CFI(Massachusetts)

Company History & Overview

1974 – Commodity Forwarders, Inc. incorporated by Alfred Kuehlewind as a one-man office in Los Angeles, specializing in perishable products; primarily strawberries to Europe by air.

1981 – The Hilo, HI, office opened to handle flowers and perishable products from the Big Island. Offices in Honolulu, Maui, Lihue and Kona later opened to handle everything from papayas, pineapples and flowers to nuts, seeds and fish as we began providing refrigerated distribution throughout the islands, a service that CFI is well-known for in the Hawaiian market today.

1988 – The San Francisco, CA, office was opened to service the farms in Salinas/Watsonville and North Central Valleys along with distribution to San Francisco and Central California retail distribution centers.

1998 – Miami opened, allowing improved access to Florida’s consumer markets. Miami also allowed for gateway service to and from Latin America to the rest of the USA. CFI Miami assists exporters of Florida products and provides transshipment services to Asia and Europe from Latin America.

2003 – Facilities in Anchorage, AK, and Seattle, WA, opened to better serve perishable markets to and from the Pacific Northwest.

2007 – The New York office opened to tap into a new business segment consisting of trade shows, exhibitions and work for US consulates and embassies overseas.

2012 – The Chicago office opened with a focus on proteins and frozen commodities.

2015 – The Boston office opened with a focus on seafood across the eastern seaboard.

2017 – Commodity Forwarders becomes part of the K+N family of companies.

How we are different

Commodity Forwarders specializes in the transportation and distribution of perishable products through our people, network and technology. Fresh or frozen, seafood, meat, flowers, foodstuffs or produce; your CFI team will expertly handle for air, ocean, truck and rail transportation.

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