Edible Arrangements Announces Grand Opening

Edible Arrangements®, the leading purveyor of artistically designed fresh fruit arrangements and Fruit Experts® since 1999 announces the introduction of its newest store in Summit NJ. 

The new store at 84 Summit Avenue, joins additional locations in the NJ area.  This store includes the new grab & go concept, Edible To Go™ and will offer fresh fruit beverages, fruit salads and fruit sundaes in addition to fruit bouquets and chocolate dipped fruit.  

The company is welcoming this new franchisee to the Edible Arrangements family, local community members, Steven and Maria Maffei. 

Edible Arrangements  specializes in creating delicious bouquets filled with fresh, hand sculpted fruit including strawberries, pineapple, grapes, apples, oranges, bananas, cantaloupe and honeydew.  To sweeten an arrangement, pineapple daisies, strawberries, apples, oranges, and even bananas can be hand dipped in gourmet chocolate, nuts, coconut or cinnamon.  Whether you need an elegant centerpiece, a quick gift, a delicious appetizer or a fresh fruit treat on-the-go, Edible Arrangements offers solutions for everyday occasions.   

“We are really excited to share our delicious and beautiful fruit arrangements and treats with the community,” said Steven Maffei, owner of Edible Arrangements in Summit, NJ. “For example, our Delicious Fruit Design® arrangement is perfect for the season, brimming with fresh cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple daises, strawberries and grapes. So refreshing, our all natural fruit beverages are great for the warmer weather.”   We offer the Edible To Go™ product line giving customers who stop in to order or pick up fresh fruit arrangements the opportunity to enjoy delicious all natural beverages such as a Fruithy® (fruit smoothie), FruZee™ (citrus cooler), or FruJuice® (fresh squeezed juice).  Also made fresh to go are fruit salads, fruit sundaes, fruit parfaits and chocolate dipped fruit.   We invite you to stop in for a taste today! 

About the Franchisee

Steven and Maria Maffei reside in Green Brook, NJ with their two children Danielle and Michael.  Steven and Maria joined the Edible Arrangements franchisee system on July 11, 2011 and currently own the Edible Arrangements store at 84 Summit Avenue, Summit NJ.   The Maffei’s plan to open more locations in the future.   Steven plans to get involved in the community and join local Chamber of Commerce and sponsor local youth sport organizations. 

About the Arrangements

Arrangements are guaranteed fresh and are available in a variety of styles and sizes.  They are perfect for any occasion from happy birthday, thank you, congratulations and sympathy to business events, wedding, client gifts and employee appreciation.  Each arrangement is made to order and can be customized with a jar of all natural fudge and a special occasion mylar balloon.  All arrangement ingredients are natural, no preservatives or sweeteners are used. Arrangements can be picked up at the store or delivered to your door from the Edible Arrangements located in Summit, NJ .  For more information, please visit EdibleArrangements.com.

About Edible Arrangements

Edible Arrangements International, Inc. is the leading purveyor of delicious, high quality, artistically designed, fresh fruit arrangements that are practical and healthy gifts. Brothers Tariq and Kamran Farid developed and launched the company in 1999 in East Haven, CT, after many years in the floral industry.  Edible Arrangements has been ranked first in its category by Entrepreneur Magazine’s Annual “Franchise 500” Ranking for the past five consecutive years. With over 1,000 locations operating or opening soon worldwide, Edible Arrangements is rapidly expanding across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Italy, Turkey, Hong Kong, India and Jordan.  Customers may order arrangements by telephone at 1-877-DO-FRUIT, at one of the company’s retail stores, or on-line at EdibleArrangements.com.    

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