<p>Stemilt Growers is beginning its 50th year with the introduction of a retro anniversary apple carton, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">A white box featuring the Stemilt logo and ladybug was the original design, created by Stemilt’s late founder Tom Mathison. It was used for many years to distinguish the brand at retail and other worldwide markets. The anniversary carton follows the original design, but also includes the “World Famous Fruit” tagline with the company logo, as well as a special 50th year anniversary emblem.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“The anniversary carton series is just one way we will be celebrating this milestone in 2014,” said Roger Pepperl, Stemilt Marketing Director. “The 50 year emblem, designed in-house, will appear throughout our marketing efforts, including cartons, collateral, website, and more.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The company also has plans to use the 50th anniversary emblem with its traditional white box for cherries this summer, and will have a retro pear label to match the 50th year look beginning in August.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“The 50th year anniversary is a huge milestone for our family and the entire Stemilt team,” said West Mathison, Stemilt president. “2014 will be an exciting year as we honor our past accomplishments, while continuing to build towards the future.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">A tremendous industry innovator, Company Founder Tom Mathison was a driving force behind bringing Washington apples, pears and cherries to the global marketplace, and an early adopter in both organic farming and sustainable agriculture.<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/" target="_new"> Stemilt Growers </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
