Curtec of Florida Inc

Riverfront Groves is among Florida s pioneers in providing Indian River citrus products. The tree-ripened fruit is hand picked and placed into field boxes transported to the packinghouse. Computer controlled optic/weight sizing equipment is onsite where the fruit is hand packed. The fruit is then loaded into refrigerated tractor-trailers for transportation to customers. John Knight founded Riverfront Groves in the early 1900s. In the early 1950s, Victor Knight, John Knight s son, realized that the key to maintaining the quality of the family-owned operation required its own packing plant. Riverfront Groves Gift Fruit Shippers is a subsidiary of Riverfront Groves. The company was created to serve the fund raising needs of many groups throughout the nation.

Founded in 1914, Bernard Egan & Company, also known as Egan, Fickett, & Company, offers citrus fruits. It provides sampling, merchandising, promotional and packaging services. The company also offers sales sheets and sampling instructions. Bernard Egan & Company provides ruby red, white and flame grapefruits, navel, amber-sweet, Hamlin and pineapple oranges. It features tangerines from Florida, California and Australia. The company also provides recipes for almond-crusted chicken with grapefruit basil salad and grapefruit and yogurt pops. Bernard Egan & Company also features lemons from Mexico, Spain, South Africa and Chile and Persian lime from Veracruz, Jalisco, Tabasco and Mexico. It maintains one of its locations in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Indian River packages and distributes oranges, grapefruit, golden fruit, tangerines, tomatoes, pecans, flowers and corporate gifts to customers worldwide. The company offers gifts year round with citrus shipping ending in the summer months. Indian River also offers live Blue Crabs taken from the Mosquito Lagoon and its tributary, the Indian River. The company s history predates the American Civil War. After the South was defeated, the family-owned operation migrated to Florida along the banks of the Indian River. Noticing the growing conditions offered by the abundant rainfall and soil, the family began to cultivate oranges and grapefruit. As their crop size grew, the family began to ship fruit by steamboat, then train and finally by truck. Indian River is headquartered in Titusville, Fla.