Tariq Farid

Tariq Farid is founder and CEO of Edible Arrangements International, which pioneered the innovative business concept of artistically designed fresh fruit arrangements. He also founded Netsolace, Inc., a computer software distributor for the franchise operations, and designed the computer systems that Edible Arrangements partners use in their day-to-day operations. Tariq Farid was born in Pakistan and immigrated to the United States when he was 11. In 2013, he established the Tariq Farid Foundation as away to support charitable causes and organizationsboth at home and around the world.

New Nonprofit Operates Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame

The Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame was initially a project of the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, Inc., a 501(c)3 charitable organization, which launched and operated the Hall of Fame from inception.  It was succeeded by the establishment during 2021 of the National Immigrant Heritage Center (NIHC), an independent 501(c)3 organization established as a multi-ethnic Center, inclusive in its mission, structure and governance. 

NIHC aims to promote and publish research, lectures and conferences on the many dimensions of Connecticut’s immigrant heritage and the role of immigration throughout the American economy and culture.  Its work, and the annual Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame induction ceremony, is to be supported by an endowment that organizers anticipate will sponsor, support and provide research fellowships, to further these activities and expand public awareness and understanding.

Email us at info@immigrantheritage.org or call 860-614-3488.