David Sunflower Seeds, also known as DAVID Seeds, is the most successful brand of sunflower seeds, and the largest manufacturer of flavored sunflower seeds in the United States.
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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.
Products
- Sunflower Seeds with Shells
- Pumpkin Seeds
- Sunflower Seeds without Shells
Flavors
- Original
- Bar-B-Q
- Nacho Cheese
- Jalepeño Hot Salsa
- Sizzlin' BBQ (shelled)
- Ranch
- Original with Reduced Sodium
- Dill Pickle
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.
