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		<title>A Stand Worth Stopping For: Blooming Innovations at IFTEX 2026 </title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p><span data-contrast="auto">From 2 to 4 June, the thirteenth edition of IFTEX, Africa&#8217;s largest floriculture trade fair, brought together 210 exhibitors at the Visa Oshwal Centre in Nairobi. For Blooming Innovations, it was an opportunity to bring its flowers, varieties and vision together at stand F2.02 and connect with florists, buyers and flower professionals from across the globe.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p aria-level="3"><b><span data-contrast="none">Blooming Innovations takes home Best Stand Design</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The Blooming Innovations stand was awarded </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Best Stand Design at IFTEX 2026</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">, recognising the creative and professional presentation of its flowers. The design and styling were created in collaboration with florist Inge Quint of Inge Quint Flower Art, who brought Blooming Innovations Hydrangea, Delphinium and Limonium together in a striking floral presentation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The result was a stand designed around the flowers themselves, while giving visitors a clear impression of the quality, variety and possibilities within the Blooming Innovations assortment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p aria-level="3"><b><span data-contrast="none">Flowers grown for quality, all year round</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">At the centre of the stand was the Blooming Innovations collection: </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Hydrangea, Delphinium, and Limonium</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">. Visitors could discover the core Blooming Innovations assortment, including the Hydrangea collection with the in-house bred </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">HydraBloom Pink Progress</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">, four in-house Delphinium varieties and a wide range of Limonium. </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">A new addition to the assortment was presented at IFTEX for the first time: Lily flowers.</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The flowers are grown year-round by sister company Blooming Africa in Kenya. Consistent quality, strong vase life and vibrant colours are key priorities, creating flowers that buyers and florists can rely on throughout the year.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">For Blooming Innovations, IFTEX was therefore about more than displaying flowers. It was about showing what the collection stands for and meeting the people who work with it, source it, and bring it to markets around the world.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p aria-level="3"><b><span data-contrast="none">Looking back on IFTEX 2026</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The Best Stand Design Award was one of the highlights of three successful exhibition days. Blooming Innovations had valuable conversations with visitors from different markets, made new connections, and received positive feedback on both the assortment and the stand.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Thank you to everyone who visited the Blooming Innovations stand at IFTEX 2026, and to Inge Quint for bringing the stand design to life.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Want to discover more of Blooming Innovations?</span></b><br />
<span data-contrast="auto">Follow us on social media for more inspiration, new varieties and a closer look at our Hydrangea, Delphinium, Limonium and Lily flowers. </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Get to know Blooming Innovations and follow along with what’s growing, follow @blooming.innovations on Instagram. </span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p><span data-contrast="auto">Van 2 tot en met 4 juni bracht de dertiende editie van IFTEX, de grootste vakbeurs voor de Afrikaanse sierteelt, 210 exposanten samen in het Visa Oshwal Centre in Nairobi. Voor Blooming Innovations was het een mooie gelegenheid om bloemen, rassen en visie samen te brengen in stand F2.02 en in contact te komen met bloemisten, inkopers en andere professionals uit de bloemensector van over de hele wereld.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> </span></p>
