Beans. These products are sold under two sub-brands, RUMBA and GREENPOD, and are distributed globally through the company's sales and logistics operations. The company operates receiving stations throughout the Inland Northwest and provides multiple packaging options including bulk containers, 2,000 LB tote sacks, and various bag sizes (100 LB and 50 LB).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RUMBA: Brand offering for dried peas, lentils, and chickpeas marketed internationally.
• GREENPOD

Products and services

• Dried Green Split Peas Green peas that have had the skin coat removed and split in half to promote quicker cooking, sold to global food manufacturers.
• Dried Whole Green Peas Green peas with the skin coat intact, sold to global food manufacturers for further processing.
• Dried Yellow Split Peas Yellow peas that have had the skin coat removed and split in half to promote quicker cooking, sold to global food manufacturers.
• Dried Whole Yellow Peas Yellow peas with the skin coat intact in unprocessed form, sold to global food manufacturers.
• Dried Regular Lentils Medium-size lentils with random modeling color on the outside skin coat, sold to global food manufacturers.
• Dried Pardina Lentils Small, brown, rounded, football-shaped lentils sold to global food manufacturers.
• Dried Richlea Lentils Medium-size lentils with no modeling color on the outside skin coat, sold to global food manufacturers.
• Dried Red Chief Lentils Medium-size lentils typically processed to remove the skin coat, exposing a bright orange (red) interior, sold to global food manufacturers.
• Dried Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans) Beans that come in a variety of sizes and shapes, with larger beans (9 and 8mm) showing a wrinkled exterior and smaller beans (7 and 6mm) showing a smoother surface, sold to global food manufacturers.
• RUMBA Sub-brand of Spokane Seed Company used for processed pea and lentil products marketed internationally.
• GREENPOD Sub-brand of Spokane Seed Company used for green pea products marketed internationally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two Presidential 'E' Awards for Export Expansion Program contribution

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AGT Food and Ingredients: Global processor and trader of pulses including peas, lentils, and chickpeas with extensive export operations. Most directly comparable peer given vertically integrated grower-processor-exporter model in the same commodity set.
• Columbia Grain International: Pacific Northwest-based pulse and grain processor and exporter with grower relationships throughout the region. Highly comparable on geography, commodity mix, and grower-processor-wholesaler model.
• The Scoular Company: U.S.-based commodity trader with significant pulse and legume trading operations including peas and lentils. Comparable as a similarly-sized private commodity merchandiser with global export reach.

Broad incumbents

• Richardson International: Large Canadian handler of grains and pulses including lentils, peas, and chickpeas. Comparable in commodity set but materially larger and operates primarily in Canada with global export reach.
• Viterra: Global grain and pulse merchandiser with origination, processing, and export operations across multiple continents. Overlaps directly with Spokane Seed's pea, lentil, and chickpea trading activity but at much larger scale.
• Cargill: One of the world's largest agricultural commodity traders with pulse trading and origination activities. Broad incumbent competing for the same global food-company customers but operating at vastly larger scale across many commodities.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agricultural processor and merchandiser with pulse ingredient capabilities serving multinational food companies. Comparable customer base and commodity exposure but operates at enterprise scale across many product lines.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness and food ingredient company with origination, processing, and export of pulses and other plant proteins. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same supply chain competing for similar CPG customers.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchant and processor of agricultural commodities including pulses. Comparable in global trading and export of legumes to food companies but operates across a much broader commodity portfolio.

Emerging players

• Palouse Pulse: Specialty pulse processor and supplier based in the Pacific Northwest with a focus on branded and private-label pulse ingredients. Comparable as a smaller, niche player in the same regional growing area with overlapping product categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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