Tallahassee Tung Oil

What Tallahassee Tung Oil does

Tallahassee Tung Oil is a privately held, family-owned agricultural producer and the only U.S.-grown and processed source of tung oil. Operations span orchards just north of Tallahassee, Florida and a state-of-the-art cold-press processing mill in Georgia operated through the wholesale subsidiary Gulf Coast Tung Oil. The company's core product is 100% pure tung oil sold in retail sizes (8oz, 16oz pint, 32oz quart, 128oz gallon) with harvest and processing dates, signed purity guarantees, and a certificate of analysis from an independent laboratory on every container. The product is FDA-approved for food contact under 21 CFR Sec. 175.300, contains zero VOCs, and is positioned against aged imported oil as a freshness-differentiated, domestically traceable alternative.

The company complements its tung oil line with a food-grade d-limonene citrus solvent product (8oz through 64oz) used to thin the oil and aid cleanup, plus 50/50 combination packs and variable-amount gift cards. Wholesale drums (55+ gallons) are sold through Gulf Coast Tung Oil to industrial buyers in coatings, resins, inks, paints, and bio-based UV/energy curing applications. End customers span professional woodworkers and furniture makers, DIY homeowners finishing food-contact kitchen items (butcher blocks, cutting boards, utensils), stone and concrete sealers, outdoor wood projects, musical instrument finishers, and historic preservation efforts (e.g., tribal building restoration).

Revenue is generated entirely through direct-to-consumer e-commerce on tallahasseetungoil.com (FedEx/USPS shipping) plus phone-based and email-based wholesale sales. Pricing is unit-based with retail SKUs ranging from $12.90 (8oz) to $75.95 (gallon) and wholesale drums priced by direct quote; occasional promotional discount codes (e.g., USA250, CEO10) are used. The company has no disclosed funding, no headcount figures, and no patents or institutional backing, indicating a small, founder-operated specialty agricultural business.

Name

Tallahassee Tung Oil

Legal name

Tallahassee Tung Oil

Website

https://tallahasseetungoil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tallahassee Tung Oil is the only U.S.-grown and processed producer of 100% pure tung oil, serving professional woodworkers, DIY homeowners, and industrial buyers via direct-to-consumer e-commerce and wholesale drums through its Gulf Coast Tung Oil division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood Finishing Oils

NAICS

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224), Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

High-Oleic & Specialty Oilseed Oils (AFAJALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Oils & White Oils (IMAEAMAK), Specialty & Tropical Oils Processing (Avocado, Sesame, Peanut, Rice Bran, Grapeseed) (AFAKAEAE)

Keywords

• Tung oil production
• Wood finishing oils
• Citrus solvent products
• Natural wood finishes
• Food-safe coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail E-commerce Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of 100% pure tung oil and food-grade citrus solvent through company website. Products sold in various sizes (8oz to gallon) with combination packs available. Individual consumer and professional woodworker market.
2. Wholesale Bulk Sales: Industrial and commercial buyers purchasing 55+ gallon drums for coatings, resins, inks, paints, and specialty industrial applications. Contact-based pricing through Gulf Coast Tung Oil wholesale division.
3. Gift Cards: Gift cards available in custom amounts for gifting to woodcrafters and woodworking enthusiasts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tallahassee Tung Oil grows, harvests, processes, and sells 100% pure tung oil from orchards located just north of Tallahassee, Florida, with extraction and bottling performed at a state-of-the-art facility in Georgia operated by its wholesale division, Gulf Coast Tung Oil. The company sells tung oil in retail sizes (8oz, 16oz pint, 32oz quart, 128oz gallon) and wholesale 55+ gallon drums, complemented by food-grade d-limonene citrus solvent in sizes from 8oz to 64oz and combination packs bundling oil with solvent. Each container is labeled with harvest date, processing date, batch number, and a signed purity guarantee, supported by a certificate of analysis from an independent laboratory.

Product overview

Tallahassee Tung Oil offers a focused product portfolio centered on 100% pure tung oil for wood finishing, complemented by food-grade citrus solvent (d-limonene) for thinning and cleanup. The core product line includes pure tung oil sold in four sizes (8oz, 16oz pint, 32oz quart, 128oz gallon) for woodworkers seeking fresh, domestically-grown tung oil with harvest/processing dates and certificate of analysis. The citrus solvent line offers d-limonene in four sizes (8oz, 16oz, 32oz, 64oz) as an eco-friendly alternative to mineral spirits. Convenience combo packs bundle tung oil with citrus solvent in matching sizes. The company also offers wholesale 55+ gallon drums for industrial buyers and gift cards. All products emphasize domestic production along the Gulf Coast, freshness guarantees, and FDA food-contact approval.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 100% Pure Tung Oil

Quantifiable outcome

• Freshness dating on every container with harvest date, processing date, and signed purity guarantee
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Citrus Solvent Producer (Central Florida)minorOthersSupplier of food-grade d-limonene citrus solvent. Sourced directly from the producer in central Florida. Product is food-grade and can be used on items that may come in contact with food.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tried & True Wood Finishes: Tried & True sells pure tung oil and tung oil-based wood finishes marketed around zero-VOC, food-safe, and traditional formulation claims. Closely comparable to Tallahassee's retail positioning in professional woodworking and kitchen/cutting board applications.
• Hope's Tung Oil: Hope's markets pure tung oil for wood finishing with traditional/vintage positioning. Competes head-to-head with Tallahassee in the retail wood-finish channel on purity and food-safe claims.
• Waterlox Coatings: Waterlox is a long-established specialty wood finish company whose signature products are tung oil-based varnishes/sealers for furniture and woodworking. It directly competes with Tallahassee Tung Oil in the premium wood-finish retail channel and overlaps in the food-contact/countertop use case.
• Sutherland Welles Ltd. Sutherland Welles produces polymerized tung oil and tung oil-based wood finishes marketed to professional woodworkers and refinishers. Directly comparable product portfolio, customer profile, and premium-natural-finish positioning.
• Real Milk Paint Co. Real Milk Paint sells pure tung oil as part of a natural-finish product line alongside milk paint, hemp oil, and beeswax. Targets the same DIY woodworker and historic-restoration customer base, with similar food-safe / zero-VOC value propositions.
• Daly's Wood Finishes: Daly's is a Northwest U.S. specialty wood finish manufacturer selling tung oil and tung oil-based sealers to professional woodworkers and furniture makers. Comparable customer base and specialty retail channel.

Broad incumbents

• General Finishes: General Finishes is an established U.S. wood finish brand selling stains, topcoats, and oil finishes (including products containing tung oil) to professional and DIY woodworkers. Competes for the same shelf space and customer wallet as Tallahassee Tung Oil.
• Minwax (Sherwin-Williams): Minwax is the dominant mass-market wood finish brand in North America, including Danish Oil formulations that contain tung oil. Represents the broad incumbent competitive set on shelf presence and brand awareness, but lacks Tallahassee's domestic-only / single-origin story.
• Old Masters (Old Masters / Master Woodcraft): Old Masters sells a wide range of wood stains, finishes, and tung oil products through paint and hardware retail. Comparable product category and professional woodworker customer overlap, but at much broader scale and lower price points.

Emerging players

• AFM Safecoat: AFM Safecoat offers non-toxic, zero-VOC wood finishes and sealers including tung oil options for residential and commercial use. Comparable on health-and-safety positioning (food-safe, low-odor) but broader in product line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TallahasseeTungOil

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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