During a term of enlistment of Armellini Logistics ' hub during SAF ’s Next Gen LIVE ! event in 2022 , Kelley Henry blob a boxwood of flowers destined for her wholesaler — and perhaps even her shop .
" It ’s a very oculus - open up experience to see the behind - the - view that you are n’t a part of , " says Henry , who owns Joyce Merck Florist in Gainesville , Georgia . " you’re able to have a better agreement of the industriousness as a whole when you’re able to see how all the different parts work together . "
That ’s the approximation behind the optional tour at SAF Miami 2024 , SAF ’s yearly convention Aug. 6 - 9 . The tour aim attendee on a flower journeying from Miami importing facilities to a bouquet - seduce company and a great consequence florist .
The tour stopped at 7000 Logistics , a logistics and freight shipping fellowship near Miami International Airport . It ’s facilities like this one through which more than 8 billion flowers are imported by plane . Once offload , the box are hold in frigid repositing until they are pick up by shippers .
The tour also immerses attender in the fast - pace , technology - driven clientele of Armellini Logistics , a family - owned ship’s company that specializes in temperature - assure loading of flower and other perishable items throughout the U.S. Attendees will see Armellini ’s hub , where workers apply electronic scanner to sort pallets of flush box to pull up stakes truck .
Some of the flowers delay in Miami , where they are made into bouquets for mass market and wire services . At USA Bouquet , attendees will see an assemblage personal line of credit where workers rank halt on conveyor belts to ramp up yard of cause of bouquets a day .
The last stop : Petal Productions , a $ 25 million case florist shop that produce 500 weddings per class . Petal Productions staff will take attendees on a tour of the intention studio apartment , warehouse and coolers , and explain how the companionship manages its stocktaking , clientele and work flow . ( Carlos Muina , primary creative officer and head of production , will share his secrets to the company ’s development during his education session , " Under the Microscope : unlock the Key to duple - Digit Growth . " )
Henry , who is registered for this twelvemonth ’s tour of duty , is hoping to pick up some additional tips from Petal Productions , much like she did last twelvemonth when she tour Cactus Flowers as part of SAF ’s annual convention in Phoenix . During that tour , she noticed a lot of red tags on arrangements in the florist shop ’s tank . When she asked about them , she learned that the tatter alert the manner of speaking driver that the order included an add on .
" I sleep together it sounds like the dumbest affair , but we go through it , and it ’s helped us tremendously , " she says .
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