- Holding Company Focused on Acquiring and Scaling Businesses with Long-Term Value and Growth Potential.
- Expanding Into the High-Margin Adult Hospitality Sector with Acquisition of the Proven Peppermint Hippo™ Brand.
- Immediate Intention of Acquiring up to 8 Peppermint Hippo Clubs, with Potential to Add More Venues Currently Controlled by Peppermint Hippo and its Affiliates.
- Long Term Goal of Operating 100+ Clubs Nationwide.
- New BizTrendWatch Coverage of TRWD Including Interview with Peppermint Hipo CEO Alan Chang.
- Targeting The $36-$39 Billion U.S. Bars and Nightclubs Market While Building Unique Scale Within the $8 Billion Gentlemen's Club Niche.
- Long-Term Objective of Uplisting to a Major Exchange of NASDAQ or NYSE.
Tradewinds Universal, Inc. (Symbol: TRWD) is a fully reporting publicly traded holding company focused on acquiring and scaling businesses with long-term value and growth potential. From its beginnings in lifestyle and health to its expansion into adult hospitality with Peppermint Hippo, TRWD is building a diversified portfolio designed to withstand economic cycles while creating sustainable shareholder value. The TRWD acquisition strategy emphasizes transparency, operational efficiency, and the development of recession-resistant holdings across multiple sectors.
TRWD has entered into a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Peppermint Hippo™ to establish a dedicated division focused on the acquisition and development of premier nightlife and hospitality venues across the United States. The first TRWD acquisition under this division is planned for Toledo, Ohio, marking the launch of a multi-stage growth strategy designed to expand the Peppermint Hippo™ brand nationwide. Visit ThePeppermintHippo.com for more information.
Further outlined milestones to support expansion, include:
Staged Rollout - The agreement contemplates acquiring up to 8 Peppermint Hippo clubs, with potential to add several more venues currently controlled by Peppermint Hippo and its affiliates.
Scalability - This division taps into the broader $36-$39 billion U.S. bars and nightclubs market, while building unique scale within the smaller but high-margin gentlemen's club niche (estimated at $8 billion annually).
Strategic Roadmap - The acquisitions support the TRWD long-term objective of uplisting to a major exchange, emphasizing tangible, revenue-generating assets.
BizTrendWatch Coverage of TRWD and Interview with Alan Chang
On October 17th TRWD announced that BizTrendWatch, a multimedia platform covering trends across business, politics, entertainment, and market culture, has initiated coverage on the Company and released its first exclusive interview with Alan Chang, CEO of Peppermint Hippo and Director at TRWD.
BizTrendWatch has begun producing a series of televised and digital segments highlighting TRWD expansion strategy and its partnership with Peppermint Hippo, one of the fastest-growing brands in adult nightlife. The coverage features executive interviews, streaming features, and influencer-driven content, offering investors consistent insight as TRWD and Peppermint Hippo move forward together on their national growth venture.
In addition to the initial interview with Alan Chang, BizTrendWatch will be releasing a series of additional interviews featuring Peppermint Hippo and TRWD team members, from the front lines to the executive suite, giving audiences a deeper look at the company’s culture, strategy, and execution from multiple perspectives. BizTrendWatch will also publish a detailed analyst comparison report evaluating Peppermint Hippo’s business model and national expansion strategy alongside the only other publicly traded company in the sector, RCI Hospitality Holdings, offering valuable context on competitive positioning within this rapidly expanding sector.
The Path to 100+ Clubs Nationwide The U.S. adult nightlife industry is highly fragmented, with an estimated 3,000 independently operated clubs across the country, most of which lack brand consistency, modernization, and professional management. TRWD, under the leadership of Alan Chang, sees this fragmentation as a powerful opportunity.
Through its Peppermint Hippo model, TRWD is uniting select venues under one national standard transforming local clubs into Mini-Vegas destinations that combine luxury design, entertainment value, and operational discipline. Each venue reimagined under the Peppermint Hippo banner delivers a consistent, upscale experience that elevates both the customer and investor value proposition.
But the path to 100 clubs is about more than transforming existing venues. The TRWD long-term strategy is to build a conglomerate of complementary brands within the adult entertainment and nightlife space, a unified network that leverages shared infrastructure, marketing, and leadership.
Watch the Alan Chang TRWD Interview Here - https://youtu.be/7LtNFT0OTpw
TRWD Confirms Adult Entertainment and Hospitality Division Progress as Alan Chang Leads Expansion Effort
On October 7th TRWD provided an update on the progress of its transaction with Peppermint Hippo, outlining continued advancements toward closing and operational integration.
Following the previously announced agreement between TRWD and Peppermint Hippo, the two companies have made significant progress in aligning corporate structure, financial reporting, and state licensing frameworks in preparation for the official completion of the first of several planned acquisitions. The initial acquisition of Peppermint Hippo Toledo will serve as the flagship property for the TRWD newly formed Adult Hospitality Division, establishing a strong foundation for nationwide expansion.
Due diligence, regulatory review, and PCAOB-compliant accounting procedures are advancing in preparation for the next phase of the transaction. TRWD is now entering the licensing and legal review stage.
Upon finalization, the Adult Hospitality Division will operate as a wholly owned business unit under TRWD, incorporating Peppermint Hippo and additional affiliated brands. This structure is designed to form a consolidated national conglomerate of modernized clubs, creating one of the only publicly traded platforms within the adult hospitality and nightlife sector.
Peppermint Hippo’s growth strategy reflects the TRWD broader vision to redefine adult hospitality as a mainstream, asset-backed business model.
A brief video covering current TRWD developments is available at: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2198bdbf-ecc5-41b2-8c9e-886aaec52f19
As part of its commitment to shareholders, TRWD reaffirmed its full compliance with SEC and PCAOB standards. TRWD expects no delays in filings and continues to coordinate with auditors to ensure a seamless transition of Peppermint Hippo’s operations into the TRWD reporting structure.
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