<p aria-level="3"><b><span data-contrast="none">Blooming Innovations wint Best Stand Design</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">De stand van Blooming Innovations werd tijdens IFTEX 2026 bekroond met de </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Best Stand Design Award</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">. De prijs was een erkenning voor de creatieve en professionele presentatie van de bloemen. Het ontwerp en de styling werden gerealiseerd in samenwerking met bloemist Inge Quint van Inge Quint Flower Art. Zij bracht Hydrangea, Delphinium en Limonium van Blooming Innovations samen in een opvallende bloemrijke presentatie.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Het resultaat was een stand waarin de bloemen centraal stonden en bezoekers tegelijkertijd een duidelijk beeld kregen van de kwaliteit, variatie en mogelijkheden binnen het assortiment van Blooming Innovations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p aria-level="3"><b><span data-contrast="none">Bloemen van hoge kwaliteit, jaarrond geteeld</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Centraal in de stand stond de collectie van Blooming Innovations: </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Hydrangea, Delphinium en Limonium</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">. Bezoekers konden het kernassortiment van Blooming Innovations ontdekken, waaronder de Hydrangea-collectie met de in eigen huis veredelde </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">HydraBloom Pink Progress</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">, vier eigen Delphinium-rassen en een breed assortiment Limonium. </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Tijdens IFTEX werd ook een nieuwe toevoeging aan het assortiment voor het eerst gepresenteerd: Lily.</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">De bloemen worden jaarrond geteeld door zusterbedrijf Blooming Africa in Kenia. Constante kwaliteit, een goede houdbaarheid en levendige kleuren staan daarbij centraal. Zo biedt Blooming Innovations bloemen waarop inkopers en bloemisten het hele jaar door kunnen vertrouwen.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Voor Blooming Innovations draaide IFTEX dan ook om meer dan alleen het presenteren van bloemen. Het was een moment om te laten zien waar de collectie voor staat en kennis te maken met de mensen die met de bloemen werken, ze inkopen en naar markten over de hele wereld brengen.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p aria-level="3"><b><span data-contrast="none">Terugblik op IFTEX 2026</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">De Best Stand Design Award was een van de hoogtepunten van drie succesvolle beursdagen. Blooming Innovations voerde waardevolle gesprekken met bezoekers uit verschillende markten, legde nieuwe contacten en ontving positieve reacties op zowel het assortiment als de stand.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Bedankt aan iedereen die de stand van Blooming Innovations tijdens IFTEX 2026 heeft bezocht en aan Inge Quint voor het tot leven brengen van het standontwerp.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>
<p aria-level="3"><b><span data-contrast="none">Meer ontdekken van Blooming Innovations?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Volg ons op social media voor meer inspiratie, nieuwe rassen en een kijkje in onze Hydrangea, Delphinium, Limonium en Lily. </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Leer Blooming Innovations beter kennen en volg wat er groeit via Instagram: @blooming.innovations.</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></p>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Following the four super-strong Delphinium varieties launched previously by Blooming Innovations, the company is now also introducing a cut hydrangea which has been bred in-house. The pale pink HydraBloom Pink Progress is not only stunning to look at, but particularly excels thanks to its long vase life and reliable year-round availability. Strong characteristics  The elegant&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157568826 BCX0">Following the four super-strong Delphinium varieties launched previously by Blooming Innovations, the company is now also introducing a cut hydrangea which has been bred in-house. The pale pink </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW157568826 BCX0">HydraBloom</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157568826 BCX0"> Pink Progress is not only stunning to look </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW157568826 BCX0">at, but</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157568826 BCX0"> particularly excels thanks to its long vase life and reliable year-round availability.