P. J Johnsons Fruit Company Private Limited

Down by the river in Pala, things are usually pretty lively. P. J Johnsons Fruit Company Private Limited is right there in the PJJ Building, close to River View Road. You can often hear the water if it’s been raining a lot. The building is usually full of crates and the smell of whatever fruit is in season at the time. It gets very busy in the early mornings when the deliveries arrive. We don’t have much of a front office; it’s mostly just space for moving boxes around and checking the produce. Pala is a hot place, so we’re always trying to keep things cool. Our clothes usually end up a bit stained by the end of the shift, but nobody really minds because that's the nature of the work. We’ve been a fixture near the river for a long time now. People around here know the PJJ Building well. We don't do much in the way of advertising or marketing. Most of our day is spent haggling with drivers or checking that the fruit isn't getting bruised during the unloading process. It’s a simple business, really. We sit on plastic chairs around an old wooden table to do the accounts. There’s always someone coming in to ask about prices or to drop off a load. It’s a noisy, messy, and very real way to make a living, and we’ve gotten quite used to the daily chaos of the fruit market.