What Intermoda does

Intermoda is a Honduran Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, incorporated in 1978 and commercially operational since May 1982, headquartered in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, on Boulevard del Este near the airport. The company operates a vertically integrated full-package apparel production model covering design, pattern-making, engineering, cutting, production, laundry, finishing, knit and woven confection, and screen printing for jeans, jackets, and t-shirts. Its production lines are organized around Lean Manufacturing and Just-in-Time principles, and the company employs between 501 and 1,000 staff.

The company serves two distinct customer bases. First, it manufactures apparel under its own consumer brands — primarily PEPE (jeans for men, women, youth, boys and girls, plus casual and formal shirts, socks and boxers) and MOTT & BOW (jeans and casual apparel) — distributing these through company-operated retail points of sale in Honduras, Central America, and North America. Second, it provides full-package contract manufacturing services to external B2B clients. The retail motion relies on trained in-store business advisors managing full product administration, seasonal POS marketing campaigns, refreshed window displays, and dedicated sales promoters to differentiate the brand within multi-brand stores. Supporting infrastructure includes a QR-based Product Validator for authentication and an internal IMCore application referenced in the company's privacy policy.

Intermoda's revenue mechanics combine branded retail sales (B2C, through owned and managed points of sale) with contract manufacturing fees (B2B, full-package production). No public pricing, revenue figures, funding history, or ownership structure are disclosed in available sources. The company has not disclosed any M&A, leadership changes, AI/ML capabilities, certifications, or external awards; its primary intangible assets are the registered PEPE and MOTT & BOW trademarks. Strategic positioning emphasizes trend-aware design, vertically integrated manufacturing, and a controlled retail distribution footprint in the Central American and North American markets.

Name

Intermoda

Legal name

INTERMODA SA DE CV

Website

https://intermoda.hn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Intermoda is a Honduras-based apparel manufacturer and retailer, vertically integrated across full-package production of jeans, jackets, and t-shirts. Founded commercially in 1982 in San Pedro Sula, it distributes its PEPE and MOTT & BOW brands through company-operated retail points of sale across Central America and North America while also serving external B2B contract manufacturing clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Apparel Manufacturing

NAICS

Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152), Apparel Manufacturing (315), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (31599)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Women's, Misses', And Juniors Outerwear (2330), Knit Outerwear Mills (2253)

akta.pro primary industry

Dresses, Skirts & Tailored Apparel Cut & Sew (Suits/Formalwear) (IMAOAEAF)

Keywords

• Apparel manufacturing
• Garment production
• Full-package production
• Denim manufacturing
• Fashion retail

Headquarters

HQ city

San Pedro Sula

HQ country

Honduras

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Apparel Manufacturing and Retail: Full-package custom production of jeans, jackets, and t-shirts for clients combined with company-owned retail distribution of PEPE brand products. Manufacturing services are offered to external customers while branded products (PEPE, MOTT & BOW) are sold directly to consumers through owned retail channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Intermoda is a Honduran fashion factory providing end-to-end (Full Package) custom manufacturing services for jeans, jackets, and t-shirts, spanning design, pattern-making, engineering, cutting, production, laundry, finishing, knit/woven confection, and screen printing. The company also manufactures and distributes apparel under its own consumer brands PEPE and MOTT & BOW through company-operated retail points of sale across Central America and North America.

Product overview

Intermoda is a Honduras-based fashion factory operating since 1982, offering Full Package Production services for jeans, jackets, and t-shirts. The company provides end-to-end manufacturing capabilities including Design, Pattern-making, Engineering, Cutting, Production, Laundry, Finishing, Knit and Woven Confection, and Screen Printing services. Intermoda manufactures products under its own PEPE brand targeting men, women, youth, children, and infants with jeans and shirts, and distributes the MOTT & BOW brand. All products are distributed across Central American and North American markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PEPE: Primary brand under which all products are manufactured and commercialized, including jeans for men, women, youth, children, and lines of casual and formal shirts, socks, and boxers.
• MOTT & BOW

Products and services

• Full Package Production End-to-end custom garment manufacturing service encompassing design, pattern-making, engineering, cutting, production, laundry, finishing, knit and woven confection, and industrial screen printing for jeans, jackets, and t-shirts. Offered to external clients requiring full-package production capabilities.
• PEPE Brand Apparel Consumer apparel line including jeans for men, women, youth, boys, and girls, plus casual and dress shirts for men, socks, and boxers. Distributed through company-managed retail points of sale across Central American and North American markets.
• MOTT & BOW Brand Apparel Secondary consumer apparel brand distributed by Intermoda offering jeans and casual apparel through the company's retail distribution channels in Central America and North America.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PEPE (company-owned brand)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPEPE is the company's primary own-brand consumer label. All products were originally manufactured and commercialized under the PEPE brand before expansion into other branded lines.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Levi Strauss & Co. Iconic global denim brand with broad distribution across the Americas. Comparable to Intermoda's PEPE jeans offering and North/Central American distribution model, though operating as a much larger brand-led incumbent.
• Fruit of the Loom: Basic apparel manufacturer with strong innerwear and activewear categories including socks. Comparable to Intermoda's basics manufacturing for socks/boxers, but operating at much larger scale globally.
• PVH Corp. Owner of Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Heritage Brands. Comparable to Intermoda on apparel brand ownership and global distribution, though operating at vastly larger scale and across more premium categories.
• Gildan Activewear: Vertically integrated apparel manufacturer with a large owned-brand basics portfolio and significant Honduras manufacturing footprint. Highly comparable to Intermoda's cut-and-sew + own-brand basics model, but operating at vastly larger scale across multiple geographies.
• Hanesbrands: Global basics apparel manufacturer with strong innerwear, sock, and casualwear brands. Directly comparable to Intermoda on socks/boxers basics manufacturing plus branded distribution, though at materially greater scale.
• V.F. Corporation: Owner of Vans, The North Face, Timberland, and other apparel brands. Comparable on multi-brand apparel portfolio and global distribution, though operating as a much larger and more diversified apparel incumbent.

Direct peers

• Kontoor Brands: Owner of Wrangler and Lee denim brands with vertical manufacturing capability. Directly comparable to Intermoda's jeans-focused cut-and-sew production plus brand distribution model.
• Delta Galil Industries: Global apparel manufacturer specializing in intimate apparel, activewear, and socks with private-label and branded segments. Directly comparable to Intermoda on knit/woven apparel manufacturing plus own-brand basics including socks.

Regional players

• Industria Textil do Ceará (ITC) / Têxtil Bezerra: Latin American (Brazil-based) apparel manufacturers serving regional consumer markets with own-brand plus contract manufacturing. Comparable to Intermoda on emerging-market apparel manufacturing plus own-brand distribution model, though serving a different geography (South America vs. Central America).
• Grupo Karim's: Major Honduras-based textile and apparel conglomerate with denim, knit, and home textile manufacturing. Directly comparable on geography, manufacturing focus, and Central American market presence; one of Intermoda's closest regional competitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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