</span></strong></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="none">Strong characteristics</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">The elegant pale pink HydraBloom Pink Progress radiates opulence, tenderness and romance, making this variety ideally suited for creating impressive floral arrangements for high-end events. Alongside its aesthetic appeal, HydraBloom Pink Progress offers an exceptionally long vase life, so that consumers can enjoy it at home for a long time and floral stylists are guaranteed arrangements with long-lasting splendour. Blooming Innovations also offers a reliable year-round supply of this exclusive Hydrangea variety.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="none">Quest for innovation and quality</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">The introduction of HydraBloom Pink Progress emphasises Blooming Innovations&#8217; commitment to quality and innovation. The company is constantly looking for valuable additions to its range of Delphiniums, Hydrangeas and various Limonium species. They are thereby continuously searching for improvements in areas such as appearance and vase life, with an eye for the smallest details. As a result of this, four Delphinium varieties bred in-house were previously launched after an extensive selection process. Two years later it is now Hydrangea HydraBloom Pink Progress&#8217;s turn to conquer the market.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Na de vier ijzersterke Delphinium rassen die Blooming Innovations eerder op de markt bracht, introduceert zij nu ook een zelf veredelde snijhortensia. De zachtroze HydraBloom Pink Progress is niet alleen een schitterende bloem om te zien, maar onderscheidt zich vooral dankzij haar lange vaasleven en betrouwbare, jaarrond beschikbaarheid. Sterke eigenschappen De elegenate zachtroze HydraBloom Pink&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Na de vier ijzersterke Delphinium rassen die Blooming Innovations eerder op de markt bracht, introduceert zij nu ook een zelf veredelde snijhortensia. De zachtroze HydraBloom Pink Progress is niet alleen een schitterende bloem om te zien, maar onderscheidt zich vooral dankzij haar lange vaasleven en betrouwbare, jaarrond beschikbaarheid. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Sterke eigenschappen </strong></p>
<p>De elegenate zachtroze HydraBloom Pink Progress straalt weelderigheid, tederheid en romantiek uit, wat deze variëteit bij uitstek geschikt maakt voor het creëren van imposante bloemarrangementen voor high-end evenementen. Naast de esthetische aantrekkingskracht biedt HydraBloom Pink Progress een uitzonderlijk lang vaasleven, waardoor de consument er thuis lang van geniet en bloemstylisten verzekerd zijn van arrangementen die hun pracht lang behouden. Bovendien biedt Blooming Innovations een betrouwbare, jaarrond levering van deze exclusieve Hydrangea variëteit. </p>
<p><strong>Zoektocht naar innovatie en kwaliteit </strong></p>
<p>De introductie van HydraBloom Pink Progress onderstreept de toewijding van Blooming Innovations aan kwaliteit en innovatie. Het bedrijf zoekt namelijk continu naar waardevolle toevoegingen aan haar assortiment van Delphinium, Hydrangea en verschillende Limonium soorten. Hiervoor wordt met oog voor de kleinste details continu gezocht naar verbeteringen op het gebied van onder andere uitstraling en vaasleven. Als resultaat hiervan werden eerder, na een uitgebreid selectieproces, vier zelf veredelde Delphinium rassen geïntroduceerd. Nu, twee jaar later, is het de beurt aan de Hydrangea HydraBloom Pink Progress om de markt te veroveren. </p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>After an extensive testing process, Blooming Innovations introduces four new, self-bred varieties of Delphinium. The varieties&#8217; unique colours and strong characteristics made them pass all tests with flying colours.  Self-bred varieties  As the name suggests, Blooming Innovations is constantly looking for valuable additions to its range of Hydrangea, Delphinium and Limonium. Over the past period, several new varieties of&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><span lang="en-GB">After an extensive testing process, <span class="markrauvihbmn" data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">Blooming</span> Innovations introduces four new, self-bred varieties of Delphinium. The varieties&#8217; unique colours and strong characteristics made them pass all tests with flying colours. </span></b></p>
