Fruit Company Does $60,000,000 
Annual Business 
The fruit industry has now taken 
its place along with the big indus¬ 
tries of the country, instead of being 
confined mostly to small operators 
and shippers. One of the laregst 
companies of this kind in the coun¬ 
try is the Di Giorgio Fruit Corpo¬ 
ration with headquarters at 25 
Broadway, New York City. This 
company starting from modest beg¬ 
innings a few years ago has be¬ 
come one of the largest growers 
and distributors of fruit in the 
world. Under the able leadership of 
Mr. Joseph Di Giorgio it has just 
finished another successful season. 
This well known company has a 
number of subsidiaries and each of 
these is a great organization in it¬ 
self. The Earl Fruit Co., for ex¬ 
ample, are the largest growers and 
shippers of fruit in California. In 
Florida the Standard Growers Ex¬ 
change are doing a big business in 
Florida fruits and vegetables. 
Northwestern apples and other 
fruits are handled through the Earl 
Fruit Company which is one of the 
biggest operators in that section. In 
the tropics the Mexican American 
Fruit & S. S. Corp. grow bananas 
and cocoanuts, brings them to north¬ 
ern markets in their own ships, 
which fruit is sold through the sales 
offices of the Di Giorgio Fruit Cor¬ 
poration throughout the United 
States and Canada. During the busy 
season with California fruits it is 
not uncommon for this company to 
sell whole trainloads of California 
fruits in a single day through the 
Connolly Auction Co. another of its 
subsidiariess. 
Much of the success of this great 
organization must be attributed to 
the ability and hard work of Mr. Di 
Giorgio who has pushed ahead in 
the face of great obstacles to accom¬ 
plish his purpose. 
Gross sales of Di Giorgio Fruit 
Corporation and Subsidiaries are at 
an annual rate in excess of $60,- 
000,000.00. 
