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AboutSunshine Bouquet Company is a privately held, international company that grows and sells fresh-cut owers to various mass market channels throughout North America.Sunshine started as a small, family-run ower shop in New Jersey in 1971 and grew rapidly during the 1980s as one of the rst companies to embrace the emerging supermarket oral industry.What began as a small family business has grown to a team of over 25,000 dedicated employees who help distribute over one billion stems annually throughout North America, making Sunshine an international leader in our industry.3,200 acres with over 25,000 employees

AboutSunshine Bouquet Company is a privately held, international company that grows and sells fresh-cut owers to various mass market channels throughout North America.Sunshine started as a small, family-run ower shop in New Jersey in 1971 and grew rapidly during the 1980s as one of the rst companies to embrace the emerging supermarket oral industry.What began as a small family business has grown to a team of over 25,000 dedicated employees who help distribute over one billion stems annually throughout North America, making Sunshine an international leader in our industry.3,200 acres with over 25,000 employees

Sunshine’s history stretches decades back, and thousands of miles away.Our Roots1971199519932002Sunshine Bouquet Co. is founded to service the mass-market industry.First facility inBogotá, Colombia opens.Miami facility opens.First ower farm is purchased in Bogotá, Colombia.20102012Rainforest Alliance Certication is achieved.Nature’s Flowers is acquired to expand operations.A customs bonded facility in Miamiopens.Sunshine Bouquet Co. acquires Esmeralda Farms.Sunshine’s sister company, Esmeralda, acquires Genviv’s breeding operations. 2021 2022Delta Floral is acquired,expanding operations to the West Coast.Esmeralda acquires Sande Flowers.1936 Alex Simko opens a small chrysanthemum farm in New Jersey.201920202022

Sunshine’s history stretches decades back, and thousands of miles away.Our Roots1971199519932002Sunshine Bouquet Co. is founded to service the mass-market industry.First facility inBogotá, Colombia opens.Miami facility opens.First ower farm is purchased in Bogotá, Colombia.20102012Rainforest Alliance Certication is achieved.Nature’s Flowers is acquired to expand operations.A customs bonded facility in Miamiopens.Sunshine Bouquet Co. acquires Esmeralda Farms.Sunshine’s sister company, Esmeralda, acquires Genviv’s breeding operations. 2021 2022Delta Floral is acquired,expanding operations to the West Coast.Esmeralda acquires Sande Flowers.1936 Alex Simko opens a small chrysanthemum farm in New Jersey.201920202022

To lead the mass market oral industry by continually improving our operations anddeveloping partnerships with our customers,communities and employees.Our VisionTo grow and deliver the freshest owers with a relentless focus on quality, value, service and design.Our MissionHappy customers are the key to our success. A crucial part of our accomplishments in the supermarket floral industry directly relates to our devotion to service. Providing outstanding customer service allows us to support the customer and keep current on supermarket industry retail trends.We pride ourselves on having the freshest and highest quality products. We achieve this by controlling all aspects of our supply chain process and global cold chain.We know the supermarket consumer is knowledgeable about costs and value when shopping. Offering fair and consistent prices to our customers helps ensure their success and the continued growth of the supermarket oral industry.With skilled product development, design, and marketing teams, we can stay ahead of the curve with trends and design. The innovative concepts and perspectives offered by us help supermarkets sell fresh and modern designs in their floral departments.QUALITY VALUESERVICE DESIGN

To lead the mass market oral industry by continually improving our operations anddeveloping partnerships with our customers,communities and employees.Our VisionTo grow and deliver the freshest owers with a relentless focus on quality, value, service and design.Our MissionHappy customers are the key to our success. A crucial part of our accomplishments in the supermarket floral industry directly relates to our devotion to service. Providing outstanding customer service allows us to support the customer and keep current on supermarket industry retail trends.We pride ourselves on having the freshest and highest quality products. We achieve this by controlling all aspects of our supply chain process and global cold chain.We know the supermarket consumer is knowledgeable about costs and value when shopping. Offering fair and consistent prices to our customers helps ensure their success and the continued growth of the supermarket oral industry.With skilled product development, design, and marketing teams, we can stay ahead of the curve with trends and design. The innovative concepts and perspectives offered by us help supermarkets sell fresh and modern designs in their floral departments.QUALITY VALUESERVICE DESIGN