<h3><b><span lang="en-GB">Self-bred varieties </span></b></h3>
<p>As the name suggests, <span class="markrauvihbmn" data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">Blooming</span> Innovations is constantly looking for valuable additions to its range of Hydrangea, Delphinium and Limonium. Over the past period, several new varieties of Delphinium have been bred and tested on a wide range of aspects. From this, four new varieties emerged that are not only an interesting addition to the <span class="markrauvihbmn" data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">Blooming</span> Innovations range in terms of colour, but also meet the grower&#8217;s high quality requirements.</p>
<h3><b><span lang="en-GB">Strong characteristics</span></b></h3>
<p>The new varieties Snow White, Purple Heart, Navy Blue and Magenta Mojo have unique, striking colours. The latter in particular becomes available at a very favourable time: Magenta has in fact been voted trend colour of the year 2023 by colour institute Pantone! Besides having long stems with large flowers in unique colours, the new varieties also have very strong characteristics. For example, they do very well in transport and last a long time in the vase.</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.bpnieuws.nl/article/9511500/blooming-innovations-breidt-assortiment-uit-met-zelf-veredelde-rassen-delphinium/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BP Nieuws</a></em></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Na een uitgebreid testproces introduceert Blooming Innovations vier nieuwe, zelf veredelde rassen Delphinium. De unieke kleuren én sterke eigenschappen van de rassen maken dat ze glansrijk zijn geslaagd voor alle testen. Zelf veredelde rassen Zoals de naam doet vermoeden, is Blooming Innovations continu op zoek naar waardevolle toevoegingen aan het assortiment van Hydrangea, Delphinium en Limonium.&#8230;</p>
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<h3>Zelf veredelde rassen</h3>
<p>Zoals de naam doet vermoeden, is <a href="https://blooming-innovations.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blooming Innovations</a> continu op zoek naar waardevolle toevoegingen aan het assortiment van Hydrangea, Delphinium en Limonium. Afgelopen periode zijn verschillende nieuwe rassen Delphinium veredeld en getest op een groot aantal aspecten. Hieruit zijn vier nieuwe variëteiten naar voren gekomen die niet alleen qua kleur een interessante toevoeging aan het assortiment van Blooming Innovations zijn, maar die ook aan de hoge kwaliteitseisen van de kweker voldoen.</p>
<h3>Sterke eigenschappen</h3>
<p>De nieuwe rassen Snow White, Purple Heart, Navy Blue en Magenta Mojo hebben unieke, sprekende kleuren. Vooral laatstgenoemde komt op een wel heel gunstig moment beschikbaar: Magenta is door kleurinstituut Pantone namelijk verkozen tot trendkleur van het jaar 2023! Naast dat de nieuwe soorten lange stelen met grote bloemen in unieke kleuren hebben, beschikken ze ook over enorm sterke eigenschappen. Zo doen ze het erg goed op transport en staan ze lang op de vaas.</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.bpnieuws.nl/article/9511500/blooming-innovations-breidt-assortiment-uit-met-zelf-veredelde-rassen-delphinium/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BP Nieuws</a></em></p>
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			<p><strong>Vanaf januari levert Blooming Innovations als enige kweker de nieuwe snijhortensia Ice Age. Deze winterwitte snijhortensia, geteeld in Kenia, is uitstekend houdbaar en vertoont geen transportschade. ‘Klanten zijn goed te spreken over de kwaliteit’, zegt eigenaar Harry Rooijakkers van Blooming Innovations.</strong></p>
