Profile

Today, Sun World operates one of the world's largest fruit breeding programs and has extensive farming and packing operations in southern and central California. An i­nnovator in the rapidly changing agriculture industry, Sun World enjoys particular strength in farming and promoting unique produce varieties with improved flavor, size, color, seasonality and overall fruit and vegetable quality.

Specialty products include:

Grapes:

• SUPERIOR SEEDLESS^® brand table grape
  

• MIDNIGHT BEAUTY^® brand table grape
  

• RED FLAME seedless grape
  

• SCARLOTTA SEEDLESS^® brand table grape
  

• SABLE SEEDLESS^® brand table grape

• CRIMSON table grape

• THOMPSON SEEDLESS­ brand table grape

• Rainbow of Flavors^TM
  

Tree Fruit:

• BLACK DIAMOND^® brand plum

• BLACK GIANT^® brand plum

• RED GIANT^® brand plum

• ANGELENO  brand plum

• HONEYCOT^® brand apricot

• AMBER CREST^® brand peaches

• SUPER STAR^® brand nectarine­ 

  Citrus:

• STAR SWEET^® brand grapefruit

• RUBY grapefruit

• LEMONS

• FAIRCHILD tangerine
  

• Satsumas
  

• Minneolas
  

Peppers:

• Sun World^® brand sweet red and yellow peppers

Watermelon:­

• Sun World Seedless^® brand watermelon

With approximately 500 full-time employees, and seasonal employment peaking at roughly 7,500, Sun World’s annual sales top $150 million. The Company maintains administrative, research, farming, packing and marketing operations in Coachella and Bakersfield, California. It markets produce for dozens of growers throughout California and several other states, as well as in Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Chile.