{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"170338","rtpr_id":"nACSb7ChSa-20261015","ticker":"TRWD","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["TRWD"],"title":"Tradewinds Universal (TRWD) Pursues Expansion Into Additional Industries as Company Advances Multi-Sector Holdings Strategy","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-10-15T12:30:00.910Z","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nOctober 15, 2026 / Tradewinds Universal (OTCID:TRWD) today announced that it\nis actively pursuing opportunities to expand its holdings into additional\nindustries, including the energy sector, as management advances an ambitious\nstrategy to build a diversified, multi-industry holding company.\n\nThe initiative follows a series of business opportunities presented to\nTradewinds across multiple sectors. The Company is leveraging its position as\na publicly traded holding company, its expanding business relationships, and\nthe specialized expertise of its current and future board members to identify\nand pursue established businesses with significant revenue and growth\npotential.\n\nImportantly, this expansion is not a pivot away from the Company's existing\nbusiness model. Tradewinds remains fully committed to its previously announced\nadult hospitality licensing and acquisition strategy. Instead, management sees\nan opportunity to build on that foundation while pursuing additional holdings\ncapable of contributing substantial revenue and long-term shareholder value.\n\nA Bigger Vision for Tradewinds Universal\n\n\"We've reached a point where it has become increasingly apparent that\nTradewinds has the potential to become much more than originally envisioned,\"\nsaid Andrew Read, CEO of Tradewinds Universal. \"Our adult hospitality strategy\nremains a major priority, and we're extremely optimistic about its future. But\nwe're also being presented with opportunities in other industries that are\nsimply too compelling to ignore.\"\n\n\"Being a public holding company gives us the flexibility to pursue these\nopportunities, particularly when we have qualified people with the experience\nand relationships necessary to execute. We see no reason to limit Tradewinds\nto one industry when the potential exists to build something substantially\nlarger.\"\n\nAdult Hospitality Expansion Continues\n\nTradewinds continues advancing its strategy to build a network of more than\n100 participating adult hospitality and entertainment venues through a\ncombination of acquisitions, technology licensing, and revenue-producing\nservices.\n\nThe Company's recently announced licensing agreements in Latin America and the\nUnited States mark important progress toward that objective, with licensing\nrevenue expected to begin during the fourth quarter of 2026.\n\nCentral to this expansion is Alan Chang, an advisor of Tradewinds and the\nfounder and CEO of The Peppermint Hippo, one of the nation's fastest-growing\nadult hospitality brands. Chang brings more than two decades of industry\nexperience, including a track record of acquiring, revitalizing, and expanding\nnightlife venues into successful entertainment destinations.\n\nThrough Chang's leadership and the Company's relationships with operators\nassociated with The Hippo and other established entertainment brands,\nTradewinds continues expanding its reach in adult hospitality while developing\nadditional acquisition opportunities.\n\nThis established operating expertise and expanding licensing platform remain\nfundamental components of TRWD's growth strategy as the Company simultaneously\npursues opportunities in other sectors.\n\nEnergy Among Industries Under Active Negotiation\n\nOne of the sectors currently under active negotiation is energy, an industry\nin which CEO Andrew Read brings more than two decades of business and\ntechnical experience.\n\nRead founded Voltage River in 2011, a Southern California solar-electric and\nenergy-management company specializing in solar generation, battery storage,\nand advanced energy solutions. Throughout his career, Read has been involved\nin the design and development of hundreds of residential and commercial\nsolar-electric and battery systems, helping customers reduce energy costs and\nimprove energy independence.\n\nHis experience extends beyond renewable energy into public-safety and\ninfrastructure communications. Before founding Voltage River, Read worked with\nMotorola's broadband radio division, helping develop the nationwide\npublic-safety market, and with broadband communications technology supporting\ngovernment and municipal infrastructure applications, including SCADA systems.\n\nThis combination of entrepreneurial experience, energy-sector expertise, and\ntechnical knowledge provides Tradewinds with an established foundation for\nevaluating and developing opportunities in the energy industry.\n\n\"Energy is an industry I know extremely well,\" Read stated. \"I've spent more\nthan two decades building businesses, developing energy solutions, and working\nwith advanced technologies. From solar and energy storage to complex\ninfrastructure applications, I understand the industry, the economics, and the\nopportunities. We're now putting that experience to work as we pursue\nbusinesses that can become valuable additions to Tradewinds. With the\nexplosive growth of artificial intelligence driving unprecedented demand for\nenergy and power infrastructure, we see a tremendous opportunity for\nTradewinds to capitalize on this rapidly expanding market.