FPFC Event

As has been the case for many years, the mid-summer luncheon membership meeting of the Fresh Produce & Floral Council, held Aug. 7 in Cerritos, CA, was devoted to raising funds for the City of Hope, a Southern California cancer and research hospital. 

The local food industry adopted the innovative program as its charity of choice in 1973, and has raised more than $100 million for the hospital in the last 32 years. Fundraising is divided into the various segments of the supermarket, with the FPFC and its members very active in the Produce & Floral Circle. 

Kitayama Brothers was a proud sponsor donating locally grown flowers to grace the tables of this great event. Mini gerbera daisies, lisianthus and hydrangeas made up the simple but fun centerpieces.

Blog by Karen Nakamura

Introducing KB Mini Gerberas!

NEW, NEW, KB Mini Gerberas

 

I am proud to announce Kitayama Brothers now grows mini gerbera daisies. We have had requests for mini gerberas for years but we felt like we weren’t large enough to handle both standard and mini gerbera programs. 

However, after expanding to more than 300,000 sq. ft. of gerberas, we felt that mini gerberas would enhance our gerbera program along with standard and gerrando gerbera daisies.  

 

Mini gerberas are smaller and compliment standard gerberas or other flowers very well. They are long lasting, hardier and a little less money than standard gerberas. In the US, more standard gerberas are grown, it is the exact opposite in Europe where mini gerberas are the dominant type. 

Go ahead and give us a call regarding our mini gerberas, oh and if you don’t know what a gerrando is, ask your KB salesperson to describe it.