1893

• Orange growers in California formed Southern California Fruit Exchange

1905

• As Southern California Fruit Exchange expands, the organization becomes the California Fruit Growers Exchange to reflect its statewide presence
• With over 5,000 growers statewide, California Fruit Growers Exchange represents 45% of the entire citrus crop in California

1907

• The first campaign aimed at advertising a perishable commodity using the adjective “sun kissed” to describe the oranges supplied by the California Fruit Growers Exchange

1908

• Sunkist” name used in the 1907 campaign is registered as a trademark
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1926

• Fresh oranges stamped with the Sunkist logo begin to appear in stores

1952

• The California Fruit Growers Exchange officially changes its name to “Sunkist Growers”

1960

• Sunkist expands its global export of fresh California-grown fruit, with primary markets across Europe and Japan

1977

• “Sunkist” trademark is licensed for the bottling and marketing of Sunkist orange soda.

1990

• The Sunkist cooperative celebrates its first billion dollar year

2019

• As of 2019, Sunkist is distributing over 800 products made of fresh fruits in 90+ countries around the world