\"\n\nAcquiring Revenue, Not Just Assets\n\nA central component of Tradewinds' expanded strategy is its focus on\nestablished, revenue-producing businesses with substantial growth potential.\n\nThe Company is targeting acquisitions that can contribute financially to its\noperations rather than create an ongoing drain on corporate resources.\nAcquisition criteria include existing revenue, operating performance,\nscalability, and experienced management teams capable of supporting continued\nexpansion.\n\nAn important element of this strategy is identifying holdings with the\npotential to eventually operate as independent publicly traded companies.\nTradewinds intends to evaluate future spin-off opportunities, with the\nobjective of positioning qualifying businesses for potential listings on\nsenior national securities exchanges, including Nasdaq or the NYSE.\n\nThis structure could create an additional pathway for unlocking shareholder\nvalue by allowing individual businesses to establish independent market\nvaluations while Tradewinds continues developing its broader portfolio. Any\nfuture spin-off or exchange listing would remain subject to applicable\napprovals, listing requirements, and market conditions.\n\nThe Company will also utilize the specialized knowledge and industry\nrelationships of its existing leadership and prospective board members to\nidentify opportunities where experienced management can contribute directly to\noperational success.\n\nPositioning Tradewinds for Its Next Stage of Growth\n\nTradewinds is moving forward with a broader corporate strategy designed to\nestablish multiple revenue streams across distinct industries while preserving\nthe momentum of its existing adult hospitality platform.\n\n\"Our objective isn't simply to acquire more businesses. It's to acquire the\nright businesses,\" Read explained. \"We want established operations capable of\ngenerating meaningful revenue, with the potential to grow into significant\nholdings in their own right. We're focused on building a portfolio of\nbusinesses that can contribute to the Company's financial strength from the\noutset.\"\n\nRead concluded, \"We are continuing to execute on everything we've already set\nout to accomplish, but our ambitions for Tradewinds have grown. We envision a\ncompany with multiple significant revenue-producing holdings, each with the\npotential to grow, expand, and perhaps one day stand independently as a\npublicly traded company on a senior exchange. We're not just looking at the\nnext acquisition. We're looking at what each business could become five or ten\nyears from now. This is an exciting new chapter for Tradewinds, and we're just\ngetting started.\"\n\nThe Company expects to provide additional updates as negotiations advance and\npotential transactions develop.\n\nAbout Tradewinds Universal\n\nTradewinds Universal (OTCID: TRWD) is a holding company focused on acquiring\nand scaling adult hospitality businesses and related technologies. The Company\nis pursuing consolidation of a fragmented industry while developing a platform\ndesigned to support a growing network of venues through acquisitions,\nlicensing, payment systems and management services.\n\nThe Company's strategy draws on industry experience and relationships that\ninclude operators of The Peppermint Hippo while expanding beyond any single\nvenue group. TRWD's communications technology platform and developing payment\ninfrastructure are designed to provide additional revenue opportunities and\nsupport the Company's expansion throughout the broader nightlife and adult\nhospitality industries.\n\nBeyond hospitality, Tradewinds is actively pursuing revenue-producing holdings\nin additional sectors, including energy, as part of its broader multi-industry\ngrowth strategy. The Company is focused on developing a diversified portfolio\nof scalable businesses, with the potential for future spin-offs and\nindependent senior exchange listings.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable federal securities laws, including statements regarding the\nCompany's existing licensing agreements, anticipated revenue generation,\nbusiness expansion, potential acquisitions, negotiations involving additional\nindustry sectors, energy-related opportunities, diversification, potential\nfuture spin-offs, potential uplistings or listings on senior national\nsecurities exchanges, and future operating performance.\n\nThese statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from expectations. Discussions and negotiations\ninvolving potential acquisitions or business opportunities do not constitute\ndefinitive agreements or guarantee that any transaction will be completed. The\nCompany's ability to generate revenue and successfully expand its holdings\nwill depend on due diligence, financing, contractual terms, market conditions,\nregulatory requirements, successful integration and operation of acquired\nbusinesses, and other factors.\n\nThere can be no assurance that anticipated revenues, additional agreements,\nacquisitions, potential spin-offs, senior exchange listings, or other\nstrategic objectives will be achieved. Any potential exchange listing would be\nsubject to applicable listing standards, regulatory requirements and\napprovals. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking\nstatements except as required by law.