<p>Ice Age werd in 2016 als mutant van Force, een product uit het tropische veredelingsprogramma van HBA, in de kassen van Blooming Innovations in Gilgil (Kenia) ontdekt. ‘We zijn een paar jaar bezig geweest met uitselecteren en vermeerderen. Ook hebben we meteen proeven gedaan met houdbaarheid en vervoer’, vertelt Rooijakkers.</p>
<h3>Dubbelvouwen</h3>
<p>Uit de testen bleek dat Ice Age goed houdbaar is en een hoge pack rate heeft. Rooijakkers: ‘Om een voorbeeld te geven:  van Ice Cube gaan er 50 stelen in een doos, terwijl van Ice Age 100 stelen in een doos kunnen. Al vouw je Ice Age bij wijze van spreken dubbel, de bloemen beschadigen niet. Als je de stelen na vervoer een dag in de kou op bloemenvoedsel zet, herstelt Ice Age zich helemaal.’</p>
<p>Ice Age wordt in de doos in folie verpakt. Zo wordt verpakkingsschade (bloemetjes die tijdens het vervoer in de doos het karton raken verdrogen vaak) tijdens het vervoer voorkomen.</p>
<p>‘Klanten die we Ice Age hebben laten zien, zijn heel positief’, zegt Rooijakkers. ‘De bloem blijft lang goed, is makkelijk te verwerken en de kwaliteit die wij jaarrond leveren is gewoon even goed, soms zelfs beter dan de witte snijhortensia’s die elders vandaan komen. Groot voordeel van Ice Age ten opzichte van andere getransporteerde hortensia’s is dat Ice Age droog vervoerd kan worden. Dat scheelt gewicht en handelingen.’</p>
<h3>Jaarrond levering</h3>
<p>Vanaf januari produceert Blooming Innovations als enige kweker 5.000 tot 6.000 stelen per week. Ice Age is bij Blooming Innovations jaarrond in productie. Het afgelopen jaar heeft Blooming Innovations daarom veel nieuwe, jonge planten opgezet. Regelmatig zit Rooijakkers in het vliegtuig naar Kenia om het bedrijf, dat hij samen met compagnon Bert Louwerse runt, te bezoeken. Natuurlijk zag hij tijdens zo’n vlucht ook de film Ice Age. ‘Maar ik heb hem nooit helemaal gezien’, moet hij bekennen. ‘Het is een leuke film hoor, maar meestal val ik als de motoren aangaan direct in slaap als ik vlieg.’</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.bpnieuws.nl/article/9178401/blooming-innovations-levert-witte-ice-age-uit-kenia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BP Nieuws</a></em></p>

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			<p><strong>Vanaf januari levert Blooming Innovations als enige kweker de nieuwe snijhortensia Ice Age. Deze winterwitte snijhortensia, geteeld in Kenia, is uitstekend houdbaar en vertoont geen transportschade. ‘Klanten zijn goed te spreken over de kwaliteit’, zegt eigenaar Harry Rooijakkers van Blooming Innovations.</strong></p>
<p>Ice Age werd in 2016 als mutant van Force, een product uit het tropische veredelingsprogramma van HBA, in de kassen van Blooming Innovations in Gilgil (Kenia) ontdekt. ‘We zijn een paar jaar bezig geweest met uitselecteren en vermeerderen. Ook hebben we meteen proeven gedaan met houdbaarheid en vervoer’, vertelt Rooijakkers.</p>
<h3>Dubbelvouwen</h3>
<p>Uit de testen bleek dat Ice Age goed houdbaar is en een hoge pack rate heeft. Rooijakkers: ‘Om een voorbeeld te geven:  van Ice Cube gaan er 50 stelen in een doos, terwijl van Ice Age 100 stelen in een doos kunnen. Al vouw je Ice Age bij wijze van spreken dubbel, de bloemen beschadigen niet. Als je de stelen na vervoer een dag in de kou op bloemenvoedsel zet, herstelt Ice Age zich helemaal.’</p>
<p>Ice Age wordt in de doos in folie verpakt. Zo wordt verpakkingsschade (bloemetjes die tijdens het vervoer in de doos het karton raken verdrogen vaak) tijdens het vervoer voorkomen.</p>
<p>‘Klanten die we Ice Age hebben laten zien, zijn heel positief’, zegt Rooijakkers. ‘De bloem blijft lang goed, is makkelijk te verwerken en de kwaliteit die wij jaarrond leveren is gewoon even goed, soms zelfs beter dan de witte snijhortensia’s die elders vandaan komen. Groot voordeel van Ice Age ten opzichte van andere getransporteerde hortensia’s is dat Ice Age droog vervoerd kan worden. Dat scheelt gewicht en handelingen.’</p>
<h3>Jaarrond levering</h3>
<p>Vanaf januari produceert Blooming Innovations als enige kweker 5.000 tot 6.000 stelen per week. Ice Age is bij Blooming Innovations jaarrond in productie. Het afgelopen jaar heeft Blooming Innovations daarom veel nieuwe, jonge planten opgezet. Regelmatig zit Rooijakkers in het vliegtuig naar Kenia om het bedrijf, dat hij samen met compagnon Bert Louwerse runt, te bezoeken. Natuurlijk zag hij tijdens zo’n vlucht ook de film Ice Age. ‘Maar ik heb hem nooit helemaal gezien’, moet hij bekennen. ‘Het is een leuke film hoor, maar meestal val ik als de motoren aangaan direct in slaap als ik vlieg.’</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.bpnieuws.nl/article/9178401/blooming-innovations-levert-witte-ice-age-uit-kenia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BP Nieuws</a></em></p>

