Fruit purveyor Cushman’s sells its delicious products through a combination of catalogs, space ads and other channels

By Alicia Orr and Editor In Chief

The company works with about 50 growers whose fruit Mike Cushman carefully examines before purchasing. “We buy it right on the vine. Then we bring in our own harvesting contractors when the fruit’s ready,” explains Cushman. The company has its own fresh fruit processing plant in Fort Pierce, FL, where fruit goes once it’s picked. “We wash it, wax it, polish it, grade it and box it,” he adds.