Many Happy Gratitudes

As we say goodbye to 2023, I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your support throughout the year. Your commitment to providing delicious healthy food for your team or family inspires all of us at The FruitGuys, and we are truly thankful to serve you.?

If I shared all of my gratitudes they would fill your whole inbox —?but here are just a few.

For Our Clients

Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. This year we welcomed many new offices and schools to that club and celebrated the return of others after? COVID-19 hiatuses. We have seen our order volumes and locations fluctuate along with return-to-office trends and school attendance. Whether you get our products for your office, school, or home, we value your partnership and applaud the work you do to create healthy, amazing experiences. It’s more important than ever to build communal spaces that welcome people in, inspire, and delight. We are honored that you continue to choose us as a workplace experience partner.?

For Our Donation Partners

I’m grateful to the hunger relief partners who accept our weekly fruit, vegetable, and snack donations. This year we happily brought back a few partners who stopped accepting donations during COVID-19 and built new relationships through our Donate-a-Crate program. I’m excited to continue expanding those relationships in 2024.?

For My FruitGuys Family

I want to send a special thank you to our FruitGuys team members. Our FruitGuys family has been through a lot over the last three years. In March 2020, we lost 90% of our business in two weeks when the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns began. I am extremely grateful to everyone who went through it all with us. Our team shows up every day to spread smiles through our healthy products. They seek out the best produce from the best farms, source delicious snacks from unique producers, hand-inspect thousands and thousands of pieces of fruit, manage the logistics from farm to table, and do everything else that keeps our business running smoothly. Without this team, we couldn’t do what we do.?

For Our Farmers

Last but certainly not least, I am so grateful for our farm partners. Without them, we couldn’t bring you the bounty of their hard work and care for the land. Make sure to check out this video tour from farmer Leo Diaz of Bonita Farms in Ontario, California.??

Happy New Year may it be a fruitful one!

In gratitude,??

Your Chief Banana,?

?Erin Mittelstaedt

CEO, The FruitGuys

P.S. You can help support a small farm like Leo’s. Consider a year-end donation to The FruitGuys Community Fund. 100% of your donation goes to the grants given each year to small farms for sustainability projects that support the environment and local communities. Since 2012, we’ve funded 123 grants in 32 states.