Company

Founded in 1987 in Miami, Florida, ForemostCo®, Inc. continues to redefine and globalize the international production of starter material. By mastering delivery of consistent quality product, providing exceptional service, and developing large numbers of innovative proprietary varieties, ForemostCo® creates profitable opportunities for both its customers and suppliers.

>>Mission Statement

Operations
•Miami, Florida: ForemostCo® Headquarters
•Winter Garden, Florida: ForemostCo®, and Phoenix Foliage, Inc.
•Houston, Texas: Sales Offices
•Temecula, California: Sales Offices
•Ontario, Canada: Sales Offices
•Costa Rica: Ornamentales Sapo Verde, S.A.
•Vita Farms LLC

Plant Nursery Services
Foremostco® brand plant nursery services leads in the growing and distribution of young plants to the worldwide floriculture industry.  As the industry evolves, Foremostco® plant nursery services will continue to offer value by supplying young plants to the annual, perennial and landscape nursery industry.

Products
ForemostCo® actively searches out and creates new product and now has dozens of proprietary products with an equal number currently under development. Since its inception in 1987, it has become the largest importer of live plants to the U.S., accounting for more than 20% of all plants brought into the country.

ForemostCo’s network provides a steady supply and wide array of young plants, including year round availability of cuttings (rooted and un-rooted), vegetative and tissue cultured liners, air-layered plants, seeds, bulbs, canes and rhizomes.

ForemostCo® is setting the standard for the ornamental industry. Rather than simply feeding existing markets, its initiatives to create new products and new production methods, mean additional profit opportunities for both customers and suppliers. By integrating worldwide operations, ForemostCo® is able to source quality young plants—both traditional varieties and cutting-edge product that is just being introduced to the market--and utilize the most cost effective production techniques. To further ensure the most consistent quality, ForemostCo® conducts regular inspections and continuously works to perfect plant uniformity and performance.

Supplier/Distribution Network
ForemostCo® has a strong sourcing network throughout Malaysia, Thailand, China and Taiwan, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Brazil, South Africa, Denmark, Holland, and Australia, as well as throughout the U.S. and Canada.

ForemostCo® offers a wide variety and constantly changing selection of cuttings and rooted liner material. ForemostCo® provides its wholesale customers with cuttings and liners from both wholly-owned farms and over 100 strategic growers throughout Central America, the United States, the European Union and the Far East.

ForemostCo's Technological and Logistics Edge
By creating a highly automated, around-the-clock logistics department, ForemostCo® is able to provide ongoing tracking, rapid expediting, a network system of air and truck delivery, and a U.S. Customs-certified staff that handles customs brokerage and USDA clearance in-house. ForemostCo® is the only plant brokering company in the US that handles its own Customs and USDA clearance and runs its own fleet of temperature controlled trucks.

This fluid, integrated logistics operation has a sterling track record in careful product handling. ForemostCo® has never missed a single weekly shipping date since its founding in 1987 despite Hurricane Andrew, 9/11 and other catastrophic events.

Key Personnel
•Joseph C. Roberts, CEO
•Penny L. Roberts, COO
•Andrew Zohn, Controller
•Randy L. Goff, General Manager
•Randy A. Natalino, Vice President-Marketiing

Our Team
ForemostCo’s staff is happy to serve in any way possible to provide the best in consistent quality and exceptional service. Many members of ForemostCo’s team are educated and experienced in horticulture, which allows us to help customers with special needs such as contract growing or suggesting quick-turn products for
optimal inventory turnover.

The Numbers
• ForemostCo® employs over 200 throughout its operations:
• 54 are employed in the Miami headquarters;
• 21 in ForemostCo® and Phoenix Foliage’s Central Florida operations;
• 65 in the Costa Rican operation.
• 99 in Guatemalan operation.
• Phoenix Foliage produces over 10 million liners per year.
• The Costa Rica farming operation encompasses 138 acres (55 Ha)
• The Guatemalan farming operation encompasses 29 acres (11.5 Ha)
• Eighty acres of a Costa Rican operation are devoted to reforestation.
• Exclusive ForemostCo® suppliers in Central America employ an additional 2300 workers and encompass in excess of 5000 acres of
production area.

Contact Information
ForemostCo®, Inc.
8457 Northwest 66th Street
Miami, Florida 33166
PHONE: (800) 421-8986/(305) 592-8986
FAX: (800) 426-1362/(305) 592-8934

sales@foremostco.com