ArizonaEast, a producer of easy care, water wise cacti and succulents headquartered in Southern New Jersey, announces today the opening of their second facility located in Apopka.
Expansion into one of the largest horticultural hubs in the country offers two key benefits to customers:
- ArizonaEast is taking advantage of Florida’s warm, humid environment to expand the company’s plant offering
- The additional shipping point expands ArizonaEast’s reach into new territories in a push toward national distribution
“Our expansion into Apopka is a boon to our production and distribution capabilities,” says Brian Vitale, Co-Founder and CEO of ArizonaEast. “Not only are we now able to deliver product more efficiently into the Southeast, but adding 110,000 square feet of greenhouse space in Florida greatly enhances our ability to grow a wider selection of product to better meet the diverse needs of our retail partners.”
AzizonaEast is occupying the old Prolific Plants space on West Kelley Park Road. They expect to employee at least 10 people at the Apopka location.
"We just took over the space so it will take us 2-3 weeks to get our team fully up and running," said Brianna Genovese, ArizonaEast's Marketing Manager. "We expect to have our first crop of plants ready for sale in early 2017."
Industry veteran Don Gator has joined ArizonaEast to assist with the Southeastern expansion by overseeing shipping, logistics and brokering at the Apopka facility. Formerly of Gator Plant Company, Don brings more than four decades of experience to his new role, and, as of October 12, customers of Gator Plant Company are to be serviced by ArizonaEast.
ArizonaEast was founded in 2005 by two brothers with a passion for plants, a penchant for business and a positive prediction about the future of succulents. In just over a decade, the fresh approach and millennial perspective of co-founders Brian Vitale and Joe Vitale have made the company a force to be reckoned with in the burgeoning succulent industry. ArizonaEast’s Northeastern growing facility has made water wise, easy care plants available to plant retailers throughout the Eastern United States and beyond.
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