Panelist Spotlight: Patrick Busch
Change and Disruption in the Floral Distribution Channel
Patrick Busch
Len Busch Roses
- CEO of Len Busch Roses
- Second-generation owner
- Led the business since 2000
- Wife: Diana Busch co-owner
- Children: Emily, Charlie, Joe, Anna
Len Busch Roses
- Company founded in 1965 by Len Busch
- Wholesale Florist and grower of Cut flowers and Blooming plants
- Grow 35% of product sold in 15-acre biomass heated greenhouse in Minnesota
- Customer base includes Independent Retail Florists, Supermarkets, Mass Market
- Key strategies;
- Grower of local high-quality flowers and plants
- A one-stop supplier with a full line of imported products for retail floral
- Overnight delivery of hydrated flowers in water - ready to use
- Online order cart with live inventory
- VMI (vendor managed inventory) and SBT (scan based trade)
- Utilize Lean Manufacturing in operations to improve and sustain quality and productivity
- Utilize EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) for leadership and management of the business