Name

TRADEWINDS INTERNATIONAL LLC

Legal name

TRADEWINDS INTL.

Website

https://twiconsol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Floral Marketplace and Supply Chain Platform

NAICS

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (42512)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B Marketplaces & Wholesale Platforms (BPAMAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-border B2B/Wholesale Trade Marketplaces (CRAFAJAC), International Fulfillment, Forwarding & Consolidation Services (CRAFAJAE)

Keywords

• B2B floral marketplace
• Flower sourcing platform
• Farm direct shipping
• Wholesale flower ecommerce
• Floral logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Platform Fees: Tradewinds operates marketplace platforms (Cut Flower Trader, Florist Retail Direct) enabling transactions between farms and buyers. The company generates revenue through facilitating purchases on its platforms with transportation costs calculated into pricing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Tradewinds International operates a B2B e-commerce marketplace platform that connects flower farms in South America with floral wholesalers and retail florists. The company provides integrated digital tools and logistics services for finding, buying, shipping, and selling farm-fresh flowers, including a flower catalog, an e-commerce trading platform with delivered cost calculations, and a white-label florist storefront platform.

Product overview

Tradewinds International operates a B2B floral marketplace and supply chain platform that connects floral companies with flower farms in South America. The platform offers four integrated solutions: (1) TWI Flower Catalog for discovering and searching flower varieties across 125+ member farms, (2) Cut Flower Trader as the primary e-commerce platform for wholesale purchasing with real-time pricing and delivered cost calculations, (3) shipping and logistics management services leveraging volume partnerships with airlines for cost-effective farm direct shipping, and (4) Florist Retail Direct as a white-label e-commerce platform enabling florists to create custom online sales websites. The ecosystem also includes supporting tools such as a Freight Calculator for landed cost analysis. Together, these products form a comprehensive platform enabling the finding, buying, shipping, and selling of farm-fresh flowers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TWI Flower Catalog: Comprehensive searchable database of flowers produced by member farms for easy flower purchasing.
• Cut Flower Trader
• Florist Retail Direct

Products and services

• Cut Flower Trader

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GlobalRose: Online wholesale/imported flower company that ships farm-direct flowers to consumers, event planners, and wholesale buyers. Comparable as a farm-direct flower supplier with a digital ordering model, though GlobalRose is more consumer- and event-oriented.
• Mayesh Wholesale Florist: US-based wholesale florist with multiple branch locations supplying event designers and florists. Comparable buyer-side to Tradewinds' Cut Flower Trader members and a relevant competitor for farm-direct flower supply at scale.
• FiftyFlowers: Wholesale flower supplier selling bulk cut flowers direct to consumers, DIY brides, and event professionals. Comparable in the farm-direct and cross-border wholesale positioning, though primarily direct-to-event rather than B2B marketplace.
• Jet Fresh Flower Distributors: Wholesale flower distributor sourcing from farms in Ecuador, Colombia, and beyond, with direct-to-florist sales. Operates in the same farm-direct wholesale channel as Tradewinds' member farms.
• Floranext: Provides e-commerce websites, POS, and marketing tools to retail florists. Closely comparable to Florist Retail Direct in functionality and customer (retail florists), and adjacent to Tradewinds' broader marketplace offering.
• BloomNation: B2B/B2C e-commerce platform for local florists, providing them with website, marketing, and order-management tooling. Directly comparable to Tradewinds' Florist Retail Direct product, though focused on the local retail florist segment rather than farm-direct wholesale.
• The Queen's Flowers: Large farm-direct flower wholesaler with operations in Miami and South America, supplying retail florists. Directly comparable as a cross-border farm-to-florist flower distributor, overlapping with Tradewinds' member farm and buyer base.

Broad incumbents

• 1-800-Flowers: Large publicly-listed floral and gift retailer with its own B2B supply chain and corporate gifting platform. Relevant peer as a vertically-integrated floral business; Tradewinds' wholesale customers often supply this end of the value chain.
• Teleflora: One of the largest floral wire-service and B2B ordering networks in the US, connecting retail florists for order fulfillment. Comparable to Tradewinds as a B2B infrastructure layer for the floral industry, though focused on the retail-to-florist leg rather than farm-direct wholesale.
• FTD (BloomNet): Long-standing floral delivery network and B2B clearinghouse serving retail florists across North America. Operates in the same floral B2B ecosystem as Tradewinds, with overlapping buyer personas (retail florists) but different supply-side (wholesale) and ordering mechanics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 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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