<p><strong>Wenatchee, WA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Stemilt and Sunkist have entered into a new partnership. By teaming up, the partnership will bring apples, pears and citrus together to get more servings of fruit into kids’ hands. Sunkist now joins Stemilt’s trademarked Lil Snappers program to market kid-sized citrus under the popular label.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Stemilt and Sunkist will feature the new Lil Snappers program at their PMA Fresh Summit booths in Anaheim, CA. Stemilt will be exhibiting at booth #2156 and Sunkist at booth #2138. Each will have several varieties of Lil Snappers on display, including Gala apples, Navel oranges, and d’Anjou pears. Sunkist's new Navel orange Lil Snapper bag will be available for purchase in January 2013, with other citrus varieties such as the Cara Cara navel, Moro Blood orange, Minneola tangelo and California Mandarin coming soon. Additionally, Stemilt and Sunkist plan to introduce mixed-variety bags of Lil Snappers, such as Gala apples and Navel oranges.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/anuk-clients/anuk/stem_cute.jpg" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “We’re excited to announce that Sunkist oranges and mandarins are coming soon to the Lil Snappers line of kid-sized fruits. Sunkist is thrilled to be working with Stemilt to jointly market citrus, apples, and pears to kids,” said Julie DeWolf, Director of Retail Marketing at Sunkist Growers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Stemilt is equally excited about working with Sunkist to bring Lil Snappers to additional homes across the country,” said Roger Pepperl, Stemilt Marketing Director. “This partnership brings together two great companies working jointly to promote one great brand for kids.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/anuk-clients/anuk/snapper_poster.jpg" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p> Stemilt and Sunkist have plans in the coming months to launch a Lil Snappers website where visitors will be able to access kid-friendly recipes for apples, pears, and citrus, as well as activity sheets, nutrition information, and more. Stemilt and Sunkist will use the same QR code on Lil Snappers bags to promote a mobile version of the website.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.stemilt.com/Our_Fruit/Fruit-Lil-Snappers.cfm" target="_new"> Stemilt </a><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.sunkist.com/products/default.aspx" target="_new"> Sunkist </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
