Crunch Pak counts apple slices like McDonald’s counts hamburgers—and the count is nearing 7 billion slices sold since the company created the industry 11 years ago. It bills itself as the original and leading supplier of fresh sliced apples in the world. Tony Freytag, a company founder and national marketing director, said fresh apple slices can now be found in 20,000 stores, in various forms of packaging, and sales at retail are around $200 million. There are more than ten players in the industry, and Crunch Pak, headquartered in Wenatchee, Washington, has 26 percent of it, he said. McDonald’s recently […]