Sunshine Bouquet owns and operates over 3,200 acres of farmland in Colombia and Ecuador. Consistent temperatures, sunlight and nutrient rich soil offer these regions the perfect environment for growing owers and maintaining farmland seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. It is there that we grow over 55 different species, spanning over 800 varieties of the world’s most gorgeous and sought-after owers. We currently offer the largest assortment of owers of any company in the Americas and distribute over 1.5 billion stems annually throughout North America.OUR FARMSOur FarmsFARMLAND3,237 ACRES = 1,310 HECTARES9511363953836153332621613855516015524913510665RosesSpray RosesChrysanthemumsCarnations/Minis/AlstroeFocalsFillersOthersPropagationACRES HECTARES FLOWER TYPE10,100 FULL CASES3.8 MILLION STEMS3 FULL 767 FLIGHT CHARTERSSHIPMENTS PER DAY

Sunshine Bouquet owns and operates over 3,200 acres of farmland in Colombia and Ecuador. Consistent temperatures, sunlight and nutrient rich soil offer these regions the perfect environment for growing owers and maintaining farmland seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. It is there that we grow over 55 different species, spanning over 800 varieties of the world’s most gorgeous and sought-after owers. We currently offer the largest assortment of owers of any company in the Americas and distribute over 1.5 billion stems annually throughout North America.OUR FARMSOur FarmsFARMLAND3,237 ACRES = 1,310 HECTARES9511363953836153332621613855516015524913510665RosesSpray RosesChrysanthemumsCarnations/Minis/AlstroeFocalsFillersOthersPropagationACRES HECTARES FLOWER TYPE10,100 FULL CASES3.8 MILLION STEMS3 FULL 767 FLIGHT CHARTERSSHIPMENTS PER DAY

Our roses, consumer bunches, bouquets, and arrangements are known for being long-lasting and made with the highest quality owers. In every bunch, you will nd large blooms, vibrant colors, and the greenest foliage. Our team of expert agronomists and quality professionals in Bogotá, Quito, and Miami work with breeders from across the globe to source the latest and greatest materials that will make our designs stand out and ensure we deliver the highest quality product to your customers!ROSES CONSUMER BUNCHES BOUQUETS ARRANGEMENTSWhat We Grow

Our roses, consumer bunches, bouquets, and arrangements are known for being long-lasting and made with the highest quality owers. In every bunch, you will nd large blooms, vibrant colors, and the greenest foliage. Our team of expert agronomists and quality professionals in Bogotá, Quito, and Miami work with breeders from across the globe to source the latest and greatest materials that will make our designs stand out and ensure we deliver the highest quality product to your customers!ROSES CONSUMER BUNCHES BOUQUETS ARRANGEMENTSWhat We Grow

We provide the highest level of commitment, presence, and support of anyone in the industry. Our in-depth analysis has provided new marketing opportunities, innovative promotions, and retail strategies, equating to millions of dollars of realized sales for our clients. We take pride in offering the following services:MARKETINGInnovative products and promotional packages to drive salesPoint of purchase materials and store-level educational materialsExtensive work with clients’ in-house marketing departmentsDESIGNExperienced design staff with versatile aestheticsAbility to create oral programs forany type of chainThree AIFD certied designers on staffEXPERTISE IN WORLDWIDE LOGISTICSA variety of freight and packing options delivered from our multiple U.S. locationsStringent cold chain adherenceCLIENT SUPPORT & PROGRAM ANALYSISDedicated sales and support staffthat have rst-hand knowledge of our products and your programStatistical analysis through category managementClient Services

