Sunsweet Pitted Prunes

Sunsweet is a world-renowned brand synonymous with high-quality dried fruits, most notably its signature California prunes. The brand began its journey in 1917 as the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association, a grower-owned cooperative designed to provide consistent quality and better market access for local farmers in California's fertile valleys.

Today, Sunsweet Growers Inc. remains a cooperative owned by hundreds of family farmers. The majority of their production is centered in Yuba City, California, where they operate the largest dried fruit processing plant in the world. While the heart of manufacturing and the brand's heritage is firmly rooted in the United States, Sunsweet maintains a global presence with distribution and specialized packaging facilities located worldwide to serve international markets.

As a grower-owned cooperative, the ultimate ownership lies with the farmers themselves rather than a single corporate conglomerate. This structure ensures that the focus remains on agricultural excellence and sustainable farming practices, maintaining Sunsweet's position as a leader in the dried fruit industry for over a century.