<p><strong>Yakima, WA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">FirstFruits has announced its newest apple variety, Sweetie™ that will make its debut this September.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Grown by Broetje Orchards, the Sweetie™ is an intensely sweet and crunchy apple that combines the attributes of Gala’s sugars alongside the firm-crisp texture of Braeburn.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Could this exciting new apple variety be the next Honeycrisp?<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“Launching a new variety is a very complex process,” says Andy Tudor, Marketing Manager. “The fruit needs to be grower friendly, have a good shelf life and appearance, and have some kind of unique quality to get people to try it. Sweetie™ has all of those characteristics and I believe we have a winner once again.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Sweetie™ follows the company’s past apple variety success of Opal®.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.Website-Link-Here.com" target="_new"> First Fruits </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