\n\nContact\n\nRocco Fuerte\nInvestor Relations\nTradewinds Universal\n(619) 483-1008\n\nSOURCE: Tradewinds Universal\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/sports-leisure-and-entertainment/tradewinds-universal-trwd-pursues-expansion-into-additional-indust-1237104)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSb7ChSa-20261015","title":"Tradewinds Universal (TRWD) Pursues Expansion Into Additional Industries as Company Advances Multi-Sector Holdings Strategy","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"TRWD","created":"2026-10-15T12:30:00.910Z","tickers":["TRWD"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nOctober 15, 2026 / Tradewinds Universal (OTCID:TRWD) today announced that it\nis actively pursuing opportunities to expand its holdings into additional\nindustries, including the energy sector, as management advances an ambitious\nstrategy to build a diversified, multi-industry holding company.\n\nThe initiative follows a series of business opportunities presented to\nTradewinds across multiple sectors. The Company is leveraging its position as\na publicly traded holding company, its expanding business relationships, and\nthe specialized expertise of its current and future board members to identify\nand pursue established businesses with significant revenue and growth\npotential.\n\nImportantly, this expansion is not a pivot away from the Company's existing\nbusiness model. Tradewinds remains fully committed to its previously announced\nadult hospitality licensing and acquisition strategy. Instead, management sees\nan opportunity to build on that foundation while pursuing additional holdings\ncapable of contributing substantial revenue and long-term shareholder value.\n\nA Bigger Vision for Tradewinds Universal\n\n\"We've reached a point where it has become increasingly apparent that\nTradewinds has the potential to become much more than originally envisioned,\"\nsaid Andrew Read, CEO of Tradewinds Universal. \"Our adult hospitality strategy\nremains a major priority, and we're extremely optimistic about its future. But\nwe're also being presented with opportunities in other industries that are\nsimply too compelling to ignore.\"\n\n\"Being a public holding company gives us the flexibility to pursue these\nopportunities, particularly when we have qualified people with the experience\nand relationships necessary to execute. We see no reason to limit Tradewinds\nto one industry when the potential exists to build something substantially\nlarger.\"\n\nAdult Hospitality Expansion Continues\n\nTradewinds continues advancing its strategy to build a network of more than\n100 participating adult hospitality and entertainment venues through a\ncombination of acquisitions, technology licensing, and revenue-producing\nservices.\n\nThe Company's recently announced licensing agreements in Latin America and the\nUnited States mark important progress toward that objective, with licensing\nrevenue expected to begin during the fourth quarter of 2026.\n\nCentral to this expansion is Alan Chang, an advisor of Tradewinds and the\nfounder and CEO of The Peppermint Hippo, one of the nation's fastest-growing\nadult hospitality brands. Chang brings more than two decades of industry\nexperience, including a track record of acquiring, revitalizing, and expanding\nnightlife venues into successful entertainment destinations.\n\nThrough Chang's leadership and the Company's relationships with operators\nassociated with The Hippo and other established entertainment brands,\nTradewinds continues expanding its reach in adult hospitality while developing\nadditional acquisition opportunities.\n\nThis established operating expertise and expanding licensing platform remain\nfundamental components of TRWD's growth strategy as the Company simultaneously\npursues opportunities in other sectors.\n\nEnergy Among Industries Under Active Negotiation\n\nOne of the sectors currently under active negotiation is energy, an industry\nin which CEO Andrew Read brings more than two decades of business and\ntechnical experience.\n\nRead founded Voltage River in 2011, a Southern California solar-electric and\nenergy-management company specializing in solar generation, battery storage,\nand advanced energy solutions. Throughout his career, Read has been involved\nin the design and development of hundreds of residential and commercial\nsolar-electric and battery systems, helping customers reduce energy costs and\nimprove energy independence.\n\nHis experience extends beyond renewable energy into public-safety and\ninfrastructure communications. Before founding Voltage River, Read worked with\nMotorola's broadband radio division, helping develop the nationwide\npublic-safety market, and with broadband communications technology supporting\ngovernment and municipal infrastructure applications, including SCADA systems.\n\nThis combination of entrepreneurial experience, energy-sector expertise, and\ntechnical knowledge provides Tradewinds with an established foundation for\nevaluating and developing opportunities in the energy industry.\n\n\"Energy is an industry I know extremely well,\" Read stated. \"I've spent more\nthan two decades building businesses, developing energy solutions, and working\nwith advanced technologies. From solar and energy storage to complex\ninfrastructure applications, I understand the industry, the economics, and the\nopportunities. We're now putting that experience to work as we pursue\nbusinesses that can become valuable additions to Tradewinds. With the\nexplosive growth of artificial intelligence driving unprecedented demand for\nenergy and power infrastructure, we see a tremendous opportunity for\nTradewinds to capitalize on this rapidly expanding market.\"\n\nAcquiring Revenue, Not Just Assets\n\nA central component of Tradewinds' expanded strategy is its focus on\nestablished, revenue-producing businesses with substantial growth potential.