{"id":314253,"date":"2026-05-13T21:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/314253\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:13:07","slug":"sun-maid-honored-as-a-2026-best-managed-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/314253\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun-Maid honored as a 2026 best managed company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sun-Maid, one of the San Joaquin Valley\u2019s longest-operating farming cooperatives, has received national recognition  as one of the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/about\/press-room\/us-best-managed-companies-program-names-2026-honorees.html\"> 2026 US Best Managed Companies.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The award is given annually by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deloitte.com\/global\/en\/services\/deloitte-private.html\">Deloitte Private<\/a>, a global professional services firm, and The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Fresno,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunmaid.com\/\"> Sun-Maid<\/a> was one of 63 U.S. private companies that \u201cdemonstrated excellence across four dimensions: strategic planning, operational execution, culture, and financials and governance.,\u201d according to a Deloitte press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored to recognize the organizations selected to this year\u2019s US Best Managed Companies program,\u201d said Wolfe Tone, vice chair and US Deloitte Private leader. \u201cThese private businesses \u2014 many of them family- or employee-owned \u2014 are making bold investments in growth while strengthening the trust they\u2019ve built with customers and the communities they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sun-Maid was founded in 1912, and its growers have weathered major headwinds over the years, from shrinking acreage to a shortage of workers. Thousands of acres have been removed as growers turned to higher-value crops such as pistachios and almonds.<\/p>\n<p>But the industry didn\u2019t fold. New marketing campaigns led by Sun-Maid, innovations in mechanical harvesting and new raisin grape varieties have kept the industry  thriving.<\/p>\n<p>Sun-Maid and 13 other companies received a special Platinum designation, showing they\u2019ve been selected for the program for seven or more years. Thirty-three Gold honorees are those selected for four to six years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Platinum and Gold honorees exemplify what it takes to excel as a private enterprise,\u201d said Marlow Campos, US.. Best Managed Companies Program leader, in a news release. \u201cThese organizations reflect long-term strategic planning supported by strong governance and culture that continues to evolve over time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/218451425\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Robert Rodriguez\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/218451425\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Rodriguez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>            A Valley native, Robert has worked at The Fresno Bee since 1994, covering various topics including education, business, courts and agriculture.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sun-Maid, one of the San Joaquin Valley\u2019s longest-operating farming cooperatives, has received national recognition as one of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-314253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}