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Have you ever bitten into an apple from the office fruit bowl and thought, “What on earth—why is it red inside?” You might have stumbled upon a cache of Lucy™ Rose or Lucy™ Glo apples, two special varieties of red fleshed apples that occasionally pop up in The FruitGuys’ office fruit mixes. If you get your hands on one, savor
It’s almost Halloween, which in my house means last-minute costume preparations and grocery store runs for lots and lots of candy. At the office, it also means it’s time for a Halloween fruit tray. Fruit isn’t usually top of the Halloween shopping list (other than pumpkins), but this is actually a great time to celebrate fruits that, to many of
At first, I’m not quite sure what I’m looking at. It’s 2010, and I’m in Lodi, California, standing on a dirt path. A wire trellis runs along the path with a plant climbing about halfway up. The plant has green, almond-shaped leaves, and small, bulbous red orbs hang off its thin branches. I walk closer, and it hits me: These
Move over, banana—orange is America’s favorite fruit now! In honor of National Fruit at Work Day on October 6, The FruitGuys asked workers nationwide about their favorite fruit to snack on at the office. The fact that the orange came out on top was a major upset. “Most people think of bananas as America’s favorite work fruit, and there’s good
“How do I know if my grapes are fresh?” I get variations on this question a lot when I’m talking with people about fruit. It’s understandable, because it can be hard to tell from the outside if a piece of fruit is ripe and ready, whether it’s a grape or an apple. Our team at The FruitGuys can taste-test things
I’m packing for a work trip to Chicago and scanning my weather app to check the temperature. As I peruse the list of cities on my app stretching from the East Coast to the West, I notice that the temperature is in the 80s almost everywhere. It’s even that hot in San Francisco, where we reach 80 only a few
Curious about the best fall fruit to snack on at work? With so much deliciousness in season—from sweetly spiced persimmons to crisp red apples—you truly can’t go wrong when you’re choosing from the break room fruit bowl. Many fall favorites arrived early in 2026 thanks to the mild winter and spring. So here at The FruitGuys, our seasonal office fruit
I cradle the heavy brown paper bag my wife just handed me and peer into the open top. Inside are four of the largest (and possibly worst-looking) mangoes I’ve ever seen. We’re on the Big Island of Hawaii and friends of mine who’ve lived there for years are sharing mangoes with us. They know a family with a mango farm that’s overproducing,
You probably think of fall as apple season, right? It’s the time when we sip on steaming cider, wrap ourselves in scarves, and bake delicious pies for Thanksgiving. But the truth is that apple season starts way before you’d probably expect it: In August! Even though I work at a fruit company, summer apples still sneak up on me every
My eldest son is running down the hall with his arms flung out behind his back, yelling, “GOAAALLLLLL!” Why? Because England just scored two goals in roughly four minutes in their World Cup knockout game against Mexico. He celebrates again a few minutes later when Mexico scores. Our family has become a bit obsessed with the World Cup. What Soccer
Peaches and nectarines are both stars of the summer office fruit bowl, but they’re also a great conversation starter. Some snackers have a strong preference between them, while others can barely see a difference! To help settle the great peaches vs. nectarines debate, let’s talk about what they really have in common, what sets them apart (it’s science!), and which
The official start of summer is still on the horizon, but summer fruits are already here! In California, the season came early with juicy peaches, sweet apricots, and silky nectarines ripening in orchards about two weeks ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, in parts of the East Coast, South, and Midwest, wild weather has made the summer harvest a bit more complicated.
“Is anyone seeing more banana scarring than usual this week?” our California operations manager, Nicole, asks me and The FruitGuys’ fruit buyers. “We’re seeing a lot in California right now.” Everyone shakes their heads. We’re in a weekly meeting where we get together to talk about fruit, including which varieties we’ll have in our mixes region to region, what the
You might notice the occasional brown ring around an apple, pear, peach, or plum in your office fruit bowl. If it looks like a rough brown band that goes all or most of the way around—not a round brown spot—then it’s probably a frost ring! Frost ring is a cosmetic imperfection that’s totally natural and safe to eat. We spoke
If you’ve found yourself at the office fruit station debating Rainier cherries vs. red cherries, you’re clearly a snacker of taste. Both are sensational in their own right, and they’re so sweet and juicy that it’s tough to know which to go for first. That said, there are a few key differences that can help you decide whether Rainier cherries or
Imagine you’re strolling through an orchard of pear trees laden with bright green fruit. Then, you spot a surprise from the corner of your eye: A branch of red pears on a green pear tree! Legend has it that’s exactly how the first Starkrimson pear was discovered in the 1950s. It appeared by chance in a Missouri orchard, and it’s
Rainier cherries are one of the sweetest cherry varieties around. We love them for their complex flavor and juicy texture, but that’s not all they bring to the table: Rainier cherries’ health benefits might be their real claim to fame! Snacking on them at work is great for your heart, bones, muscles, and overall health. Before we dig into the
What’s usually inside is out for all to see I’m best when there aren’t white shoulders on me Red with a green top means I’m fresh as can be Do you know which fruit you see? Of course, I’m a strawberry! May is National Strawberry Month, but in my house we pretty much always keep fresh strawberries on hand. They’re
It’s Sunday morning, and I’m sitting on the hard cement steps that serve as bleachers for my nine-year-old son’s baseball game. As I pull my coat over my sweatshirt to protect myself from the windy, gray San Francisco weather, a dad on our baseball team turns and holds out a Tupperware container. “Want a cherry?” he asks. He’s offering lovely,
Imagine you have two cherries sitting in your hand: One is rose-red, and the other is so dark burgundy it’s nearly black. Is it just the color that sets them apart, or is the difference between black cherries vs. red cherries more than skin deep? To find out, we spoke to two industry experts who explained what these fruit names
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