They are often family owned and operated businesses, sometimes representing second and third generations in the Florida citrus business. Shippers are located throughout Florida and most are located in or near citrus groves. The shippers are concentrated in the Indian River citrus district along Florida's East coast, in towns such as New Smyrna, Vero Beach, Ft. Pierce, West Palm Beach, Deerfield Beach and Ft. Myers, and Naples.
Extraordinary care goes into the processing and delivery of perishable parcels such as gift fruit.
Deliveries are made to postal centers throughout the country and delivered expeditiously by the U.S. Postal Service to their final destination, which is usually located within a 35-mile radius. Florida's gift fruit shippers provide guarantees on all shipments, and ship everywhere in the United States and Canada. Many shippers also ship duty-free packages to international locations. Many shippers also have their own websites that provide information on various gift fruit packages, pricing and placing orders. Its mission is to be the world leader in the transportation and distribution of perishable products, resulting in the highest quality, most efficient and lowest cost to the members for those services.