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The Fruit Company is an American company that was founded in 1942 by Roy Webster. The company, still privately owned and led by CEO Scott Webster, has become known for their "classic baskets and gift towers featuring Northwest-grown pears and apples".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= A Foodie’s Guide to Cyber Monday 2011 )〕 The company also provides support to college students through "The Roy Webster Scholarship" and "The Fruit Company Gift Basket Entrepreneur Award".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Scholarships )〕 ==History== Roy Webster, who had once toured the Hood River Valley on honeymoon, came to the area in 1942 and acquired of land. The company, then named Webster Orchards, originally specialized in Comice pears and, in the following years, began running a mail order service to distribute their signature pears across the Pacific Northwest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Fruit Company )〕 The Company eventually passed to Roy Webster's son, Wayne Webster, who then passed the company to sons Scott and Addison Webster in 1999. Under the management of the Webster brothers, Webster Orchards became The Fruit Company and began selling fruit under the "The World's Finest Fruit" trademark. In 1986, the Webster brothers purchased the Diamond Fruit packing warehouse to establish the Fruit Company's permanent headquarters. Scott Webster is currently the company's CEO, and President of Roy Webster Orchard's Incorporated. The company saw a period of financial hardship during the Great Recession and was forced to lay off 30% of its employees and make other cutbacks. However, after overhauling their cost structure and earning the support of Costco as one of their primary fruit basket suppliers, the company resumed its growth. The Fruit Company is also a part of Hood River County's famous "Fruit Loop", a driving tour that stops at family farms and fruit stands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Hood River Country Fruit Loop )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Fruit Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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