Saudi flower farm Astra plucked by Dubai-based Floranow

Astra Farm is the Middle East’s largest producer of cut flowers and runs an extensive distribution network across the Kingdom. (Shutterstock)
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  • Floranow describes itself as the MENA region’s first online B2B flower marketplace

DUBAI: Floranow, a Dubai-based B2B floral marketplace said it acquired the distribution business of Ƶ’s Astra Farms
Floranow describes itself as the MENA region’s first online B2B flower marketplace, connecting global producers of flowers and plants to regional and international buyers, including florists, hotels, event planners and supermarkets.
Astra Farm is the Middle East’s largest producer of cut flowers and runs an extensive distribution network across the Kingdom.
“It will enable us to help the Saudi floriculture sector innovate and thrive via the use of amazing technology and world-class, cool-chain logistics,” said Charif Mzayek, Floranow’s founder and CEO.
The company said the deal will disrupt the Kingdom’s floral industry by introducing innovative technology to an otherwise traditional sector.
The value of the acquisition was not disclosed.