Little Simon of Simon and Schuster
Childrens Publishing Division publishes Sun-Maid Raisins Play Book.
1996
Reflecting a shift in lifestyle
priorities and attitudes, this Sun-Maid booklet promotes not only recipes, but offers tips on getting the most out of springtime, and how to
eat and exercise more effectively.
1995
In 1995 an important patent was issued
that led to a new product called Sun-Maid Baking Raisins. Processed in a totally new way to retain natural grape sugars, these premoistened
raisins stay tender during baking.
1992
Fresno State University marketing
students build and fill the Worlds Largest Raisin Box, earning a spot in The Guinness Book of Records. The 12-foot high box is later
installed at Sun-Maid headquarters in Kingsburg.
1990
Aimed at a younger audience, this booklet
features a simplified cartoon showing how raisins are made, and offers recipes that can be followed and enjoyed by both children and
adults.
1999
Full line of Sun-Maid specialty fruit is
expanded. Improved packaging is done at Kingsburg facility.
1995
Through the years Sun-Maid has adapted its recipes when changes in food and cooking technology have occurred. This recipe
booklet was produced when bread machines were new to the American culinary scene, and showed how they could be used to best advantage with
raisins.
1994 and 1995
Sun-Maid growers experiment with
dried-on-the-vine raisin production and harvesting. Assuming the leadership role in the effort, Sun-Maid receives patents for the DOV method
in 1994 and a trellising system in 1995.
1992
First-rate photography, and numerous
suggestions for raisin uses, help distinguish this recipe booklet, issued to honor Sun-Maids 80th year of operation.
1990
Laser sorter technology enabled Sun-Maid to even further improve its highest quality standards.