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			<p><strong>Flowers are Holland’s #1 import product. Most of these flowers travel from farms in Kenya, Ethiopia, Colombia and Ecuador, often transferring in Amsterdam on their way to other destinations in Europe and beyond.</strong></p>
<p>Because understanding how the chain works is key to improving it, the Holland Flower Alliance travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, last month to explore how flowers exactly are being handled from the moment they are plucked, all the way to how they end up on the clock at Royal Floraholland’s auction.</p>
<p>The team met up with growers Bert Louwerse from Blooming Innovations, who specialize in hortensias, delphinium and lymonium, and with Joost Zuurbier from Zuurbier &amp; Co – Bilashaka flowers, who’s farm relies heavily on the export of roses. Both growers showed great passion for their products. The taskforce gained insights in the importance of optimal temperature management throughout the entire journey, the difference between the many varieties of flower boxes used for transportation; of which the most common ones are the ‘Kenian standard’, the ‘Zim’, and the Jumbo box. Boxes vary in many ways and the importance of a good price vs. quality of boxes was stressed, as boxes differ in ways they are made, absorb water, are stacked, etc.</p>
<h3>Kenyan Flower Council</h3>
<p>A visit to the Kenyan Flower Council (KFC), a voluntary association of independent growers and exporters of cut-flowers, taught the Holland Flower Alliance the importance of an internationally recognized quality assurance system for Kenyan flowers, and stressed the importance of creating awareness of how flowers should be handled once they leave Kenya in order to get an A-quality product to arrive as an A-quality product to consumers worldwide.</p>
<h3>Flower handling at the airport</h3>
<p>Continuing the journey to the airport, the taskforce was guided around the forwarder’s facilities of Panalpina and Kuehne + Nagel, where flowers arrive after transport from the farms. With specially adapted docking stations leading to the cool warehouse, the flowers that arrive from the trucks are unexposed to ambient temperatures as they are offloaded from the vehicles and security checked at the entrance of the warehouse. The tour focused amongst other things on phyto inspections, done by KEPHIS (Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services), who order that 10% of each shipment needs to be checked, thus ensuring that the flowers do not contain any injurious pests, diseases or noxious weeds.</p>
<h3>Freighters full of flowers</h3>
<p>The local team at KLM Cargo further enhanced the group’s insights as they got to experience the loading of the aircraft, and showed how just in time delivery of the pallets into an already cooled aircraft ensures that flower pallets do not remain on the tarmac for an unnecessary amount of time.</p>
<h3>The ‘ideal flower box’</h3>
<p>The trip was concluded with a packaging workshop, held at the Dutch embassy in Nairobi. Its theme ‘creating the ideal flower box’, provided the Alliance with insights on the importance of finding a right price vs. quality balance, the necessity to include all players in the chain, as well as to have a thorough look at how growers in South American countries pack their flowers for transport.</p>
<h3>To the clock</h3>
<p>Back in Holland, the taskforce welcomed the MP/KLM flight at Schiphol where the unloading of the aircraft, and handling of the flowers at the airport was tightly followed. A tour around the facilities of Royal Floraholland completed the taskforce’s flower logistics chain adventure, as Jaap Buis from Fresco Flowers showed, and explained to the group how they check, pack and supply their flowers.</p>
<p>For more information on the Holland Flower Alliance, please contact project manager Eline van den Berg at <a href="mailto:elinevandenberg@royalfloraholland.com">elinevandenberg@royalfloraholland.com</a></p>
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<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.schiphol.nl/en/cargo/page/understanding-the-flower-supply-chain-is-key-to-improving-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schiphol Cargo</a></em></p>

