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Awards & Honors

• Pure Fruit Jam

  Awarded Five Stars

  Rosengarten Report [pdf]

• Outstanding Product Line

  Outstanding Condiment

  NASFT, National Association of Specialty Trade

• Small Business of the Year

  Washington State Small Business Administration

Websites Featuring Chukar Cherries

• CBS Los Angeles

  Sweet Cherry Pie Filling

  

• Yakima Valley Wine Doggies

   

  

• DyingForChocolate.com

  Cherry Jubilee Sauce

  

• BlackBoardEats.com

  Chocolate Cherries

  

• Chocablog.com

  Cherry Blossom Trio

  

• theChocolateCult.com

  Original Assortment Gift Box

  

• homeofBBQ.com

  Cherry Chipotle BBQ Sauce

  

• theNibble.com

  Brownie Mixes and Pie Fillings

  

• Debi Ward Kennedy: Retail Design & Display

  

• theNibble.com

  BBQ Sauces

  

• theNibble.com

  Jams

  

• theNibble.com

  Dried Fruit

  

Featured Stories

• NPR

  (Summer 2012)
  

• Tasting Room Magazine

  (Winter 2011 [pdf])
  

• Seattle Metropolitan

  (April 2010)
  

• The Nibble

  (February 2010)
  

• KEPR TV

  (February 2010)
  

• The Food Channel

  (January 2010)
  

• Cooking Light

  (October 2009)
  

• Herb Companion

  (Sep 2009)
  

• Herb Companion

  (Feb 2009)
  

• Rosengarten Report

  

Press Releases

• Chukar Cherries Takes Silver at Washington Manufacturing Awards

  Apr 2013 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries was honored to take silver in the Food Processor of the Year category at the 2013 Washington Manufacturing Awards.

• Chukar Cherries Debuts New Dark Chocolate and Pouch Design

  Apr 2013 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries is pleased to announce the debut of new zip pouches for their entire line of dried fruit, chocolate, and energy mixes.

• Chukar Cherries Supports Northwest Nonprofits

  Mar 2013 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries focused their giving in 2012 toward important causes in their community and the greater Northwest.

• Chukar Cherries Offers New Cherry Heart Box for Valentine's Day

  Jan 2013 [PDF]

  For Valentine's Day Chukar Cherries has released a heart-shaped box which contains 50% more chocolate than last year's version and a beautiful new design.

• Chukar Cherries Hosts Holiday Open Houses

  Nov 2012 [PDF]

  Chukar will host holiday open houses at their flagship store at 320 Wine Country Road in Prosser, WA. Doors will open at 8am and festivities last until 6pm.

• Chukar Cherries Publishes First Ever Business Gift Catalog

  Nov 2012 [PDF]

  For the first time, Chukar Cherries has released a holiday catalog oriented toward simplifying corporate gifting.

• Chukar Cherries Featured in Sea-Tac Airport's Three New Duty-Free Stores

  Oct 2012 [PDF]

  Chukar's all natural treats will soon be available to international and domestic travelers due to the opening by Dufry North America LLC of three duty-­free and duty-paid stores in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

• New 100% Natural Holiday Chocolates from the Pacific Northwest

  Oct 2012 [PDF]

  Northwest specialty food company, Chukar Cherries, has released limited holiday editions of their popular chocolate assortment boxes. The assortments feature naturally dried, chocolate-covered cherries, berries, and nuts.

• Chukar Cherries Represents the Pacific Northwest on NPR's "Americandy" Series

  Aug 2012 [PDF]

  In August, NPR will take listeners to Washington State to taste Chukar Cherries' chocolate-covered fruits and nuts as part of the special series "Americandy: Sweet Land of Liberty."

• Chukar Cherries Natural Chocolate Making Process Featured on NPR

  July 2012 [PDF]

  This July, NPR's Anna King visited Chukar Cherries to get a behind-the‐scenes look at Chukar's cherry drying and chocolate making process.

• Chukar Cherries Opens New Store in Leavenworth, WA

  July 2012 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries is proud to announce the grand opening of their new store and tasting room at 939 Front Street in Leavenworth, Washington.

• Chukar Cherries Sponsors Terremoto in the Vic-Maui Race of 2012

  July 2012 [PDF]

  On July 7th, Skipper William S. Weinstein and his sailboat Terremoto left Victoria, B.C. on a quest to win the Vic-Maui race of 2012. As one of Terremoto's sponsors, Chukar Cherries is keeping the team energized with dried fruits, nuts, and Weinstein's favorite chocolate-covered espresso beans.