We provide the highest level of commitment, presence, and support of anyone in the industry. Our in-depth analysis has provided new marketing opportunities, innovative promotions, and retail strategies, equating to millions of dollars of realized sales for our clients. We take pride in offering the following services:MARKETINGInnovative products and promotional packages to drive salesPoint of purchase materials and store-level educational materialsExtensive work with clients’ in-house marketing departmentsDESIGNExperienced design staff with versatile aestheticsAbility to create oral programs forany type of chainThree AIFD certied designers on staffEXPERTISE IN WORLDWIDE LOGISTICSA variety of freight and packing options delivered from our multiple U.S. locationsStringent cold chain adherenceCLIENT SUPPORT & PROGRAM ANALYSISDedicated sales and support staffthat have rst-hand knowledge of our products and your programStatistical analysis through category managementClient Services

The product development, agronomist, and quality teams take part in a formal procedure before introducing new varieties and crops to our product line. We evaluate everything from productivity and consistency, to how well the variety holds its color. This way we’re ensuring we have the best crops available before mass producing it.Vase life testing is managed by specialized engineers to evaluate every ower variety’s performance by species, farm, and greenhouse on a monthly basis. By having a perpetual ow of information, we can identify and react very quickly to diseases and pests.Quality control agronomist engineers specialize in, and are responsible for, tracking one specic variety of ower from harvest onwards. Our senior agronomists are responsible for setting parameters for each ower type.Cut stage of all owers is kept consistent by cutting seven days per week, 52 weeks a year.Humidity chambers are used to test the effectiveness of our treatments against phytosanitary conditions, bacteria, and fungi on a weekly basis. To do this, we subject some owers to a controlled environment (100% humidity, darkness, and temperatures around 75ºF) to develop pathogens, fungi, and/or bacteria.Quality supervisors are present at every farm, every day to ensure the standardized parameters are met in our greenhouses and post-harvest facilities.Our quality is the foundation for our business and culture. Stringent quality standards are set at every point in our supply chain. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? NEW CROPSPHYTOSANITARY CONTROLVASE LIFE PARAMETERS QUALITY STANDARDS CUT STAGE Supervisors are assigned at each production line to ensure our bouquets and arrangements are made according to our QC parameters. They are responsible for monitoring processes and nal products and registering results in check lists, which are then used to analyze information and give feedback.Engineers facilitate pack tests to ensure that the product is packed in the appropriate box to avoid mechanical damage. We mandate monthly training seminars for all of our employees at the farms to reinforce our stringent standards at every level.TRAINING CONSTRUCTION PACKING Quality Control

The product development, agronomist, and quality teams take part in a formal procedure before introducing new varieties and crops to our product line. We evaluate everything from productivity and consistency, to how well the variety holds its color. This way we’re ensuring we have the best crops available before mass producing it.Vase life testing is managed by specialized engineers to evaluate every ower variety’s performance by species, farm, and greenhouse on a monthly basis. By having a perpetual ow of information, we can identify and react very quickly to diseases and pests.Quality control agronomist engineers specialize in, and are responsible for, tracking one specic variety of ower from harvest onwards. Our senior agronomists are responsible for setting parameters for each ower type.Cut stage of all owers is kept consistent by cutting seven days per week, 52 weeks a year.Humidity chambers are used to test the effectiveness of our treatments against phytosanitary conditions, bacteria, and fungi on a weekly basis. To do this, we subject some owers to a controlled environment (100% humidity, darkness, and temperatures around 75ºF) to develop pathogens, fungi, and/or bacteria.Quality supervisors are present at every farm, every day to ensure the standardized parameters are met in our greenhouses and post-harvest facilities.Our quality is the foundation for our business and culture. Stringent quality standards are set at every point in our supply chain. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? NEW CROPSPHYTOSANITARY CONTROLVASE LIFE PARAMETERS QUALITY STANDARDS CUT STAGE Supervisors are assigned at each production line to ensure our bouquets and arrangements are made according to our QC parameters. They are responsible for monitoring processes and nal products and registering results in check lists, which are then used to analyze information and give feedback.Engineers facilitate pack tests to ensure that the product is packed in the appropriate box to avoid mechanical damage. We mandate monthly training seminars for all of our employees at the farms to reinforce our stringent standards at every level.TRAINING CONSTRUCTION PACKING Quality Control