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			<p><strong>Flowers are Holland’s #1 import product. Most of these flowers travel from farms in Kenya, Ethiopia, Colombia and Ecuador, often transferring in Amsterdam on their way to other destinations in Europe and beyond.</strong></p>
<p>Because understanding how the chain works is key to improving it, the Holland Flower Alliance travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, last month to explore how flowers exactly are being handled from the moment they are plucked, all the way to how they end up on the clock at Royal Floraholland’s auction.</p>
<p>The team met up with growers Bert Louwerse from Blooming Innovations, who specialize in hortensias, delphinium and lymonium, and with Joost Zuurbier from Zuurbier &amp; Co – Bilashaka flowers, who’s farm relies heavily on the export of roses. Both growers showed great passion for their products. The taskforce gained insights in the importance of optimal temperature management throughout the entire journey, the difference between the many varieties of flower boxes used for transportation; of which the most common ones are the ‘Kenian standard’, the ‘Zim’, and the Jumbo box. Boxes vary in many ways and the importance of a good price vs. quality of boxes was stressed, as boxes differ in ways they are made, absorb water, are stacked, etc.</p>
<h3>Kenyan Flower Council</h3>
<p>A visit to the Kenyan Flower Council (KFC), a voluntary association of independent growers and exporters of cut-flowers, taught the Holland Flower Alliance the importance of an internationally recognized quality assurance system for Kenyan flowers, and stressed the importance of creating awareness of how flowers should be handled once they leave Kenya in order to get an A-quality product to arrive as an A-quality product to consumers worldwide.</p>
<h3>Flower handling at the airport</h3>
<p>Continuing the journey to the airport, the taskforce was guided around the forwarder’s facilities of Panalpina and Kuehne + Nagel, where flowers arrive after transport from the farms. With specially adapted docking stations leading to the cool warehouse, the flowers that arrive from the trucks are unexposed to ambient temperatures as they are offloaded from the vehicles and security checked at the entrance of the warehouse. The tour focused amongst other things on phyto inspections, done by KEPHIS (Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services), who order that 10% of each shipment needs to be checked, thus ensuring that the flowers do not contain any injurious pests, diseases or noxious weeds.</p>
<h3>Freighters full of flowers</h3>
<p>The local team at KLM Cargo further enhanced the group’s insights as they got to experience the loading of the aircraft, and showed how just in time delivery of the pallets into an already cooled aircraft ensures that flower pallets do not remain on the tarmac for an unnecessary amount of time.</p>
<h3>The ‘ideal flower box’</h3>
<p>The trip was concluded with a packaging workshop, held at the Dutch embassy in Nairobi. Its theme ‘creating the ideal flower box’, provided the Alliance with insights on the importance of finding a right price vs. quality balance, the necessity to include all players in the chain, as well as to have a thorough look at how growers in South American countries pack their flowers for transport.</p>
<h3>To the clock</h3>
<p>Back in Holland, the taskforce welcomed the MP/KLM flight at Schiphol where the unloading of the aircraft, and handling of the flowers at the airport was tightly followed. A tour around the facilities of Royal Floraholland completed the taskforce’s flower logistics chain adventure, as Jaap Buis from Fresco Flowers showed, and explained to the group how they check, pack and supply their flowers.</p>
<p>For more information on the Holland Flower Alliance, please contact project manager Eline van den Berg at <a href="mailto:elinevandenberg@royalfloraholland.com">elinevandenberg@royalfloraholland.com</a></p>
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<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.schiphol.nl/en/cargo/page/understanding-the-flower-supply-chain-is-key-to-improving-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schiphol Cargo</a></em></p>

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