Floral industry connection to Bachman death
The tragic death of Minneapolis businessman Todd Bachman and the grave injuries to his wife at the Olympic games in China has a floral industry connection. Blog reader and Packer legend Bill Coon first alerted me to the connection. See the Web site of Bachman's Inc. - a floral business in Minneapolis - about the leadership activities of Bachman, who was chairman and CEO of the company. From the Web site:
Bachman's, Inc. has created a website to provide media members and the community with more information on the death of Todd Bachman and injury of Barbara Bachman. This site includes: statements from the family and US Olympic Committee, images, a Bachman's company fact sheet and more. It will be updated regularly. Additionally, there is a guestbook where you are welcome to share your thoughts and comments.
TK: Julia Stewart of PMA notes that Bachman is related to Ralph Bachman, winner of the PMA's 1989 Floral Marketer of the Year award.
Labels: Bachman, FDA, Julia Stewart, The Packer
posted by Tom Karst @ 11:36 AM
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http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Bachmans-Inc-Company-History.html
Bachman's Inc., family owned and operated for over a century, provides homes and businesses with a variety of horticultural-related products and services. The company's distinctive purple delivery trucks are a fixture of the Twin Cities floral market. In addition to marketing flowers and plants, Bachman's operates nursery and landscaping services and floral, gift, and garden centers. Henry Frederick William Bachman moved to the Minneapolis area in 1882, at the height of German immigration to Minnesota. Bachman worked in his uncle's vegetable and garden business and at a large fruit and produce company before striking out on his own. With his wife, Hattie, Bachman established a vegetable farm in 1885 on four acres of land. Their first harvest included potatoes, lettuce, onions, and squash. Floral production began with Albert Bachman, who had inherited his mother's passion for flowers. Despite teasing from his brothers, he began raising carnations on his greenhouse bench--each of the brothers had an allotment of space. Fourth generation family member Dale Bachman was named president early in 1992; his cousin Todd Bachman, who had headed the company since 1986, became CEO.
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