June 5- 7, 2024 • Broward County Convention Center • Fort Lauderdale, FL

FreshBlooms Awarded Booth of Excellence

IFE has tallied the votes and is pleased to announce that FreshBlooms has won the 2017 Booth of Excellence award.  They took the highest honor among more than 225 beautiful booths at IFE.   Rene Quinn, Vice President of FreshBlooms, gives insight into the inspiration behind their show-stopping multi-level global booth display, showcasing their floral variety: […]

Syndicate Sales Wins Innovation Battlefield

Hundreds of new products were showcased at this year’s International Floriculture Expo but only six finalists were chosen to compete in the second-annual edition of Innovation Battlefield. World Class Flowers, A-ROO Company, flAVATAR, Floralife, Betallic LLC and Syndicate Sales, Inc. battled it out at the second-annual Innovation Battlefield given just two minutes to discuss their […]

Corey Rader Wins Iron Designer

Ten designers from around the country were tasked with creating a masterpiece in just 20 minutes in an “Iron-Chef style” competition using floral foam tiles from Oasis and flowers provided by Ball while competing for the title of Iron Designer champion. The judges selected Corey Rader of FreshBlooms and DVFlora as the 2017 champion and […]

Merchandising Award of Excellence goes to Hy-Vee

Super Floral and Syndicate Sales hosted this year’s Merchandising Award of Excellence and presented a six minute video introducing the three finalists and the vision for each display at IFE’s Toast to the Industry Reception. Cheryl Overland and her team from Hy-Vee Floral 1019 in Albert Lea, Minnesota took home the prize for their theme […]

Flower Naming Ceremony Honors John Simko, “Sunshine”

Floral professionals gathered during the 8th Annual Flower Naming Ceremony to recognize one individual’s lifelong contribution to the global floriculture industry. Kevin Barry of Big Y Foods presented the honor to John Simko, President and CEO of Sunshine Bouquet Company and 40 year industry veteran. Barry described Simko as “a passionate visionary, whose innovation in […]

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