\n\nThe Company is targeting acquisitions that can contribute financially to its\noperations rather than create an ongoing drain on corporate resources.\nAcquisition criteria include existing revenue, operating performance,\nscalability, and experienced management teams capable of supporting continued\nexpansion.\n\nAn important element of this strategy is identifying holdings with the\npotential to eventually operate as independent publicly traded companies.\nTradewinds intends to evaluate future spin-off opportunities, with the\nobjective of positioning qualifying businesses for potential listings on\nsenior national securities exchanges, including Nasdaq or the NYSE.\n\nThis structure could create an additional pathway for unlocking shareholder\nvalue by allowing individual businesses to establish independent market\nvaluations while Tradewinds continues developing its broader portfolio. Any\nfuture spin-off or exchange listing would remain subject to applicable\napprovals, listing requirements, and market conditions.\n\nThe Company will also utilize the specialized knowledge and industry\nrelationships of its existing leadership and prospective board members to\nidentify opportunities where experienced management can contribute directly to\noperational success.\n\nPositioning Tradewinds for Its Next Stage of Growth\n\nTradewinds is moving forward with a broader corporate strategy designed to\nestablish multiple revenue streams across distinct industries while preserving\nthe momentum of its existing adult hospitality platform.\n\n\"Our objective isn't simply to acquire more businesses. It's to acquire the\nright businesses,\" Read explained. \"We want established operations capable of\ngenerating meaningful revenue, with the potential to grow into significant\nholdings in their own right. We're focused on building a portfolio of\nbusinesses that can contribute to the Company's financial strength from the\noutset.\"\n\nRead concluded, \"We are continuing to execute on everything we've already set\nout to accomplish, but our ambitions for Tradewinds have grown. We envision a\ncompany with multiple significant revenue-producing holdings, each with the\npotential to grow, expand, and perhaps one day stand independently as a\npublicly traded company on a senior exchange. We're not just looking at the\nnext acquisition. We're looking at what each business could become five or ten\nyears from now. This is an exciting new chapter for Tradewinds, and we're just\ngetting started.\"\n\nThe Company expects to provide additional updates as negotiations advance and\npotential transactions develop.\n\nAbout Tradewinds Universal\n\nTradewinds Universal (OTCID: TRWD) is a holding company focused on acquiring\nand scaling adult hospitality businesses and related technologies. The Company\nis pursuing consolidation of a fragmented industry while developing a platform\ndesigned to support a growing network of venues through acquisitions,\nlicensing, payment systems and management services.\n\nThe Company's strategy draws on industry experience and relationships that\ninclude operators of The Peppermint Hippo while expanding beyond any single\nvenue group. TRWD's communications technology platform and developing payment\ninfrastructure are designed to provide additional revenue opportunities and\nsupport the Company's expansion throughout the broader nightlife and adult\nhospitality industries.\n\nBeyond hospitality, Tradewinds is actively pursuing revenue-producing holdings\nin additional sectors, including energy, as part of its broader multi-industry\ngrowth strategy. The Company is focused on developing a diversified portfolio\nof scalable businesses, with the potential for future spin-offs and\nindependent senior exchange listings.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable federal securities laws, including statements regarding the\nCompany's existing licensing agreements, anticipated revenue generation,\nbusiness expansion, potential acquisitions, negotiations involving additional\nindustry sectors, energy-related opportunities, diversification, potential\nfuture spin-offs, potential uplistings or listings on senior national\nsecurities exchanges, and future operating performance.\n\nThese statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from expectations. Discussions and negotiations\ninvolving potential acquisitions or business opportunities do not constitute\ndefinitive agreements or guarantee that any transaction will be completed. The\nCompany's ability to generate revenue and successfully expand its holdings\nwill depend on due diligence, financing, contractual terms, market conditions,\nregulatory requirements, successful integration and operation of acquired\nbusinesses, and other factors.\n\nThere can be no assurance that anticipated revenues, additional agreements,\nacquisitions, potential spin-offs, senior exchange listings, or other\nstrategic objectives will be achieved. Any potential exchange listing would be\nsubject to applicable listing standards, regulatory requirements and\napprovals. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking\nstatements except as required by law.\n\nContact\n\nRocco Fuerte\nInvestor Relations\nTradewinds Universal\n(619) 483-1008\n\nSOURCE: Tradewinds Universal\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/sports-leisure-and-entertainment/tradewinds-universal-trwd-pursues-expansion-into-additional-indust-1237104)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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