430,000MIAMI36,000NEW JERSEY32,0008,00035,00040,000INDIANAPOLISLOS ANGELESNORTH CAROLINABOSTONMIAMI LOS ANGELESNORTH CAROLINANEW JERSEY BOSTONINDIANAPOLISECUADOR COLOMBIACOOLER CAPACITY581,000 sq. ft. between our six locations in the U.S.PROCESSING TIMEMIAMI SHIPMENTS6.5 hrs or less100,000 cases per day3,000 pallets per weekOperationsLOCATIONS & CAPACITY USA (sq. ft.)Operating as a vertically integrated company, we manage operations starting from our farms in Bogotá, Medellín, and Quito to nal delivery at our customer’s door. Our two customs bonded locations allow us to receive owers within minutes of ight arrivals.

430,000MIAMI36,000NEW JERSEY32,0008,00035,00040,000INDIANAPOLISLOS ANGELESNORTH CAROLINABOSTONMIAMI LOS ANGELESNORTH CAROLINANEW JERSEY BOSTONINDIANAPOLISECUADOR COLOMBIACOOLER CAPACITY581,000 sq. ft. between our six locations in the U.S.PROCESSING TIMEMIAMI SHIPMENTS6.5 hrs or less100,000 cases per day3,000 pallets per weekOperationsLOCATIONS & CAPACITY USA (sq. ft.)Operating as a vertically integrated company, we manage operations starting from our farms in Bogotá, Medellín, and Quito to nal delivery at our customer’s door. Our two customs bonded locations allow us to receive owers within minutes of ight arrivals.

Two of our warehouses are U.S. Customs bonded. This allows us to receive and process our airway bills in a fast and efcient way, by helping to keep the integrity of our cold chain and our products.As soon as it lands in Miami, our product is transferred directly from the plane and down the street to our facilities, which are less than one mile away from the airport. The cold chain is immediately restored upon arrival at our facilities. The bond allows us to process our owers while being inspected by customs.Most importantly, the bond speeds up the processing time of our product by up to 24 hours during holidays! Another benet is that the inspectors at our facilities are familiar with handling and processing our product, thus eliminating the time it gets held up in the potential fumigation process.U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialist inspecting product at the Miami International Airport.Our Miami Customs bonded onsite inspection room.U.S. CUSTOMS BONDAs soon as the owers arrive in Miami, each pallet is immediately pre-cooled in one of our forced air cooling units.Currently, we have 50 positions of forced air coolers that pre-cool a pallet in just 18 minutes.PRE-COOLING PROCESSOperations

Two of our warehouses are U.S. Customs bonded. This allows us to receive and process our airway bills in a fast and efcient way, by helping to keep the integrity of our cold chain and our products.As soon as it lands in Miami, our product is transferred directly from the plane and down the street to our facilities, which are less than one mile away from the airport. The cold chain is immediately restored upon arrival at our facilities. The bond allows us to process our owers while being inspected by customs.Most importantly, the bond speeds up the processing time of our product by up to 24 hours during holidays! Another benet is that the inspectors at our facilities are familiar with handling and processing our product, thus eliminating the time it gets held up in the potential fumigation process.U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialist inspecting product at the Miami International Airport.Our Miami Customs bonded onsite inspection room.U.S. CUSTOMS BONDAs soon as the owers arrive in Miami, each pallet is immediately pre-cooled in one of our forced air cooling units.Currently, we have 50 positions of forced air coolers that pre-cool a pallet in just 18 minutes.PRE-COOLING PROCESSOperations

