APH Svenska AB is a Swedish distributor of cut flowers. Founded in 1899 they have a long history of serving Swedish retailers and florists with fresh flowers. A.P.H is a company with an extensive history. Today they are Sweden’s leading flower importer. They mainly import roses, around 70% roses and 30% other flowers. The roses are primarily imported from Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia but also to some extent from South America. The imported flowers are then sold to wholesalers and retailers in Sweden but also some other European countries.
“We decided to partner up with OptiCept quite early. After seeing the results of tests done on various roses, because we are very focused on quality, especially due to our role as an importer and wholesaler”,
says Adam Muhr, Vice President, APH Svenska AB.
Headquarter in Malmö, Sweden
70% of sales are roses and 30% other flowers such as Carnations, Tulips, Alstromeria and more.
Founded in 1899, today Sweden’s leading importer.
Dagab, a part of the Axfood Group is one of A.P.Hs largest customers. Discussions were initiated on how to gain benefits using the OptiBoost technology to reduce waste.
During a 16-week trial throughout 100 supermarkets in Sweden, great results were achieved with OptiBoost-treated roses. The final results show an increase of 36% in sales and waste was reduced by 50%.
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“We were very positively surprised by the test results. Not only the reduction of waste but the increase in sales. This showed us that consumers were much more willing to buy the Optiboosted product than we expected, without the customer knowing it was treated.”, says Adam.
After these results, Dagab decided to boost all their roses with OptiBoost with the ambition to start treating all their cut flowers. This has also attracted more customers wanting to try out the technology.
“This is all very positive for us of course, this means we can be even more confident in quality for the end consumer, and of course for a sustainability point of view we’re happy to reduce waste”, says, Adam.
The flower industry has a lot to gain by focusing on reducing waste, not only for sustainability purposes but also for profits. Instead of negotiating prices and volumes in an industry that already has low margins, sales can be increased by improving quality and waste can be reduced.
OptiBoost is a technology developed by OptiCept Technologies in collaboration with Syngenta and Prebona. We offer game-changing technology for the flower industry to boost quality, increase sustainability and improve business.
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