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October is National Apple Month! Created to increase apple industry sales, consumer awareness and usage of apples and apple products, National Apple Month is proud to announce its annual display contest for retailers and military commissaries. Participants can vie for up to $14,000 in prizes. Here you'll find all of the 2011 promotion details you need to make sure you or your favorite retailer enters!
New 2011 Retail Display Contest: "Host an Apple Pairing Party"
Some things just go together, like apples, caramel and peanut butter. So National Apple Month has teamed up with Marzetti®, Smucker's® and JIF® to help retailers and military commissaries increase sales this October. Use our "Host an Apple Paring Party" theme in your display and enter your fruitful results for the chance to win great prizes!
Create a delicious consumer experience that successfully cross merchandizes U.S. apples and apple products with products from Jif®, Smucker’s® and Marzetti® in the produce aisle. Simply download our POS tools for a winning display:
- Apple Pairing Menu - This consumer-friendly menu couples apples and apple products with products from our sponsors.
- Feature in your displ
 ay, and use as inspiration for in-store sampling.
- "Host an Apple Pairing Party" signage - Professionally designed signage can easily be reproduced by your local printer.
- Other ingredients - Our gallery of official logos and product images will help you create your own creative display pieces.
Your National Apple Month display must be in place at least two weeks (14 days) between September 1 and November 30, 2011.
Entries must be
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or postmarked by January 15, 2012. To mail your entry, send it to:
National Apple Month
8233 Old Courthouse Rd, Ste 200
Vienna, VA 22182
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National Apple Month Seeking Farm Direct Marketers!If you operate a farmers market, direct market, U-pick or farm stand that sells delicious apples or apple products, National Apple Month is for you! Sign up to receive more information on promotions and to learn how you could be recognized with our Golden Apple Marketer award!
- 2011 Golden Apple Marketer Promotion details, prizes and registration form - stay tuned!
National Apple Month annually acknowledges a Direct- or Farm-Marketer who exceeds at promoting apples and apple products in his or her market with the Golden Apple Market Award. The award is presented at the North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association's annual convention in February.
- National Apple Month Signage, Recipe Cards and Materials - are you interested in professionally designed signage and materials? Email us for more information.
National Apple Month is on Facebook! Like us today!  National Apple Month is the only national, generic apple promotion in the United States. Originally founded in 1904 as National Apple Week, it was expanded to the entire month of October. National Apple Month´s mission is to increase apple industry sales, and to enhance consumer awareness and usage of apples and apple products. Its goal is to increase apple industry sales through a fall retail display contest, foodservice promotional contest, to recognize outstanding retailers for their apple merchandising, and to develop strong relations with retail, foodservice and apple industry members.
National Apple Month is a restricted-fund (financially self-supporting) program of the U.S. Apple Association. The program is funded by sponsorship revenue, and voluntary membership dues collected from industry members. If you are interested in supporting or participating in National Apple Month promotions, please contact us at
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