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After 125 years, Manatee company delivering fresh flowers differently - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The company ships to a variety of retail chains and independent garden centers. You can find Manatee Farms products at more than 150 retail florists throughout Florida, 50-plus independent garden centers from Naples to Central Florida, and at supermarkets, such as Albertson’s and Safeway, as well as wholesalers and brokers nationwide.Flowers and feelingsThough the business depends on executing the logistics of delivering fresh products, Preston is equally comfortable talking about the value of what Manatee Fruit Co. brings to its customers.“Flowers are a business of feelings," he said. "There’s a saying that flowers are the language of love, and they really are. When you think about the unspoken word, the word you can never really say, you can say that with flowers.“Flowers fulfill that moment when no one really knows what to say, and we’ll always need that.”That's the message of the company's latest transformation.Hurricane Irma slowed the rollout of the company's re-branding effort last year, damaging several buildings, including greenhouses and a packing house that was built in 1926. But by April the new Manatee Farms brand was fully formed and public with a new look, feel and focus as well as  name.Cortez Floral and Manatee Floral, two companies under the umbrella company Manatee Fruit Co., were consolidated.Beyond fresh, sustainably grownManatee Farms now is offering “choices that matter” to consumers that care about how the products they buy are produced. The goal is to attract, engage and inform consumers and to be as transparent as possible about where and how their flowers are produced.Robert McLaughlin, chief sustainability and marketing officer for Manatee Farms, has largely spearheaded the re-branding.“This is the decade of responsible choices, and that resonates with consumers,” McLaughlin said. “We focus on eco-friendly flowers and plants, ensuring that they are certified so that we can ensure that every flower is held to certain standards.”According to Manatee Farms, its eco-friendly flowers also are good for the people who work on the farms that grow them and means that “every purchase helps improve the lives of farmworkers by providing fair wages, health care benefits, education programs and employment of women.”The company requires that farms they work with have sustainability certifications, such as USDA Organic, Rainforest Alliance or Fresh from Florida. According to the company, certified farms employ 60 percent women and are far more likely to offer higher wages and produce higher standards of living for their workers.Many of these farms also use integrated pest management as opposed to heavy pesticides, meaning that more common-sense, long-term practices are used to achieve the same results. Examples are vacuuming pests out of plants and using organisms like spiders to eat harmful pests, such as thrips, which puncture and damage plants.Getting the word outIn an effort to create a more direct link between customers and its product, the company is placing interactive digital kiosks in some stores that can help educate consumers about where their flowers come from.“We want to create a source for the consumers so that we’re reaching out in different ways and allowing access to all this information right in the retailer,” McLaughlin said.The ultimate goal is to attract customers, engage them, inform them and send them to the retailers that carry the Manatee Farms brand.For McLaughlin, part of the re-branding is taking into account a balanced three-pillar approach when talking about environmental sustainability: environmental, economic and social.“There tends to be a lot of misinformation. You can have something be organic, but that has nothing to do with whether or not you have chemical runoff,” McLaughlin said. “It’s about more than just having certifications or seals on a product.”Preston has seen a lot of change at the family company over the years, and someday there will be others in the family making the decisions right there beside him, he said, and maybe after him, too.But if Preston has his way, one thing will remain constant: the business will continue to serve the community and people will continue to feel good about the brand.“Branding is... https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180611/after-125-years-manatee-company-delivering-fresh-flowers-differently

Flowers for Mom! A Country Flower Shoppe and More Delivers - TAPinto.net

County, NJ: Mom's Amazing! You may not be able to be there for Mother’s Day this year, but flowers can show your love! Make sure Mom knows just how loved she is with flowers from your local florist ???? A Country Flower Shoppe and More in Colts Neck is offering curb side pick-ups and contact-free deliveries (732 )866-6669 Call ahead to order while supplies last!Looking for a great gift that keeps on giving?  A Country Flower Shoppe and More in Colts Neck, offers monthly subscription services. Treat Mom to a new flower arrangement each month! The owners, Cortney and Marie Costa are a dynamic mother and daughter team, and their shop is full of unique and vibrant floral arrangements, gift baskets, and a great selection of specialty gift items. They offer only the freshest most beautiful flowers that last a long time for you to enjoy.Sign Up for Middletown NewsletterOur newsletter delivers the local news that you can trust.You have successfully signed up for the TAPinto Middletown Newsletter.A Country Flower Shoppe also carries a selection of high-end silk flowers which are trending lately for long-lasting arrangements. Co-Own... https://www.tapinto.net/towns/middletown/sections/amazing-women/articles/flowers-for-mom-a-country-flower-shoppe-and-more-delivers

5 Best Florists in Dallas?? - Kev's Best

Flowers for sale. Source: PexelsBelow is a list of the top and leading Florists in Dallas. To help you find the best Florists located near you in Dallas, we put together our own list based on this rating points list.Dallas’ Best Florists:The top rated Florists in Dallas are:McShan Florist – providing comprehensive florist services that commenced in 1948Mockingbird Lane Florist – an independent and family-owned business in DallasPetals & Stems Florist – take pride in having members and staff who have decades of experience in the industryLane Florist – a famous flower shop in Dallas and an award-winning businessRoses & More Florist – delivering various fresh flowers to the Dallas community dailyMcShan FloristMcShan Florist is a business providing comprehensive florist services that commenced in 1948. The business is a family-owned and managed that has a special history. For more than six decades, they are able to obtain great honor while serving across Dallas. They ensure every floral arrangement is tailored and personalized to surpass every client’... https://kevsbest.com/best-florists-in-dallas/

‘Going to be insane:’ Mother’s Day flower delivery during a shutdown - CTPost

There’s no such thing as the calm before the storm for a florist as Mother’s Day approaches, even during normal times. However, with social-distancing policies in place, filling orders for the perfect arrangement for mom’s special day has proven to be more challenging than ever before. Hearst Connecticut Media reached out to Trumbull-based a href="https://www.city... https://www.ctpost.com/news/coronavirus/article/Going-to-be-insane-Mother-s-Day-flower-15256607.php

Local florists and restaurants work against shortages for Mother's Day - Desert Sun

Amid coronavirus, these are all still options but there are supply challenges some local businesses face this year. *There is confusion of whether florists are essential in cities and counties  and some are offering curbside pickups and contactless deliveries, but they're also dealing with a global supply issue and are notifying customers that arrangements might have to include substitutions. Jordan Hall, a member of the Hall family that owns Palm Springs Florist, said global wholesalers have supply chains to all continents and it's affected everyone, but they have been able to order what they need to make it through Mother's Day."Our ability to order flowers normally has become unavailable or slowed, but we've been in business for so long and have such a large supply source that we've been able to piece together what we need," Hall said. "If we were to go through one of the standard wholesalers, they might not have everything. It's going to affect all flower shops, especially the smaller ones who might not have the same type of business revenue and don't have the same resources." Hall added that events such as El Niño, a monsoon or early summer rains can cause supply interruptions, but nothing on this scale has h... https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2020/05/06/local-florists-and-restaurants-work-against-shortages-mothers-day/3082359001/

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