It was quite unique to welcome a senior person from a larger retailer as a speaker. Sally van der Horst (Managing Director of Fleuroselect) welcomed Paolo Balzarini (Category Field Manager Plants at Migros). The largest retailer in Switzerland is also a pioneer when it comes to organic products. Mr Balzarini explained the decades of Migros activities in this area and spanned the period until 2019. It was particularly interesting for the attending entrepreneurs and executives to hear directly from a large retailer which requirements are addressed by a large retailer.

RiPlant is taking such requirements on board as well and is looking for solutions large retailers as Migros are expecting in the future. 

On the second day of the conference the Wyss trial gardens, the garden center and the seed wholesale were visited. Hans Walter Müller, Marcel Burri and Sandra Waibel guided the visitors through the various parts of the business and gave a comprehensive overview of the operating activities in the Wyss business units.

We will continue to report on such industry events on this blog and look forward to every innovation for the green industry.