CORRUGATED CAPABILITIES

At Fruit Growers Supply, we convert well over one billion square feet of corrugated boxes, sheets, and trays every year reaching from Salinas, CA, to Baja California, Mexico, and all the way into Nogales, AZ. We make boxes for oranges, lemons, tomatoes, stone fruit, row crops, avocados, watermelons, nuts and more.

CUTTING EDGE EQUIPMENT MATTERS

We may have started from humble roots, but over the years, we’ve completely rebuilt our carton plant from the ground up, adding 4 brand new high-tech machines. Our state-of-the-art equipment makes us the industry leader in automation, which makes us more flexible and efficient than our competitors. It’s why we’re able to follow through on our promise to offer competitively priced corrugated packaging without ever sacrificing quality. Our corrugated box manufacturing equipment includes:

Mitsubishi Evol

  • 110 inches Wide
  • 38 inch Cylinder
  • Flexo Folder Gluer
  • 4 Color Printing
  • 21,000 boxes/hour

Ward United

  • 110 inches Wide
  • 50 inch Cylinder
  • Flexo Folder Gluer
  • 4 Color Printing
  • 13,500 boxes/hour

Gopfert

  • 125 inches Wide
  • 66 inch Cylinder
  • Rotary Die Cutter
  • 6 Color Printing
  • 10,800 kicks/houR
  • High Graphics

BHS Corrugator

  • 110 inches wide
  • Flutes: B, C, BC, E, EB
  • Pre-print capabilities

SUPERIOR MATERIALS AND SUSTAINABLE CHOICES

We source our materials from sustainable suppliers. As paper is our primary supply for making cartons, trays, and retail displays, having trustworthy and sustainable paper suppliers is important to the quality and reliability of our products  –– and, ultimately, the happiness of our customers. We use approximately 37% recycled materials in our boxes. We participate in the SFI program and choose to source paper from SFI participant vendors.

ENDLESS COMBINATIONS

Our team of agricultural supply experts prides itself on being able to offer endless customizations and combinations on your corrugated packaging. Leveraging our state-of-the-art corrugated box manufacturing equipment, we are able to offer a wide range of options for your packaging, including 6 color printing and full die cut. Our high-speed corrugator enables us to produce C, E, B, double wall CC, double wall CB, and double wall EB materials. We have flexible solutions that can meet your unique needs no matter how complex they might be.

INNOVATIVE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS

Our ability to innovate is what keeps Fruit Growers Supply a step ahead of the competition. We are constantly developing new corrugated packaging solutions in order to creatively solve our customers’ most vexing packaging problems. For instance, rather than buying a box that’s already made up and paying for shipping costs, we offer onsite makeup machines and machine support to help take automation to the next level. We can set up a machine at your site to fold and glue boxes, offering huge savings on shipping costs while saving you time.

WHY CUSTOMERS CHOOSE US

Since 1907, we’ve cultivated our reputation throughout the industry as being nimble, easy to work with, and quick to market. The level of efficiency we achieve at our state-of-the-art corrugated packaging facility allows us to focus on what matters most –– providing superior customer service.
The team at FGS consists of overachievers and obsessives when it comes to quality standards, efficient manufacturing processes, and customer service. We ensure manufacturing and delivery schedules are completely within our control and deliver top notch quality, customer service, and dependability.

Discover why Fruit Growers Supply has been America’s first name in corrugated box manufacturing and agriculture supply for over a century when you reach out to us today. Fill out the form below, call us at (909) 256-0118, or send us an email at news@fruitgrowers.com to find out how we can work together.

Steve Moore

STEVE MOORE

GENERAL MANAGER

Steve has grown the FGS Carton Plant into a world class operation. After 26 years working for Weyerhaeuser / International Paper, Steve has worked hard building a new team and implementing reliable processes that ensure FGS becomes the best in the industry.

Steve Moore

GREGOR SHANKS

SALES MANAGER

After more than 25 years with Weyerhaeuser/International Paper, Gregor Shanks has helped build the FGS family. Gregor’s has been helping to grow the FGS business worldwide and has already helped expand FGS into Mexico.

Steve Moore

BRENDA MANRIQUE

SALES

Brenda has been in the corrugated carton industry for 14 years. She started with FGS back in 2014 as the customer service manager. She's played a crucial role in getting FGS updated on the new software system and the transition process from the legacy systems. Brenda joined the FGS Sales team back in 2016 as a technical sales rep.

Steve Moore

JOHN CANALES

OPERATIONS MANAGER

John has been with FGS since 2007. He played a crucial role in the transformation of the carton plant by leading the integration of newly installed manufacturing software with the existing FGS enterprise system.

"FGS has solved our problems in so many different areas. They keep in touch with us even though we’re already their customer, and we always get answers right away. FGS answers promptly and lets us know they are working on it. That might be done by anyone on their team; plant manager, sales manager, customer service, and even their shipping department. They’re “all team” when it comes to helping us."

Rudy Sanchez - President, Alta Global

Read: How FGS helped Alta Global increase customer satisfaction while reducing costs

Contact Us

Our Address

225 S. Wineville Ave.
Ontario CA 91761-7891
(909) 256-0118

Standards

AIB certified
AIB CERTIFIED
We have high food safety standards and are AIB certified annually with superior scores.

 

 

Sustainable Forest Initiative

 

SFI MEMBERS
We are members of the SFI. The Sustainable Forest Iniative is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management.