Have you heard of The Perk Paradox? In the age of return-to-office efforts, it’s sneaking into almost every workplace and HR department like a kid on the hunt for a cookie jar. The Perk Paradox is …
A Granola Cereal Bowl Worth Waking Up For
When you need to rev up your brain for a long work day, go for a high-fiber breakfast. It will focus your mind and, according to the Cleveland Clinic, help lower your cholesterol, which is great news …
This Farm’s Organic Apricots Help Heal the Planet
When The FruitGuys called farmer Vernon Peterson in late March to talk about organic apricots, he picked up the phone from the middle of his nectarine orchard. His smiling face filled up the video …
The FruitGuys Partners with RTW to Feed Chicago Veterans
Every Thursday morning, Wilbert Taylor pulls up to The FruitGuys’ Chicago warehouse in his truck. He pops open the back, says hello to Receiving Supervisor Jack Reed, and starts filling the truck with …
Meet Fair & Square: AAPI-Owned, Gluten-Free Snacks for the Office
In some ways, Alex Duong’s cracker brand, Fair & Square, is a metaphor for his Asian American identity. He grew up eating Chinese food at big family potlucks, and those memories helped inspire his …
FruitGuys Clients Help Project Open Hand Feed Sick Californians
Businesses ordering fresh produce and snacks from The FruitGuys can choose to have their food delivered or to “fruit it forward” to a local hunger relief organization. At Project Open Hand—which …
Is Cleaning Fruit with Baking Soda or Vinegar Really Necessary?
In a viral TikTok video, fitness influencer Jeffrey Harris dumps strawberries, blueberries, and grapes into bowls. He fills the bowls with water and tops them off with a mix of apple cider vinegar and …
Market Update: How 2024 Hurricanes Impacted Fresh Citrus Fruits
In the fall of 2024, back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton made landfall in Florida and tore through its orchards of fresh citrus fruits. High winds stripped trees of their leaves, knocked oranges …
Meet the Flynns: Pioneers in Sustainable Corporate Snacks
Until 2019, Bryan Flynn thought that most plastic snack packaging was recyclable. Then, he and his wife Kate cofounded the snack company Sun & Swell, and he discovered the truth: Almost every …
Where Do Citrus Fruits Come From? Check the Family Tree!
Our team at The FruitGuys is chock–full of fruit experts. We can talk your ear off about Ojai Pixie tangerines, wax eloquent about the difference between a mandarin and an orange, and discourse for …
Ojai Pixie Tangerines: An Epic Crop Is on the Way!
When The FruitGuys called farmer Emily Ayala of Friend’s Ranches on February 20, her team was gearing up to harvest an enormous crop of Ojai Pixie tangerines. “It’s more than twice as big as last …
Love Peanut Butter? Try These Organic Healthy Snacks
When Gael Orr was a little girl in the 1970s, her mother came home from the grocery store in the tiny town of Nunda, New York, with something special: a jar of organic almond butter made by the local …
This California Citrus Grower Melds High-Tech Farming and Family Values
Marcus Marderosian looks forward to Cara Cara orange season every year. This sweet, low-acid citrus is a type of navel orange, and it typically pops up around Christmas and lingers through spring. You …
Employee Recognition vs. Appreciation: Why They Matter and How to Take Action
I started to understand employee recognition vs. appreciation when I landed my first “real” office job in my early 20s. It came with a cubicle (which I was extremely excited to decorate) and weekly …
Kings River Packing: This Fresh Fruit Farm Made Orange History
Drive through Fresno County, California, and your wheels will kick up dust onto row after row of orange trees bearing bright green leaves and glowing fruit. There are more than 19,500 acres of them …
Pipcorn Launches New Gluten-Free Salty Snacks for the Office
For thirteen years, the snack makers at Pipcorn have been obsessed with heirloom corn. They buy the kernels from family farmers and turn them into better-for-you, gluten-free salty snacks like …
Should We Rename Fresh Blood Oranges?
In 2023, a post circulating on the social media platform Reddit kicked off intense citrus discourse. The photo, captioned “Raspberry Oranges,” showed a peeled orange with flesh so dark red it was …
Representation Is the Office Snack Station’s Missing Ingredient
Denise Woodard’s allergy-friendly cookie company, Partake Foods, stocks products in over 10,000 stores nationwide. But starting a snack business wasn’t on her radar early in her career. In fact, she …
A Very Mittelstaedt Christmas: TSA Pat Downs and Other Traditions
A few days ago, I was talking to my wife and kids about family holiday traditions when one of our sons piped up. “I think getting stopped by TSA is our holiday tradition,” he said. He actually …
The FruitGuys and HGFB Team Up to Feed Those In Need
It’s bright and early on a Monday morning, and the team at Hawaiian Gardens Food Bank in Hawaiian Gardens, California, is busy packing bags to hand out to the community. Each one includes grains, …
