Here’s a riddle for you: I have the power to make your employees more productive, less stressed, and happier with their work. What am I? If you guessed “the office break room”—maybe because the …
The Gravenstein Apple Is Coming!
For fruit lovers, Gravenstein apple season is like Christmas in August. The harvest of this endangered Northern California heirloom apple happens in a very short window of just two or three weeks …
Going Bananas: Your Complete Ripe Banana Guide
Long before our team at The FruitGuys started wearing banana suits to encourage people to eat more of them, the “1878 Domestic Cyclopaedia of Practical Information” instructed American consumers on …
Takeaways From West Coast Produce Expo: ‘Smell Some Crayons’
The idiom “stop and smell the roses” is pretty dang good—but at this year’s West Coast Produce Expo, it got a 21st-century upgrade. FruitGuys Produce Buyer Miguel Esteban Robles came back from the …
Summer Fruit Guide 2024
Have you ever eaten so many blackberries that they stained your fingers red, or bitten into a nectarine so ripe that its sticky juice dripped down your chin? Sweet fresh fruit is truly the taste of …
Meet The Fresh Fruit Delivery Drivers Bringing Produce to You
It would be pretty fantastic if the fruit in your office could magically replenish overnight. Imagine apples dropping from the ceiling like Christmas presents sliding down the chimney! The FruitGuys’ …
Upgrade Your Fruit Mix to Get the Widest Variety of Summer Fruit
Summer is the perfect time to upgrade your fruit mix! With the right mix, your team will get to taste all of the fantastic peaches, nectarines, plums, berries, grapes, and other fruits in season …
The Ultimate Office Snack Box Guide
Whether you’re already a FruitGuys customer or just scoping out our selection of office snacks, you might have wondered how we choose the bars, bites, jerkies, and more that end up in our snack …
Office Composting 101: How to Start Composting at Work
If you’re worried about the food waste piling up in trash cans at your office, composting at work might be the perfect solution. Composting is an incredible process that turns undesirable organic …
How to Plan an Office Snack Tasting or Fruit Tasting Like a Pro
Hosting group events like lunch-and-learns and holiday celebrations in the office is a great way to boost employee happiness, teach your team something new, and nourish their sense of community. When …
2024 Spring Fruit Guide
The spring equinox is behind us, which means we’ve officially entered “transition season.” In the fruit business, that’s what we call the period when warm rain drizzles down and spring flowers start …
5 Reasons Customers Love Our Office Snacks (In Their Words!)
There are dozens of places to source office snacks—so why choose snack delivery from The FruitGuys? Our customers have shared a lot of thoughts on this over the years, so we rounded up a few of the …
Apricot: Taste, Nutrition, and Benefits Explained
Apricots are a sweet treat related to other fruit favorites like plums and peaches. Let’s dive into how these juicy wonders can brighten up your kitchen and your day. The Journey of …
Are Small Farms Important? 6 Reasons to Support Them
It’s hard to flip through a food magazine these days without coming across an article telling you to “shop small,” “eat local,” or “support a farmer.” That’s largely thanks to the farm-to-table …
Passing the Banana: A New CEO at The FruitGuys
The FruitGuys, the pioneering family-owned and B Corp Certified provider of farm-fresh fruit and healthy snacks to American workplaces, has announced new leadership. Erin Mittelstaedt, chief operating …
Temple Orange
Although the Temple orange is certainly tasty enough to offer up to the gods, it wasn’t actually named for a house of worship. Instead, it got its moniker from Florida orange grower William Chase …
Donate, Don’t Cancel During Holiday Closures
As the holiday season approaches, we want to thank you for your business and share how The FruitGuys Donate-a-Crate program makes it easy to forward deliveries or purchase fruit to send to people in …
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts
Courtesy of Rebecca Taggart for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS Brussels sprouts, preferably fresh on the stalk Olive oil Walnut pieces Large salt crystals Lemon pepper …
Announcing The FruitGuys Community Fund 2021 Farm Grantees
Despite funding setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, The FruitGuys Community Fund, a nonprofit founded by office fruit delivery pioneers and certified B Corp The FruitGuys, is pleased to announce …
The FoodWorks Fund: Fighting Hunger & Helping Small Farms
The FruitGuys has created a new non-profit project to support its long-standing hunger relief mission. The FoodWorks Fund, a fiscally-sponsored project of Community Initiatives, provides direct …
