Sun-Maid Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Holiday Sweepstakes
KINGSBURG, CA, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Sun-Maid celebrates its 100th anniversary by giving away over a thousand customer prizes this holiday season. Sun-Maid, a farmer-owned cooperative best known for raisins, dried fruits and raisin bread, will run its 100th anniversary sweepstakes until December 31, 2012 at www.facebook.com/SunMaidGirl. 
The sweepstakes includes the following details: 100 grand prize winners will receive $100 Visa gift cards, 500 first place winners will receive Sun-Maid Monopoly board games, and 1,000 second place winners will receive hardcover Sun-Maid Anniversary Books. Everyone that enters is eligible for free downloads of the Sun-Maid Anniversary eBook and Recipe Booklet.
“We want to thank our customers and their families, who have been eating Sun-Maid raisins and raisin bread for the past 100 years,” said Sun-Maid President Barry Kriebel.
November 15, 2012 marks the company’s 100th anniversary, which was founded in 1912 by a group ofSan Joaquin Valley raisin growers in downtown Fresno, California. In 1915, Miss Lorraine Collett Petersenposed for the painting that would become the Sun-Maid trademark and one of the world’s most widely recognized brands.
Earlier this year, Sun-Maid brought the face of the brand, the iconic Sun-Maid Girl, to life through social media—launching her own Facebook page where she shares her adventures with fans. The icon continues to represent the company’s commitment to reliability, naturalness and innovation.
“For 100 years we’ve served families—we’re owned and operated by family farmers. And, families across America have made us a part of their holiday meals and celebrations for a century. This sweepstakes is a big ‘thank you’ from Sun-Maid to all those families,” Kriebel said. “We’re honored that the little red box is in virtually every family household in the country.”
About Sun-Maid
Founded in 1912, Sun-Maid Growers of California is a farmers’ cooperative owned by 750 family farmers whose vineyards comprise approximately 50,000 acres in California’s Central Valley. Headquartered inKingsburg, California, Sun-Maid’s facilities are centrally located in the heart of the world’s largest raisin producing area, featuring long, dry summers optimal for grape production and natural sun-drying of grapes into raisins. Sun-Maid is the leading consumer brand of raisins and dried fruits in the United States and distributes products to more than 50 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit www.sunmaid.com and www.facebook.com/SunMaidGirl.
