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Welcome to FloraLife

For 85 years and counting, FloraLife has been the flower care experts and worldwide leader in postharvest flower care and handling. Since the invention of the first flower food in 1938, we’ve continued to partner with our clients to address specific quality concerns and create a line of floral care products formulated specifically to feed, hydrate, nourish and protect at every level of the distribution chain. As a globally positioned company, we are proud to offer our expertise, consultation and education to anyone in the floral industry seeking the knowledge and tools necessary to provide the freshest and longest lasting flowers to their customers.

FloraLife is a division of Smithers-Oasis Company, a globally positioned company dedicated to the innovation and needs of the floral industry worldwide. As a true one-stop shop, we aim to provide the products, services and continued education that enables our customers to maximize the longevity of their floral products and designs.

We help our customers exceed their consumers’ expectations, providing positive experiences that elevate the industry and generate repeat purchases.

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Farm to vase, as your total care solution provider for cut flowers, FloraLife products are specially formulated to maximize the vase life of your fresh cut flowers. Our continued goal in every product that we engineer and produce is to help our customers shrink the shrink and ensure the best cut flower experience for consumers.

At every point of the distribution chain, we are there to offer innovation, consultation and a wide range of products that keep flowers properly hydrated, nourished and treated through the postharvest, storage, transportation, display and consumer phases.

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At Smithers-Oasis, our proud tradition of innovation for the floral industry was established in 1938 with the invention of the first FloraLife® Flower Food, followed by the invention of OASIS® branded floral foam in 1954. Over the years we’ve had many groundbreaking innovations that have changed our beloved industry forever. From our inception, we’ve remained resolute in our pursuit of excellence.

We pride ourselves in having one of the largest research and development staff solely dedicated to the science and technology of fresh cut flowers. Our highly trained chemists and on-staff horticulturists continuously test and evaluate our products as well as develop new products based on the emerging needs of the industry. Our team's dedication and commitment are to ensure that our customers receive the best products available, anywhere.

We strive to address the specific needs of the cut flower industry, offering innovative products and solutions to satisfy those needs. Our goal is to help our customers provide the freshest, most attractive, and longest-lasting flowers possible. It is our passion to maximize the consumer's experience with flowers!

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It has never been as important as it is today to track and reduce our footprint on the planet. Growing, processing and distributing flowers use many resources to guarantee that high quality, beautiful fresh cut flowers reach the hands of consumers. At FloraLife, we have focused our sustainability plan on 5 key commitments to reduce our impact on the planet and help all our partners, big and small, reduce theirs too. The 5 commitments are climate change, water stewardship, product portfolio, sustainable packaging and stakeholder awareness.

Floral industry waste impacts almost all areas of sustainability. Putting measures in place to reduce it should be top of mind. Every stem requires land to grow, water to hydrate, products to treat, energy to cool, packaging to protect, fuel to ship and lots of labor. When a flower does not make it to the end consumer, it is not only the flower that is wasted. It is also all the resources that went into growing, packaging, protecting and shipping it through the long chain. Having the proper flower care and handling protocols in place not only ensures that you put top quality flowers in the hands of consumers, but it also can significantly reduce waste which in turn reduces your footprint on the planet.

Together, we can make a bigger difference!

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At FloraLife, we share our expert cut flower knowledge, products, and services to help educate every level of our industry. As the flower care experts, we are passionate about the pursuit of education and what it can mean for the success of the entire industry. Our team is globally positioned and accessible for your educational needs. Our experts can be on-site to conduct care and handling, proper practices and protocols, as well as merchandising training. We present monthly webinars, publish research papers and educational articles, and speak at industry events.

We are always searching for new and better ways to reach all levels of the flower community to further educate and promote the business of fresh cut flowers. One of the education innovation we pride ourselves in is the Flower Food for Thought® program… because an educated consumer is a repeat purchaser, and a growing educated consumer base means a growing floral industry!

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FloraLife representatives are your complete resource for all things related to the care and handling of fresh cut flowers. Each representative is hand-selected for their experience, expertise, and passion for the floral industry. Once they become part of the FloraLife family, our Flower Experts receive additional, extensive education and training to ensure they are ready and able to assist you with your complete cut flower needs:

Fresh cut flower care and handling guidance and seminars.
Product training at every level of the retail and distribution chain.
Flower testing and benchmarking.
Advice on the installation and repair of Floralife® Dosing Systems.
Air and water quality, ethylene and bacteria level testing.
Guidance to develop marketing programs and collateral.
Facility troubleshooting and audits to help resolve flower quality issues.
Development of proper care and handling protocols at every level of the distribution chain.
Advice on best practices for receiving flowers.
Quality Assurance personnel training.
Advice on new research and developments in cut flower care and handling.
Care and handling training materials (product information sheets, monthly research articles, etc.)
Full FloraLife laboratory support and the latest technologies in the floral industry.
Global network with localized teams available to assist.
Webinars.
Custom products and packaging.
Guidance on global sourcing.
Training and implementation of sustainable practices and measures.

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Although we all share the story of flowers, every channel in the floral industry has a different chapter to write. FloraLife works with customers to analyze their business and become partners in floriculture, matching their demands, goals and ambitions with the right products and technologies to best tell their story. Working together, we can help your business remain profitable and successful, not just through our industry leading floral care products, but also through our company's specific services and solutions. Let’s start talking about FloraLife and YOU!

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