Press Room

Bodine-Sunkist Scholarship Opportunity Available for Eligible Students Entering College in 2024-2025

November 1, 2023, Valencia, Calif. – The A.W. Bodine-Sunkist Memorial Foundation Scholarship is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. The A.W. Bodine-Sunkist Memorial Foundation awards scholarships to students with a personal or family involvement in Arizona or California agriculture. Established in 1985, the A.W. Bodine-Sunkist Memorial Foundation has awarded nearly 300 scholarships over the years — […]

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Sunkist is Everywhere, Every Day; The Fresh Citrus Cooperative Unveils New Sales Strategy and Streaming Commercial at IFPA

October 16, 2023, Valencia, Calif. – Sunkist Growers is primed for the return of California citrus season with inclusive category insights, new sales strategies, and shopper-marketing and merchandising programs to help drive the category all season long. Farmer-owned and grown by generations, the cooperative has a steady supply across 40 conventional and organic citrus varieties, […]

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Sunkist Growers Revamps Cara Program; Meet The Pink Orange

September 25, 2023, Valencia, Calif. – Sunkist Growers comprises over 1,000 multi-generational farmers, many of whom specialize in Cara Cara oranges, leading the cooperative to serve as one of the largest Cara suppliers in the game. Super sweet. Uniquely pink. Sunkist has redesigned its packaging options and merchandising offerings based on consumer trends and insights […]

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Sunkist Growers Primed for Citrus Season with Exclusive Consumer Insights & Innovative Strategies to Drive the Category

August 29, 2023, Valencia, Calif. – While wrapping up its 130th season, the longest-standing fresh citrus cooperative in the nation is looking ahead, focusing on the highly-anticipated return of California citrus season. With a grower base of over 1,000 members and a complete portfolio of both conventional and organic citrus offerings, Sunkist solidifies its position […]

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Summer Citrus Possibilities Are Unlimited With Sunkist®

July 12, 2023, Valencia, Calif. – When Life Gives You Lemons, Make a TikTok – Sunkist Growers is keeping citrus celebrations fresh by demonstrating the power of versatility and saluting the co-op’s refreshing summer citrus varieties. As inflation drives a cultural shift in grocery priorities, Sunkist is determined to help price-conscious consumers, especially millennials and […]

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Sunkist Growers Delivers Fresh Citrus to High School All-Stars in Hometown

April 5, 2023, Los Angeles, Calif. – In its inaugural year, the Encore All-Star Games, powered by Sunkist Growers, will host elite-level high school senior basketball players from the greater Los Angeles region on Saturday, April 8th at St. John Bosco High School. Jerica Williams and DJ Gay, girls and boys basketball program leads at Windward […]

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Sunkist® Celebrates 130 Years as a Grower-Owned Cooperative with National Sunkist Citrus Day

February 20, 2023, Valencia, Calif. – As farmers, family, and a community, Sunkist Growers is celebrating its humble California roots with Sunkist Citrus Day on March 1. The fresh citrus cooperative began in 1893, making Sunkist the longest-standing agricultural co-op in the United States. Happy 130th Anniversary, Sunkist! As a marketing cooperative, Sunkist’s first advertisement was […]

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Saticoy Lemon President & CEO Glenn Miller Announces Retirement

SANTA PAULA, Calif. – December 22, 2022 – Saticoy Lemon, a Sunkist-affiliated packinghouse, has recently announced the retirement of Glenn Miller, President and CEO. Already effective, Miller’s retirement comes after 43 years of service to the largest provider of California lemons in the United States. The Board of Directors has selected Marty Coert, previously Operations Manager, to succeed Miller as President and […]

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Sunkist® Celebrates the California Summer Orange, New Packaging and Merchandising Program for Valencia Oranges

VALENCIA, Calif. – July 1, 2022 – Sunkist Growers launch ‘The Official Orange of American Summers’ campaign to celebrate the exclusive California-grown orange variety this time of year. As part of the program, Sunkist is offering a new 8-pound combo bag and matching display bin spotlighting summertime vibes. According to a recent Numerator study, consumers […]

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Sunkist Growers, Naturipe and Envy Apples Collaborates with WildBrain’s Strawberry Shortcake to Present a “Fruitastic” Produce Collaboration, Mother’s Day Promotion

VALENCIA, Calif. – April 25, 2022 – Top-selling fruit brands—Sunkist Growers, Naturipe Farms and T&G Global’s Envy™ Apples—launch new “Fruitastic” promotion for WildBrain’s new animated Strawberry Shortcake series Berry in the Big City, now available on YouTube and Netflix. According to a recent study, shoppers increased their basket spend by over 50 percent when strawberries and blood […]

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