IFCO Launches Floris Reusable Floral Bucket in North America; Mike Pooley Shares

Tampa, FL - IFCO, the leading provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh grocery supply chains, introduces Floris, the IFCO reusable floral bucket designed to replace traditional single-use plastic buckets used in bouquet retail operations.

Built around IFCO's SmartCycle share, reuse, and recycle business model, Floris integrates seamlessly into existing operations, giving floral suppliers and retailers a practical path to move beyond throwaway plastic and toward a circular model designed for reuse.

Rethinking the single-use flower bucket

Every year, millions of plastic buckets are used to transport and display cut flowers – often just once before being discarded. Single-use plastic buckets remain the outdated industry standard, creating a stream of packaging waste largely hidden behind the beautiful bouquets consumers see in stores.

IFCO Floris offers a different approach. Designed for the complete journey from floral provider to retail floor, the same reusable flower bucket can be used to transport cut flowers and bouquets, enhancing in-store floral displays.

Once empty, Floris is returned through the IFCO SmartCycle for professional washing, inspection, and preparation for another journey. And unlike traditional single-use buckets, the IFCO Floral Bucket is digitally enabled, supporting asset tracking and shrink management for greater visibility across the supply chain.

It means one flower bucket can do much more than make a single trip.

“Single-use buckets have long been the standard across the floral supply chain, but it’s high time to change this outdated approach. With Floris, we’re applying the reusable model that IFCO has built across fresh grocery supply chains to a new category, giving floral suppliers and retailers across North America a practical way to move from single-use to reuse. It’s a simple change with the potential to make a meaningful difference at scale," said Mike Pooley, Chief Executive Officer of IFC, in the recent release.

Designed for the journey from floral provider to retail floor

Floris has been designed around the practical demands of the floral supply chain – from transporting bouquets efficiently and presenting them beautifully in store to making the return journey simpler.

Key features include:

• Seamlessly integrates into existing operations: Designed as a direct replacement for standard 8L and 10L single-use buckets, Floris fits into existing freight flows, making the switch to reuse simple and non-disruptive.
• Built for transport and merchandising: Rigid sides and a stable octagonal base provide durability and stability during handling, while the distinctive wavelike rim is designed to enhance bouquet merchandising at the point of sale, allowing the same bucket to move from transport to retail display.
• Digitally enabled and automation-ready: IFCO Digital solutions support transparent asset tracking and shrink management, while Floris’s smooth exterior is designed for easy movement over conveyors in automated systems.

Bringing circularity to the floral supply chain

Beyond fitting into existing operations, the IFCO Floral Bucket unlocks the benefits of a circular pooling model for floral providers and retailers that simply aren’t possible with single-use buckets.

Built around the IFCO SmartCycle pooling model, Floris replaces the traditional take-make-waste approach with a managed system designed for repeated reuse. After use, buckets are collected and returned to IFCO, where they are professionally cleaned and inspected before being prepared for their next cycle. The pooling model enables floral suppliers and retailers to benefit from reusable flower buckets without having to own and manage their own bucket pool.

Flower packaging ready for reuse in North America

The shift to reuse is already underway. Floral providers and retailers in North America are beginning to introduce the IFCO Floral Bucket into their operations, putting reusable flower buckets to work across the supply chain. From quick stacking and easy handling to automation-friendly surfaces and digital traceability, Floris makes reuse practical at every step.

For retailers and floral providers looking to move beyond single-use without disrupting the way flowers already move, Floris fits seamlessly into existing logistics, helps boost operational efficiency, and offers a practical way forward – one bucket, used again and again.

It’s time to rethink the flower bucket.

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