The Press Room
Welcome to The FruitGuys Press Room! Here, you’ll find all you need to know about us, from press releases and exciting videos to media highlights. Discover why we are a favorite for fresh fruit delivery right here.
Video Profiles and Interviews
Print and Online Media Coverage
- Real Leaders Impact Awards
Real-Leaders.com – January 2024 - Uncertain future keeps California citrus grower awake at night
Reuters – August 2020 - Small Businesses Brace for Prolonged Crisis, Short on Cash and Customers
Wall Street Journal – July 2020 -
The Coming Wave of Small-Business Layoffs. WSJ’s Amara Omeokwe explains why that’s forcing many small businesses to lay off workers.
The Journal podcast – July 2020 - Good News vs. Bad Times: Lemonade from The FruitGuys Lemons
San Francisco Chronicle – March 2020 - How to Order Groceries Online
HuffPost – March 2020 - Helpful Produce Subscriptions You Should Know About
CNET – March 2020 - The FruitGuys: Delivering Positivity
Tharawat Magazine Podcast – August 2019 - What do you do When the Bubble Bursts?
Tharawat Magazine Podcast – August 2019 - Grave Case of the Gravenstein: Saving an Heirloom Apple
A Taste of the Past – August 2019 - 8 Winter Solstice Recipes That’ll Make A Dark Day Seem A Little Brighter
Elite Daily – December 2017 - The Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America
Entrepeneur.com – December 2017 - Repsly Announces 100 Buzziest Food & Beverage Brands
Repsly – November 2017 - Boston Commuters Will Be Treated to Thousands of Free Bananas
Boston Magazine – September 2017 - Get to know THE FRUITGUYS and CEO/Founder Chris Mittelstaedt
BroadwayWorld – September 2017 - Making Your Business a Force for Good with The FruitGuys Founder Chris Mittelstaedt
Tara Gentile – July 2017 - The FruitGuys keeps Elon Musk’s employees healthy — while saving America’s farms
CNBC – May 2017 - 16 Wonderful Gift Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day
Inc. Magazine – March 2017 - Vending Machine Blues? How To Beat That 4 P.M. Slump
CBS DFW/CBS Detroit/CBS Houston – February 2016 - It’s Getting Easier To Snack Healthy At Your Desk
Huffington Post – February 2016 - Resolution 2016: Change of heart
NJBIZ – January 2016 - How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
Advice From a Twenty Something – January 2016 - Special Delivery
Denver Life – January 2016 - Stay Productive and Healthy at the Office
Working Mother – October 2015 - The FruitGuys Provide Free Mini Crates Of Fruit To Offices Nationwide
Great-Taste Magazine – September 2015 - TIP OF THE DAY: Fall Fruits & Vegetables
The Nibble – September 2015 - Maplewood’s ‘FruitGuys’ Deliver Locally-Sourced Fruit to Businesses
The Village Green – July 2015 - Weightlifting Takes a Load Off a CEO’s Mind
Wall Street Journal online – December 2014 - How The FruitGuys made it through a dot-com bust
Upstart Business Journal – August 2014 - Grab your Gravs while you can
pressdemocrat.com – August 2014 - Finding Ways to Use Big Data to Help Small Shops
nytimes.com – July 2014 - The FruitGuys Giveaway – The Healthy Holiday Gift
LASplash.com – November 2013 - A Sophisticated Holiday Party Spread: Delivered
Elle – Decor.com – November 2013 - Produce Watch – Gravenstein Apples
Great Taste Magazine – August 2013 - How To Pick The Best Stone Fruits For Summer
Hallmark Channel Home & Family – July 2013 - New Service Delivers Healthy Snacks to Your Desk
Be Well Philly – March 2013 - 4 Healthy Subscription Boxes That You Seriously MUST TRY!
Glamour.com – Feb 2013 - Give Love! Give Food!