• Chukar Cherries celebrates the 100th anniversary National Cherry Blossom Festival

  Feb 2012 [PDF]

  This month Washington, D.C. will commence the celebration of 100 years of cherry blossoms in the nation's capitol. On the opposite coast, Northwest specialty food company Chukar Cherries is celebrating with an expanded line of blossom-themed gifts. The gifts feature dried cherries covered in artisan chocolate, all natural cherry sauces, and green tea.

• Chukar Cherries Gives Back to Community in 2011

  Feb 2012 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries launched Social Responsibility Gifting and targeted their giving toward local causes in 2011. A major portion of the donations went to community organizations such as the Historic Downtown Prosser Association and Oregon's Wallowa Resources. Donations were also made to Autism Speaks, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and numerous community projects.

• Chukar Cherries Celebrates National Cherry Month

  Feb 2012 [PDF]

  February is National Cherry Month and there's no better place to celebrate than in Washington State, the nation's leading producer of sweet cherries. Chukar Cherries, a family business that began on a Yakima Valley cherry orchard, makes cherries available year-round by transforming locally grown fruit into healthy and delicious snacks, sauces, confections, and gifts.

• Chukar Cherries Offers Locally Grown, Locally Made Valentine's Day Gifts

  Feb 2012 [PDF]

  With Valentine's Day only two weeks away, Chukar Cherries is highlighting unique Valentine's gifts crafted from Pacific Northwest cherries and artisan chocolate. Creating locally grown, all natural Valentine gifts comes at an opportune time due to predictions that consumer demand for local foods will increase in 2012.

• Chukar Cherries Highlights New Products and Packaging at Winter Tradeshows

  Jan 2012 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries will display new products and packaging to retailers from around the U.S. at five upcoming tradeshows. Over the past year Chukar has refreshed their 100% natural pantry line and added a host of new gifts showcasing Northwest cherries.

• Chukar Cherries Showcases Product Line in Seattle’s Pacific Market Center

  Jan 2012 [PDF]

  Beginning January 11, 2012, Chukar specialty cherry products will be represented by Food for Thought in the Pacific Market Center, a thriving marketplace open year-round with over 4,000 product lines.

• Chukar Cherries Unveils New Zip Pouches and Sauces for Holiday 2011

  Nov 2011 [PDF]

  Due to customer requests for packages that are easy to reseal, Chukar Cherries has traded its traditional packaging for zip-­‐top pouches and simultaneously added new sauces to their product line.

• Pacific Northwest Gift Company, Chukar Cherries, Unveils New Mobile Website

  Aug 2011 [PDF]

  With the use of smartphones, feature phones and tablets on the rise, the development of a mobile site is crucial for retail sales…

• Large but Late Northwest Cherry Crop Pushes Cherry Drying Back Several Weeks

  July 2011 [PDF]

  Due to an unusually cold and wet spring, the 2011 Northwest cherry crop is anticipated to peak after the 4th of July…

• Chukar Cherries Welcomes Tommy Montgomery as New Vice President of Sales and Marketing

  June 2011 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries’ decision to appoint Tommy Montgomery as Vice President of Sales and Marketing will greatly benefit…

• Chukar Cherries Contributes to Local Food Movement with Innovative Fruit Drying Process

  May 2011 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries meets the demand for local fruits year-round by using an innovative, all natural drying process that preserves…

• Chukar Cherries Debuts New Cherry Blossom Collection

  March 2011 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries’ founder, Pamela Montgomery, has done it again. The Northwest’s own cherry chocolatier has released a new line of treats and premium chocolate-covered cherries celebrating Northwest cherries in style. The new Cherry Blossom Collection’s focus is freshness…

• The Chukar® Chocolate Assortment Collection – A Unique Gift for the Holidays

  November 2010 [PDF]

  Chukar Cherries happily announces the launch of their Chocolate Assortment Collection. The packaging presentation is new, but the inside is classically Chukar—all natural dried cherries and rich roasted nuts and berries from the Pacific Northwest accented by melt-in-your-mouth chocolate…

• A Fresh Harvest of No Sugar Added Chocolate Covered Cherries

  April 2009 [PDF]

  It’s time to indulge in wholesome pure food treats without the added calories or sugar. Pacific Northwest fruit processor and specialty food company Chukar Cherries is introducing “No Sugar Added” Chocolate Covered Cherries for the pure food enthusiast who doesn’t want to sacrifice quality…