All of our farms are Rainforest Alliance Certied™. By working with the Rainforest Alliance, we ensure that we’re promoting decent wages for employees, practicing sustainable farming methods, protecting forests and wildlife, and investing in education, health, and infrastructure.Creating beautiful owers means respecting the land that we grow them on. We are committed to doing what is best for our employees and the environment.We are proud to be part of the United Nations Global Compact, which is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. We have partnered with the TENT Foundation to commit to providing refugees with job opportunities along with fair wages, temporary housing, transportation, access to medical care, job training, and educational opportunities.Gainful employment is one of the most important steps to rebuilding lives for the 30 million people forced to ee their homes. Joining forces with organizations like UNSTUCK to generate jobs for refugees worldwide is only one of the ways to better the quality of life for our communities. For us at Sunshine, hiring these bright and eager refugees is not only an investment in our company, but it’s a way to strengthen our committed family that nds community and belonging with us.Our facilities use environmentally friendly coolants and eco-friendly equipment. We also plant native species that efciently capture C02 in order to reduce our carbon footprint.We use zero category 1 chemicals and pesticides that could potentially harm endangered species and pollinators.We provide farm workers with safe working conditions, competitive wages, and access to medical care and education.We use natural biological controls, such as mites, rather than harmful pesticides to isolate predators. This is better for the environment and the owers!Composting and recycling take place at all of our farms and facilities. We constantly train our employees on proper recycling practices.CARBON NEUTRALITY Sunshine Bouquet now forms part of the alliance of over 500 organizations that stand together for a #CarbonNeutralColombia. Together, the organizations share best practices to lead by example across all sectors in the ght against climate change. SustainabilityWe reduce water consumption by collecting and storing rain water with our system of reservoirs.

All of our farms are Rainforest Alliance Certied™. By working with the Rainforest Alliance, we ensure that we’re promoting decent wages for employees, practicing sustainable farming methods, protecting forests and wildlife, and investing in education, health, and infrastructure.Creating beautiful owers means respecting the land that we grow them on. We are committed to doing what is best for our employees and the environment.We are proud to be part of the United Nations Global Compact, which is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. We have partnered with the TENT Foundation to commit to providing refugees with job opportunities along with fair wages, temporary housing, transportation, access to medical care, job training, and educational opportunities.Gainful employment is one of the most important steps to rebuilding lives for the 30 million people forced to ee their homes. Joining forces with organizations like UNSTUCK to generate jobs for refugees worldwide is only one of the ways to better the quality of life for our communities. For us at Sunshine, hiring these bright and eager refugees is not only an investment in our company, but it’s a way to strengthen our committed family that nds community and belonging with us.Our facilities use environmentally friendly coolants and eco-friendly equipment. We also plant native species that efciently capture C02 in order to reduce our carbon footprint.We use zero category 1 chemicals and pesticides that could potentially harm endangered species and pollinators.We provide farm workers with safe working conditions, competitive wages, and access to medical care and education.We use natural biological controls, such as mites, rather than harmful pesticides to isolate predators. This is better for the environment and the owers!Composting and recycling take place at all of our farms and facilities. We constantly train our employees on proper recycling practices.CARBON NEUTRALITY Sunshine Bouquet now forms part of the alliance of over 500 organizations that stand together for a #CarbonNeutralColombia. Together, the organizations share best practices to lead by example across all sectors in the ght against climate change. SustainabilityWe reduce water consumption by collecting and storing rain water with our system of reservoirs.

Our devoted growers and our commitment to their equitable treatment are major factors contributing to why we are one of the largest exporters of owers from South America. Years of experience, coupled with continuous hard work and dedication to ensuring quality, make our employees our most valuable asset.We offer a number of programs to better the quality of life and create opportunities for our employees and their communities. We see it as an investment in not only their lives, but also our future as a company.• DENTAL CARE• HEALTH CARE• EMPLOYEE FUND THAT OFFERS AFFORDABLE HOUSING• EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS• NURSING STATIONS FOR MOTHERS• TRANSPORTATIONHealth careAffordable housing programsEducation and scholarshipsPeople Matter

Our devoted growers and our commitment to their equitable treatment are major factors contributing to why we are one of the largest exporters of owers from South America. Years of experience, coupled with continuous hard work and dedication to ensuring quality, make our employees our most valuable asset.We offer a number of programs to better the quality of life and create opportunities for our employees and their communities. We see it as an investment in not only their lives, but also our future as a company.• DENTAL CARE• HEALTH CARE• EMPLOYEE FUND THAT OFFERS AFFORDABLE HOUSING• EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS• NURSING STATIONS FOR MOTHERS• TRANSPORTATIONHealth careAffordable housing programsEducation and scholarshipsPeople Matter

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