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Company Information
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Tom Moch - Founder of Mr. Fruit, Inc. Tom's grandfather, Perry Lloyd,
was a pioneer in Florida's developing
citrus industry
in the early 1900's. In the 1930's, Uncles Austin, Arthur, Perry and Robert
Lloyd continued the family tradition by owning fruit stands, hauling and
brokering fruit. Arthur Lloyd sold Indian River
Citrus in Cocoa, Florida at Pocahontas Fruit Company a roadside fruit stand he
owned along US 1 during the 1940's and 1960's.
Perry Lloyd
Jr. was a citrus broker, owner and executive officer of Lloyd Citrus
Trucking, Inc., Fort Pierce, Florida for over forty years. He was a member of "People to
People", traveling to Russia and China as a representative, and he
visited Brazil and Africa with Florida Citrus Mutual. The name "Lloyd" has been associated
with Florida's Indian River Citrus for almost a century. |
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Sylvia Moch - Sylvia
manages order processing, purchasing and the day to day
operations and is the primary business contact for Mr. Fruit, Inc. Tom
& Sylvia met in junior high school and married one year after graduating
form Colonial High School, Orlando, Florida, Class of 1973 together. The couple
has been together over thirty years
and married to each other over thirty-four years. Mr. Fruit is one of the joint
business ventures they share. |
Mr. Fruit, Inc., is a licensed and bonded Florida Gift Fruit Dealer with a deep
family tradition in Florida's citrus industry. The company employs a full time staff of telemarketing and customer service
representatives to process orders and ensure complete unconditional 100%
satisfaction. In addition, we maintain an ample staff of experienced, trained
professionals to prepare, pack and ship our fruit to its final destination.
The uniqueness of Mr. Fruit is its rich heritage and spirit to carry forward a
family tradition of three generations. Just like Perry Lloyd Sr. (Grandfather) and Uncles
Austin, Arthur, Robert and Perry Jr., there is
a special partner working hand-in-hand to ensure the success of the
business. Imagine, two kids growing up together in
Orlando, Florida in the 1960's, attending the same schools and ultimately
partnering in marriage. We learned at an early age how
to depend on each other and work together to meet common objectives. How many
people remain actively in touch with a childhood friend for over thirty years? We consider ourselves very
fortunate and blessed in this aspect of our lives.
Mr. Fruit's name originated from the first alpha character of the last name of
the two founding partners and was to be named "MR" Fruit. The idea to
create the first Internet based Florida
gift fruit company started one day in 1994
while Tom Moch and Marty Ritchie were engaged in a lunch meeting. Idea's were tossed back and forth
regarding business investment opportunities. It was agreed specializing and niche
marketing was key to success in the new frontier of Internet marketing. Florida Citrus was
selected based on the wealth of
available experience and resources to guide Mr. Fruit, Inc. While filing for licenses, bonds, articles of incorporation,
etceteras, various clerks began to wisecrack and ask who was the real Mr.
Fruit? It
stuck.........and so it goes.....
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Regretably,
our dear friend and partner Marty Ritchie succumbed to congestive heart failure October
2006. Marty was a founding partner and inspiration to Mr. Fruit. Without
Marty's determination and drive to start-up this innovative venture
there would be no Mr. Fruit today. It's not often you grow up with
someone and spend a great deal of your adult life with them as well.
We were blessed and fortunate to have known Marty. His memory and legacy survives as a founding partner and dear friend
of Mr. Fruit.
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Fresh Florida Gift Fruit Shipments
Available Now! |
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Mr. Fruit, Inc., Florida's first On-Line Virtual Fruit Stand.
Our family owned roadside
fruit stands during the early 1900's. We are happy to
provide you with the experience and expertise of our third generation Florida Citrus Family
in the selection and specification of our Premium Gourmet Florida Citrus. It's not necessary any Longer
to drive all the way to Florida to pick-up the best gift fruit in the world
anymore, because we'll deliver Navel Oranges, Murcott Oranges, Temple Oranges, Valencia Oranges, Ruby
Red Grapefruit, Tangerines, Honey Bell Tangelos, Baby Bell Tangelos, to your doorstep! Leave the burden on us as our guarantee is the best in
the industry. If you are not 100% satisfied we'll either reship at no charge or refund the
full purchase price including shipping and handling.
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If you live in the U.S. or Canada and desire to order by telephone,
please give us a call toll free at 1-800-334-8919 or fax 1-800-360-7247. Sorry,
our online shipping cart is not available at this time.
U.S. Shipments: Additional shipping and handling fees will total
$9.99 U.S. per box. Sorry no shipments to Alaska or Hawaii.
Canadian Shipments: We ship to the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Nova
Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Additional $19.99
U.S. per box shipping and handling fee will be assessed.
Notice: All prices reflected are valid until May 1, 2010, are based on
availability and are subject to change without notice. We reserve the right to
substitute product for equal or greater value. Your gift may not be packed as
shown. Due to certain regulations, certain restrictions may apply when shipping
to Arizona, California, Louisiana or Texas.
We are celebrating our fifteenth year on the World Wide
Web. Our award winning
homepage is reflective of our company; fast, responsive, dependable and
exceptional quality products.
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