About Us
Our Mission Statement
To make the tedious task of meeting your daily fruit goals as convenient as possible for the communities we are in! We want to prepare you a fresh cut fruit bowl, smoothie bowl, oatmeal bowl, or smoothie to promote your health and well-being in a casual, affordable, and delicious way!
Fast. Fresh. Fun.
We refuse to compromise on quality at our shop. We keep our fruits fresh. We keep exploring new smoothie base flavors. We are always trying out new crunchies and drizzles. More importantly, we can get you in and out with your Bowl in minutes!
Freshest Fruit Possible! Never Frozen!
Our fruits are cut fresh daily. Nothing canned, dried, or frozen. Making our fruits bursting with flavor and natural sweetness!
Endless combinations!
With 18 crunchies and 8 drizzles, there's hundreds of delicious combinations to put on top of your bowl. Making EVERY visit a unique one. Stick to your favorites? Or try one of our seasonal crunchies or drizzles to spice things up!
Our Story
Once upon a time...
In the summer of 2020, I was living in the college town of Kent, Ohio. I wanted to start eating healthier and less processed foods, but I never had the time. I used to always have homemade fruit salads at my grandparents house and I wanted to start making those at home for myself – but running to the store and cutting up a bunch of fruit was time consuming. That was my light bulb moment! I figured I can’t be the only person that has a craving for fresh fruit, so I wrote a business plan, expanded the menu to include smoothie bowls, and then decided to give the menu a “build your own” type of style.
From the moment we opened in January 2021, I knew we had an amazing product and concept, but even better I knew that "The Fruit Stand" is what I wanted to do with my life.
-Jason Carpinelli Founder and CEO
This Week’s Flavors 6/9/25
CLE, Broadview, Aurora, Fairlawn, and Brunswick:
Strawberry Açai and Banana 🍌
Kent:
Strawberry Acai and Guava
*Some locations may be finishing up pineapple early in the week*
Lakewood Location Coming Soon!
Come Build your Own Bowl Today!