International Floral Distributors (IFD) President, Eric Levy, Hillcrest Garden announced Amato Wholesale Florist in Denver, Colorado as the newest member of International Floral Distributors. “Amato Wholesale Florist is an exceptional distributor with great management, their membership in IFD will expand our effectiveness as a marketing and buying consortium. Today’s marketplace requires greater efficiency and buying power and by adding such a high quality distributor to IFD’s membership, we are enhancing all of IFD”.
Amato Wholesale Florist is a full service, family owned Wholesale Florist. Amato Wholesale Florists is led by owners Jeff Cross (President) and Heather Weickum (Vice President). Amato's started as a greenhouse company that specialized in “Colorado Carnations”. In January 1974, the wholesale distributing side was born. Amato’s distribution services cover the state of Colorado, Wyoming, and the western portions of Nebraska and Kansas with cut flowers, hardgoods and plants.
“Adding outstanding distributors in key areas are beneficial to IFD as we expand the scope and presence of IFD,” stated Jeff Lanman, IFD Executive Director. “We are continually focused on expanding the benefits that we can create by consolidating the efforts of this key group of floral distributors. IFD members represent the best minds and the best distributors in the industry, as a group our efforts focus on creating new programs and new efficiencies that provide new ideas and new services to the industry.”
International Floral Distributors, Inc is a member-owned, marketing and buying group composed of leading wholesale floral distributors. IFD members take advantage of the pooled resources of all the IFD member firms to build marketing and operating advantages for their own business. IFD is headquartered in Richmond, Indiana. A complete list of IFD members can be found at www.ifd-inc.org. For additional information contact Jeff Lanman at jefflanman@ifd-inc.org.
Source: International Floral Distributors