ThirdLeaf NW frequently looks for new products and services to bring to our clients. We feel that’s something that sets us apart. Among the myriad things we do for our customers and clients is office catering! All around the Seattle area, companies are proud of their wellness initiatives and healthy choices and we love being…
We’re looking at lunch again! You may remember the last time we discussed taking time for lunch and why it’s so important to your physical wellness. But this time, we’re going to look at why your mind needs lunch. The facts about lunch Are you one of the five people in the United States who…
The United States eats differently. Sometimes, that’s not such a good thing. Edenred performed a study on its employees to see how they ate lunch and how they viewed it. The study spanned 14 countries and contained just fewer than 2500 anonymous participants. The study showed that Americans prefer to have lunch delivered to their…
A major trend in recent years is Seattle offices getting fresh fruit delivered along with other snacks for their employees. The days of the vending machine and the processed snacks within seem to be turning into a memory as offices try to focus more on their employees than their absolute bottom line. Why choose fruit anyway?…
Sometimes new, fresh fruit can be met with trepidation. Much of this is due to people doing their best to maintain a healthy diet and eat naturally. If you aren’t familiar with a certain fruit, it’s unlikely you know its history or even if it’s good to eat. When healthy snacks are delivered to the…
Over the past 10 years, Apple-A-Day has grown from a small women-owned start-up in Eastern Washington to a fresh fruit and healthy snack delivery service that works with 400+ offices in Washington & Oregon. Thank you for being a special part of our journey. YOU are the reason we’re still here. To commemorate our growth…
A rare apple seems like a paradox in Washington state. Thanks to the east side of the state, we have access to a wide variety of fresh apples almost all the time. With this said, Ian Sturrock toured Bardsey Island off of the coast of Wales back in 2000 and made a truly unique discovery….
William Cowper writes “Variety is the spice of life that gives it all its flavor” in his 1785 poem “The Task.” It’s an oft-echoed axiom that motivates people to try new things and broaden their horizons. Occasionally we get questions from our clients about our in-house processes. Over the next couple weeks we’re going to…
Last week we looked at some of the interesting parts of the apple picking process. This time around, we are going to be looking at the banana process and how we manage to get yellow bananas all year long. Bananas are picked green, unlike apples which growers wait to ripen before plucking off of the trees. The…
Most people don’t know that even in our current technological state, most apples are still picked by hand. Even fewer know the full process of getting apples off of the trees and into your homes and offices. Apples can be persnickety and orchardists are constantly combating bruising and temperature With that in mind, we’re going…