David Sunflower Seeds

David Sunflower Seeds, also known as DAVID Seeds, is a brand of roasted and salted sunflower seeds produced by ConAgra Foods in the United States.

History

The company was founded in 1926 by David Der Herbedian of Fresno, California. Der Herbedian first roasted sunflower seeds in his grocery store and packaged them in individual servings for a nickel. Eventually, his two sons joined him in marketing the seeds to other retailers.

ConAgra acquired David & Sons from Nestle USA in December of 2001. ^[1]

Products

• Sunflower Seeds with Shells
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Sunflower Seeds without Shells

Flavors

• Original
• Bar-B-Q
• Nacho Cheese
• Honey Roasted (Discontinued)
• Jalepeño Hot Salsa
• Sizzlin' BBQ (shelled)
• Ranch
• Original with Reduced Sodium
• Dill Pickle
• Chili Lime
• Hot and Spicy
• Buffalo Ranch

Babe Ruth League and DAVID Seeds

Since 1991, DAVID Seeds has sponsored the Babe Ruth League, pitching the “Eat. Spit. Be Happy.”(slogan) message to youth baseball and softball players ages 5 to 18 nationwide. The Babe Ruth League has over 900,000 players in 45,000+ teams across the U.S., and even has a division named after Cal Ripken.

As the “Official Sunflower Seed of the Babe Ruth League,” DAVID provides free scorebooks and safety tips to each team in the league, awards to All-Star players, and DAVID Sunflower Seeds to be sold at concession stands.

Slogan

• Eat.Spit.Be Happy.

References

• ConAgra Foods Website
• David Seeds Brand Site

1. ^ http://www.grainnet.com/articles/conagra_foods_acquires_david_sunflower_seeds_business-12860.html

External links

• Official site