8 Avocado Varieties To Try (And When to Taste Them!)
The egg shape, pebbly skin, and yellow-green flesh of the Hass avocado is iconic. That’s because 95% of the avocados Americans eat are Hasses! But there’s a whole world of avocado varieties out there to explore. Consider the grapefruit-sized Reed, the long-necked Pinkerton with its tiny seed, the Florida Brogden with its edible skin, and […]
Work Better With KiZE Bars: Clean-Ingredient Office Treats That Give Back
Is there a more perfect pairing than chocolate and peanut butter when you’re looking for a pick-me-up at work? It’s salty, sweet, and oh-so-enticing. How can you and your coworkers resist? Actually, you don’t have to—you just need to swap your candy for clean-ingredient office treats like KiZE Bars. KiZE (rhymes with “wise”) is an […]
Meet Earthseed: A California Fruit Farm in Harmony with Nature
What happens when a California fruit farm works with nature instead of against it? Stroll through the orchard at Earthseed Farm in Sebastopol and you’ll quickly find out. The farm is lush and green, abundant with Asian pear and persimmon trees. Earthseed’s team uses compost to enrich the soil, captures and redistributes rainwater, and controls […]
Which Fruits Have the Most Fiber? What to Eat for a Healthier Gut
Fiber is one of fruit’s superpowers. It’s a tiny carbohydrate invisible to the naked eye, but it works magic in your gut when you eat it! Here’s a quick look at what fiber is and the health benefits it can bring you, according to a dietitian. Plus, check out our list of the top five […]
How to Make Your Workplace More Allergy-Friendly (The Ultimate Guide)
Imagine Clark Kent (Superman’s alter ego) works at your office. Feeling peckish, he heads to the break room to grab a snack. He’s just taking a bite when it hits him—this cookie was baked with kryptonite! That’s how it feels to have a food allergy in the workplace. And there are a lot of Supermans […]
High-Tech Break Room Ideas to Boost the Employee Experience
You’re probably already using AI and other high-tech tools to make your daily work faster and more efficient. But have you brought that same technology and “work smarter, not harder” approach to your corporate snack program and office break room yet? If not, now’s a great time to explore what’s out there. The latest high-tech […]
Why Employee Appreciation Gifts Matter in 2025
Imagine you could wave a magic wand and make your team more engaged, less likely to burn out, and less likely to leave their jobs. Would you take the opportunity? Of course you would! And it turns out you don’t need magic to make it happen—you just need to show your employees appreciation. A 2024 […]
Meet Field Trip’s High-Protein, Low-Sugar Snacks for the Office
What’s your top priority when you reach for a snack in the office? For The FruitGuys’ customers, something with plenty of protein is high on their list. That’s why we’re so excited to bring a brand-new snack brand, Field Trip meat sticks, to our snack boxes this fall! Field Trips makes high-protein, low-sugar snacks for […]
Meet Beechwood Orchards: East Coast Corporate Fruit Delivery Starts Here
September brings an avalanche of fruit to Beechwood Orchards in Biglerville, Pennsylvania. For a few glorious and stressful weeks, Melissa Allen and her family are busy as bees picking peaches, apples, and Asian pears all at once. They sell their fruit at farmers’ markets and to The FruitGuys for its East Coast corporate fruit deliveries […]
The 5 Best Fruits for Protein (and How to Enjoy Them at Work)
Want to sneak a bit more protein into your diet? Consider the humble fruit! While fruits are relatively low in protein compared to options like jerky and nuts, they can still give your intake a boost if you’re strategic about your workday snacking and choose the best fruits for protein. To help you put that […]
Want Seed Oil-Free Snacks for Work? Try Artisan Tropic’s Strips
Are employees at your office asking for seed oil-free snacks? If they are, Artisan Tropic could be a great choice for your break room! The Hispanic-owned family business makes its chips in Colombia from farm-fresh cassava (a root vegetable) and plantains (a tropical fruit). It fries the chips in local Colombian palm oil. The FruitGuys […]
Curious Where We Buy Gravenstein Apples? Meet a Farm Partner
Sweet-tart Gravenstein apples first arrived in California in 1811, and the trees in farmer John Kolling’s orchard in Sebastopol are almost old enough to remember. “Most of the old Gravs are huge trees—35 feet tall and spreading like crazy,” John told The FruitGuys. “They were planted around 1895.” Every August, John supplies The FruitGuys with […]
Fresh Organic Fruit Delivery Starts with D.E. Boldt’s Green Thumb
What do you get when a church organ builder and a fourth-generation farmer-turned-botanist marry each other? Well, in Parlier, California, you get D.E. Boldt—an organic stone fruit farm with the kind of high-tech fruit packing system that’s rare for a family operation. Meet the Farmers: Dorothy and David Boldt “If I have the green thumb, […]
Which Plums Are the Sweetest? Top Picks from the Pros
It’s 2 p.m. on a summer afternoon, and you’re staring at your office’s fruit bowl. It’s full of different varieties of plums, peaches, and nectarines. You’re not sure which fruit to grab—which plums are the sweetest again? If that scenario sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. Our team at The FruitGuys has delivered farm-fresh […]
The Story Behind YES Bar’s Low-Sugar Snacks for the Office
When you grab a bar from the basket of low-sugar snacks in your office break room, do you ever stop to wonder how it got into that wrapper? At YES Bar—a small business that makes healthy, nutty cookie bars for offices—machines didn’t always do the job. At one point, CEO Brennan Spreitzer and his business […]
10 of the Best Fruit and Coffee Pairings for the Office
You’ve probably paired a glass of wine with dinner, but have you tried pairing a cup of coffee with your favorite fruit in the office break room? If not, it’s definitely worth doing! When you get the pairing right, the two flavors will complement each other, making your whole snack break more delicious. Choosing the […]
Are Peaches a Citrus? A Farmer Weighs In
Oranges and peaches have a few key things in common: They’re both round fruits with orange skin, and they taste juicy and sweet when you take a bite. But does that mean they’re in the same fruit family? Here at The FruitGuys, we’ve delivered both peaches and oranges to offices for more than 25 years—so we […]
Want Healthy Office Treats That Taste Like Dessert? Meet Realsy
What sounds like a health food but tastes like dessert? In our humble opinion, it’s got to be nut butter-filled dates from realsy. They’re healthy office treats that are both super-sweet and nutrient-dense, with just a few ingredients. Though the snacks are simple, the story of how realsy got started (and partnered with The FruitGuys […]
Peach Delivery Starts Here: Meet California Farmer Blake Carlson
If you’ve ever enjoyed a fresh, juicy California peach in a delivery from The FruitGuys, you may have Blake Carlson to thank. Blake and his wife Lisa run Rocking Chair Farm Markets, a roughly 400-acre family farm in Kingsburg, California. They grow peaches, nectarines, plums, table grapes, almonds, walnuts, and persimmons—and they’ve helped stock The […]
Organic Cherry Farm Spotlight: Meet Jeff Ferrari of Ferrari Farms
When The FruitGuys called farmer Jeff Ferrari of Ferrari Farms to check in on his cherry crop, he was praying for dry weather. He told us that in the final days before picking, a drizzle can wreak havoc on an organic cherry farm. “The rain causes the cherries to crack,” Jeff explained. “This last weekend […]
