It all started on a warm day in California's fertile San Joaquin Valley. The year was 1912 when an entrepreneurial group of raisin growers agreed over shared dreams and sturdy handshakes to sell raisins as one.

Lorraine Collett Petersen Lorraine Collett Petersen (December 9, 1892 – March 30, 1983) was an American model hired to promote a corporate trademark as the "Sun-Maid Girl".

Great Central Valley of California As a cooperative, Sun-Maid Growers of California is owned by family farmers who grow raisin grapes all located within 100 miles of each other in the Great Central Valley of California, midway between Los Angeles to the south and San Francisco to the north.

With community support, the California Associated Raisin Company was established in 1912. In 1915, the brand name Sun-Maid, coined by advertising executive E.A. Berg, was launched; and in 1918 the company opened a new facility near downtown Fresno, California.

Soon after, a local advertiser named, E.A. Berg coined one of the most iconic brand names in American history: Sun-Maid - a nod to the natural process of raisins being “made” in the California sun.

1912 It all started on a warm day in California's fertile San Joaquin Valley. The year was 1912 when an entrepreneurial group of raisin growers agreed over shared dreams and sturdy handshakes to sell raisins as one.

With community support, the California Associated Raisin Company was established in 1912. In 1915, the brand name Sun-Maid, coined by advertising executive E.A. Berg, was launched; and in 1918 the company opened a new facility near downtown Fresno, California.

Natural seedless raisins are dried by the sun and travel from the field directly to Sun-Maid headquarters, where they are processed and packaged before being shipped to consumers around the world. processing begins Bins of raisins are emptied onto the processing line.

Raisins, sultanas, and currants are made from dried grapes. Today, raisins are available at most supermarkets. They can be made from a wide variety of grape types. Different grapes create different flavors and textures in the raisins.

As a farmers' cooperative, Sun-Maid is privately owned by 750 families who farm 50,000 acres of raisin grapes in central California.

Soon after, a local advertiser named, E.A. Berg coined one of the most iconic brand names in American history: Sun-Maid - a nod to the natural process of raisins being “made” in the California sun.

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