Buda Juice, Inc.

Overview

Pioneer of the UltraFresh™ juice category with an end-to-end cold chain platform that delivers always-cold, freshly crafted juice, lemonades, and wellness shots to grocery retailers in Texas, with plans to expand into broader U.S. markets.
Products are cold-crafted, never heat-treated and never HPP-processed, kept at 35°F from sourcing to shelf to preserve freshness, flavor, and nutrients.
Operates both branded and private-label manufacturing to serve multiple market segments through centralized production and cold-chain logistics.

Buda Juice (Organic)
- Wellness shots in 2 oz format (2-pack and 6-pack glass bottles)
Buda Fresh – Value-Forward Offering (Non-Organic)
- 12 oz Lime Juice
- 16 oz Lemon Juice
- 128 oz Lemon Juice
- Fresh Orange and Grapefruit juice (16 oz and 52 oz)
- Fresh citrus-based Lemonades and Limeades (16 oz and 52 oz)
Private Label Products (Non-organic and Organic)
- Fresh Citrus Line (52 oz)
- Fresh citrus-based Lemonades and Limeades (52 oz)
Core theme: citrus-based products built on a cold chain platform, with organic and non-organic lines and private-label capabilities.

End-to-end cold chain infrastructure: continuous 35°F control from orchard to shelf, enabling an 8–12 day shelf life.
Asset-light model: integrates core processes, maintains capital efficiency, and outsources logistics.
Established grower relationships: long-term partnerships with citrus growers for premium fruit supply.
Retail network: management team with extensive retailer relationships and a turnkey retail solution that does not require dedicated clean spaces, specialized equipment, or in-house food-safety management.
Platform designed to scale across channels, geographies, and formats.

Current focus: Texas and surrounding states.
Three-facility hub expansion strategy:
- Phase 2: Southeast hub in South Carolina (projected completion 2026) to serve ~75 million consumers.
- Phase 3: Western hub in Arizona/Nevada (projected completion 2027) to serve ~60 million consumers.
Growth model emphasizes regional production hubs, multi-channel distribution, and direct access to retailers via broker networks.

Primary manufacturing and cold-chain distribution plant located in Texas.
Planned additional plants in South Carolina (East Coast) and Arizona/Nevada (West Coast) as part of expansion.
Sourcing: long-term grower relationships; citrus inputs sourced from the U.S. and Mexico (approximately half domestic, remainder from Mexico).
Packaging includes recyclable PET and glass bottles; cold-chain logistics are critical to product integrity.

Complies with FDA regulations, Juice HACCP, and SQF Level II.
Certifications and standards: SQF Level II; potential Kosher certification and USDA Organic standards for applicable lines.
Quality controls: batch/lot tracking, third-party audits, allergen control, and sanitation programs.

One customer accounted for approximately 97% of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The company is working to diversify its customer base toward additional national grocery chains and other retailers.

39 full-time employees as of December 31, 2025.
Organized as Buda Juice, LLC (Texas) in October 2013; converted to Buda Juice, Inc., a Delaware corporation, effective January 1, 2026.
Began trading on NYSE American under the ticker BUDA on January 8, 2026.
Principal offices: 4030 Black Gold Drive, Dallas, Texas 75247.
Company information is available at budajuice.com; reports are filed with the SEC.

Positions the UltraFresh™ category to redefine fresh juice in retail by delivering consistently cold, fresh-tasting products at scale without compromising safety or nutrients.
Focuses on citrus as the foundational ingredient to enable rapid product development and cross-category innovation.
Growth strategy emphasizes geographic expansion, multi-channel distribution, and deeper retailer penetration while maintaining strict cold-chain integrity.