Chukar Cherries Earns Spot on America’s Top 50 Gift Basket Business List
Prosser, WA 6/29/06 – Pam Montgomery, founder of Chukar Cherries, Washington State’s year ’round cherry and berry company™, has earned a place of honor in Gift Basket Review’s (GBR) Top 50 Gift Basket Business List. Chukar Cherries was ranked in the Top 12 for gift basket revenue for the past year.
Chukar Cherries was chosen from hundreds of participants in the GBR State of the Industry Survey open to 20,000 national gift basket/gift packaging companies in America.
Debra Paulk, publisher of GBR, a national and international trade publication for the gift basket industry since 1990, said, “It was gratifying to realize through the process of the Top 50 list how many high earners there are in this business.” Paulk reports, “It was inspiring. These entries were given with no thought to personal gain and provided the balance necessary to achieve statistically accurate results in the survey.”
Chukar Cherries had a particularly great year in the area of corporate gift sales with sales to corporate clients increasing nearly 37%. “Our focus continues to stay pretty simple.” says Montgomery about the recent business increases, “We use only the finest ingredients, combine them in creative and delicious ways, and listen to our customers. ”
Located in the Pacific Northwest, Chukar Cherries is a family-owned and operated specialty food manufacturer of all natural fruit preserves, sweet and savory sauces, dried fruit and nut energy snacks, naturally dried and chocolate-covered cherries, berries, and roasted nuts; the Best of Nature, Best of Chocolate®. Chukar creates delicious gifts that reflect the agricultural bounty and natural flavors of the Pacific Northwest. 100% natural, certified KOF-K, and simply delicious. For quality gifts and service visit www.chukar.com or call 1.800.624.9544 and ask to speak with a customer service representative.
