About The Fruit People
From simple beginnings in 2013, The Fruit People is now the leading office fruit box supplier in Ireland.
We supply fruit & healthy snacks to more than 1,000 Irish companies of every size – from SMEs to large corporations. With 250,000 pieces of fruit leaving our warehouse every week, quality control and customer satisfaction are our main priorities. Everything is delivered on time & in perfect condition – no exceptions.
Only the freshest fruit, snacks and beverages make it into our customers’ office deliveries. We’re adding our favourite products weekly, so – not only can you get all your fruit needs – but now, you can stock your pantry with essentials like bread and milk too.
Milestones
2013/2016
From Farm to Office: We receive our first pallet of pears from Italy’s Opera Pears – what a day! Onwards & Upwards – we hit a mega 1,000 customers.
2019/2020
Our first trip to ISM Cologne, Germany, for the world’s leading trade-fair for confectionery & snacks!
2021
The Fruit People are officially founded! We take our first research trip to Berlin to the mighty ‘Fruit Logistica’.
2017/2018
The Big Move: We packed our bags again and moved to a brand new, state of the art office & warehouse. We also achieved Carbon Neutral status for the first time this year!
2022
Expansion of Product Categories including Fruit, Snacks, Teas, Coffees, Beverages, Pantry, Fridge, and Cleaning & Personal Care. All of your office kitchen essentials under the one roof!
Milestones
2013/2016
The Fruit People are officially founded! We take our first research trip to Berlin to the mighty ‘Fruit Logistica’.
2017/2018
From Farm to Office: We receive our first pallet of pears from Italy’s Opera Pears – what a day! Onwards & Upwards – we hit a mega 1,000 customers.
2019/2020
The Big Move: We packed our bags again and moved to a brand new, state of the art office & warehouse. We also achieved Carbon Neutral status for the first time this year!
2021
Our first trip to ISM Cologne, Germany, for the world’s leading trade-fair for confectionery & snacks!
2022
Expansion of Product Categories including Fruit, Snacks, Teas, Coffees, Beverages, Pantry, Fridge, and Cleaning & Personal Care. All of your office kitchen essentials under the one roof!
Workplace health and wellness
Since The Fruit People was founded, we’ve witnessed a change in the way companies treat their employees, and we’re proud to be a small part of that.
At the beginning of our journey, Ireland was just out of recession, and companies were very cautious with their budgets. ‘Superfluous’ office costs were low on the list of priorities for an office manager or HR director.
But with multinationals such as Google, Facebook and Amazon bringing a new work culture to offices in Ireland, attracting and retaining employees became a much more competitive exercise for businesses. The trend towards focusing on employees as a valuable business asset, and rewarding them accordingly, has led to an increase in office perks.
Dedicated Health & Wellness officers can be found in many businesses now, and providing fruit boxes is one – extremely cost-effective – way to send a positive health message to employees.
The benefits
The benefits of providing free fruit at work are now well-known. From this minimal investment, companies can expect benefits such as:
Increased
productivity
Better team
morale
Enhanced health
& wellbeing
Reduced
absenteeism
