CARITHER’S FLOWERS SUPPORTS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH WITH GOURMET FRUIT BASKETS

ATLANTA, GEORGIA. (March 9, 2012). Carithers Flowers, a second generation, family-owned full service florist that serves the entire Atlanta, Georgia and Atlanta Metro areas, and voted #1 Florist in Atlanta and the surrounding areas for 12 consecutive years, announced that it is supporting national nutrition month during March by offering a bountiful selection of gourmet fruit baskets that make perfect gifts for colleagues, friends, and family.

Carithers uses only the finest sun-ripened seasonal fruits to create delicious and beautiful baskets to fit every budget. These include:

• A Classic Fruit basket with all those best-loved choices like apples, grapes, and bananas along with so much more.
• Naturally Delicious features a combination of sweet pears, crisp apples, and tangy citrus fruits paired with an array of cheeses and crackers in a stunning wicker basket.
• The Deluxe Harvest Basket has seasonal fruits and a sweet Hawaiian pineapple along with gourmet crackers, cheeses, and sparkling cider.
• Go big with the Share the Health basket, which has crisp apples and pears, juicy oranges, cheese, cookies, focaccia crisps, Columbus salami, cheese straws, almonds, dried fruit and Ghirardelli chocolate.

These are just a few of the many gourmet fruit gift baskets that Carithers Flowers offers, many of which are on sale this month to further inspire giving nutritional gifts.

Charles Carithers, Owner of Carithers Flowers, noted, “We are committed to helping our customers in Atlanta and throughout Georgia as well as across the United States eat more nutritionally by offering an easy and convenient way to enjoy fresh fruit. Our team of designers loves to put together these tasty gift baskets and prides themselves in hand-selecting only the best fruit available. We take care to ensure that everything is not only fresh, but we also work with vendors that provide products that can stay that way during delivery and for as long as possible so that every piece is enjoyed and nothing is wasted.”

Carithers Flowers features same-day delivery to Atlanta and all metro Atlanta area suburban communities. Carithers also offers a same-day delivery for national and regional deliveries through their proprietary 'best of the best' floral design network. You can connect with Carithers Flowers by calling 1-800-980-3000.

About Carithers Flowers

Carithers Flowers was started in 1973 by founders, Larry & Jane Carithers.  Their customers and partners include many Fortune’s 1000 companies, well-known retail brands, celebrities, and families who have patronized Carithers for three generations.  Award winning florist, Charles Carithers perpetuates the customer focused tradition.  The Carithers’ difference is to help their customers recognize, celebrate, and share the special moments and special people in their lives.  Discover why Carithers is voted best florist in Atlanta year after year. For more information, please visit www.carithers.com. Follow Carithers Flowers on: WooEB, Twitter, WordPress and Facebook.

About National Nutrition Month
National Nutrition Month^® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. 

Initiated in March 1973 as a week-long event, "National Nutrition Week" became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing public interest in nutrition. For more information, please visit http://www.eatright.org/NNM/content.aspx?id=7832.

Contact Information

Charles Carithers

404-542-0809

chrls@bellsouth.net

info@carithers.com
www.carithers.com