Yoga Journal – Dec 2012 - Enjoy Quality Fruits and Vegetables From The FruitGuys
WIRED: GeekMom – Dec 2012 - Gift Guide: What to Get Your Staff
Inc.com – Nov 2012 - Awesome Vegan Gift Idea
SheKnows.com – Nov 2012 - Saving the Gravenstein is saving America
San Francisco Chronicle – Aug 2012 - Chris Mittelstaedt on the Gravenstein apple
Blue Lifestyle Radio – Aug 2012 - California’s Gravenstein apples go national
Los Angeles Times – Aug 2012 - Diner’s Journal – What We’re Reading
New York Times – Aug 2012 - Gravensteins Are Here & More
Food Gal – Aug 2012 - How to Tell When Fruit is Ripe
SheKnows – July 2012 - The FruitGuys Can Come to my House Anytime
Fit Bottomed Mamas – June 2012 - The FruitGuys: A Case Study in Follow-Up
Outspoken Media – May 2012 - Kaplan Higher Education Sends Apples For Teacher Appreciation Week
Online PR Media – May 2012 - The FruitGuys for Mother’s Day
Fishful Thinking – April 2012
- Donated fruit a godsend to new wave of immigrants
The Philadelphia Inquirer – March 2012 - FruitGuys thrives on adaptability, realistic goals
San Francisco Chronicle – February 2012 - Small Company Has a Big Heart
Beyond Chron – February 2012 - Healthy Gifts from The Fruit Guys
Juice-Spa – February 2012 - New Year’s Snack Resolutions
SheKnows – January 2012 - Holiday Gift Guide
Living Well Magazine – December 2011 - Fresh Fruit Delivery
Nature Moms Blog – October 2011 - Healthy Eating, Healthy Employees, Better Bottom Line
Corp! Magazine – September 2011 - Gravenstein Apple Tart
Delishytown – Fall 2011 - Apple Season
Popular Plates – Fall 2011 - Memo: Pick up fresh produce in the conference room
Philadelphia Inquirer – August 2011 - The future of Gravenstein apples hangs by a thin stem
Los Angeles Times – August 2011 - How to Reward Great Ideas
Inc. Magazine – July 2011
- Eat Right News – Fresh Connect
Shape Magazine – June 2011 - Eat Empowered
Nutritious Life – June 2011 - Winning Workplaces: The FruitGuys
Inc. Magazine – May 2011 - Get Fresh, Organic Fruits & Veggies Delivered to Your Doorstep
FitSugar – May 2011 - San Francisco-based fruit company picks Phoenix for expansion
Phoenix Business Journal – April 2011 - Here’s to Healthy Snacking
NewsMax: Total Wellness for a Better Life – January 2011 - Fruit and Veggie Delivery Made Easy
Food Gal – January 2011 - Collaborative Leadership: Why It’s a Winning Strategy
BNET – January 2011 - New Year’s Resolutions for Men and the Tools to Help You Succeed
Cool Material – Dec 2010 - Sending a Fruit Basket Just Got a Whole Lot Cooler
FitSugar – Dec 2010 - Frantic Fitness Shopping Made Easy
FitSugar – Dec 2010 - Holiday 2010 – Gifts to Send: The Fruit Guys
Broken Teepee – Nov 2010 - The FruitGuys: Produce Delivery Review
Eat Drink Better – Oct 2010 - Eat Your Fruits and Veggies
Women’s Running – Oct 2010 - The FruitGuys
Macaroni Kid – Oct 2010 - Fruit and Vegetable Basket Delivery – The FruitGuys
Yummy Diet Food – Sept 2010 - Inc 5000 Food & Beverage The FruitGuys
Inc Magazine – August 2010 - Fresh Eats: Saving the Gravenstein, enjoying the Wayfare’s Hangtown Fry
SF Weekly – August 2010 - The FruitGuys Brings the Farmers Market to Your Door
Environmental Nutrition – August 2010 - The FruitGuys – Review
This Southern Girls Nest – July 2010 - A Break-room Alternative The FruitGuys
Inc. – June 2010 - The Fruitguys Review & Giveaway
Redhead Mom – June 2010 - The FruitGuys
Freckled Foodie’s Blog – June 2010 - The FruitGuys Review & Giveaway
Take Time to Smell the Rose – June 2010 - Product of the Week: The FruitGuys TakeHome Box
Mother Earth Living – May 2010 - Guys and Their Fruit
This Just In – A Sneak Peak at the Latest Vegan Loot – May 2010 - The Right and Wrong Way to Grow Out of Trouble
BNET – May 2010 - Finding Opportunity in a Recession
BNET – April 2010 - Fruit Guys.. You ROCK!
Memoirs From My Kitchen – April 2010 - The FruitGuys Helps America Combat Poor Eating Habits With New Farm Fresh Produce Product
PR Newswire – April 2010 - Visit Mommy’s Memorandum for The FruitGuys Giveaway
Wee Share – April 2010 - Product Review: The FruitGuys
A Little Bit of Everything – April 2010 - The FruitGuys Rule
American Express Small Business Rules – March 2010 - OMG, I Can Cook!!
CowPuppy Ranch – March 2010 - Picking the Best Citrus Fruit
View From the BayKGO TV – Feb 2010 - FruitGuys + Inspiration = Pear/Apple Crisp Green Divas Blog – Feb 2010
Press Releases
- The Endangered California Gravenstein Apple Goes National For A Limited Time
August 2019 - The FruitGuys Solidifies Longtime Partnership with Denver’s FruitRevival
April 2019 - Sustainability Grants Available To Small Farms
December 2018 - 13 Small Farms in 11 States Receive Sustainability Grants
April 2018 - The FruitGuys Celebrates National Fruit at Work Day with Free Fruit Giveaway
September 2017 - The FruitGuys Partners with Slow Food Russian River to Offer Heirloom Gravenstein Apple Boxes Nationwide
August 2017 - The FruitGuys Community Fund Announces 2017 Grant Recipients
April 2017 - The FruitGuys Community Fund Fuels Small Farm Sustainability
April 2016
- The FruitGuys Launch Healthy Snacks For The Office
February 2016 - The FruitGuys Community Fund Invite Public To Support Small Farms Through Barnraiser Project
February 2016 - The FruitGuys Proclaim October 6th National Fruit At Work Day
September 2015 - The FruitGuys Community Fund Announces 2015 Grant Cycle
January 2015 - The Fruitguys Partner With Slow Food Russian River To Save The Endangered Gravenstein Apple
Aug 2012 - World Congress and The FruitGuys announce partnership of World Congress 2nd Annual Executive Forum on Creating a Culture of Health
Oct 2011 - The FruitGuys Named Top Small Company Workplace by Inc. Magazine
June 2011 - The FruitGuys Helps America Combat Poor Eating Habits With New Farm Fresh Produce Product
April 2010
