Sn Fruit Company

Sn Fruit Company is situated at T/A - 1, right by Gate No: 4 in the Anna Fruit Market. If you know the market, you know it gets very busy early in the morning. We are usually here before the sun comes up, unloading crates of fruit from the trucks. The air always smells like oranges or mangoes depending on the month. There is a lot of shouting and moving around as people try to get their business done. Our space is filled with wooden boxes stacked high. Sometimes we have to move twenty boxes just to get to one at the bottom. It is physical work and our backs feel it by the end of the day. We don't have an office with walls, just our spot in the market where we keep our scales and a notebook. We talk to farmers and other sellers all day long. The floor can get a bit slippery with squashed fruit, so we are always sweeping it up. We’ve seen the market change over the years, but the noise and the hustle stay the same. It’s not the kind of job where you wear a suit. We wear old clothes and heavy boots. It gets dusty and crowded, especially on weekends when everyone is looking for the fresh arrivals. We just focus on getting the produce in and out as fast as we can. It’s a simple way to make a living here at Gate 4. We stay until the crates are empty. It's just what we do.