Passion Growers
William Salom possesses extensive experience in operations and production management, currently serving as Operations Manager at Passion Growers since June 2005, overseeing warehousing, receiving, production, and shipping while managing a workforce that ranges from 150 to 400 employees depending on the season. Prior to this role, William held positions as Production Manager at Passion Growers, where responsibilities included production programming and cost analysis, and as QA Inspector for Global Floral Resources Inc, where quality control programs were developed for HEB supermarkets in California and Miami. Additional experience includes serving as Director of Production at Vistaflor and Shipping and Receiving Manager at Carulla. William holds a Master in Production and Operations Management and a degree in Industrial Production Engineering, both from Universidad de La Sabana.
Passion Growers
Passion Growers, founded in 2001 by Cheryl Peisach and Sam Ferrara, conceived the idea for what would become our company. The idea was simple: first, provide the best roses available anywhere and NEVER waiver on the highest possible standards. Second, build a company that is based on the highest ethical standards, consequently resulting in a positive impact on its customers, associates, suppliers and community. Passion Growers works with the farms to ensure that the highest ethical and operational standards are maintained. We are working to conserve energy and reduce waste, and are committed to sustainable agriculture practices and environmentally friendly practices. Our commitment to being socially responsible means striving to incorporate our values and ethics into everything we do - from how we run our business, to how we treat our employees, to how we impact the communities where we live and work. The farms have achieved several voluntary initiatives to conduct environmentally and socio/economic friendly practices. The farms are ISO 9000, BASC and Rainforest Alliance certified. Today, Passion Growers offers more than 200 varieties of roses and spray roses and are available in more than 5,000 supermarket and grocery stores around the country. Recently, Passion Growers was named “The Official Rose of the Rose Bowl,” and "The Official Rose of the 2011 Miss America Pageant." For more information on Passion Growers, visit www.passiongrowers.com.