Our Story

In 1978, Chuck Johnson’s father Maynard Johnson retired in south Texas and purchased several grapefruit and orange groves. Chuck and his two brothers decided to market the fruit in the Midwest and began a company, in 1981, called MinnTex.  In 1989, Chuck and his family moved to Colorado and started his own fruit business called Fruit Express.

His goal was to sell and deliver quality fruit and to offer varieties not often found in local grocery stores. He developed a line of products called Sample America that combined fruit from all across America. He successfully ran his business for 30+ years.

After Chuck’s death in 2019, his sons, David and Andrew, took over the business and formed their own company called Johnson Fruit.

Today Johnson Fruit continues to be a family owned and operated business that specializes in high quality fresh fruit and cheese/sausage.