Tariq Farid

Tariq Farid is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Edible Arrangements International, the pioneer and purveyor of high quality, artistically designed fresh fruit arrangements, which does over $600 million in sales and has over 1,100 stores worldwide in over 11 countries. Tariq Farid was inducted into the Connecticut Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame in 201 and in 2017, was also inducted into the prestigious list of Hall of Fame by International Franchise Association. Tariq Farid is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Franchise Association (IFA) and was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the IFA in 2009. He established the Tariq Farid Franchise Institute at Babson College—, which resides under The Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College.