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  • January 1st 2014 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert, Geraldine Warner
  • Retail sales of sliced apples continue to soar

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] At first glance, apples, like eggs, seem endowed by nature with perfect packaging, but the ­market for fresh apple slices continues to grow. “People thought we were crazy—people still think it’s crazy that people buy an apple that’s already sliced,” admits Tony Freytag, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Crunch Pak. And those people include the general manager of a major retail store who buys $10 million in sliced apples each year and still […]

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