Dakota Natural Foods, Inc a leading regional marketer of sunflower seeds, announced today that they have been named Official Sunflower Seed Sponsor for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.
The three-year agreements will help Dakota Kid launch its JUMBOZ branded seeds in the upper Midwest and Southern regions in 2006. Dakota Natural Foods, with its familiar Dakota Kid packaging, also has offices in Perham.
Under the three-year agreement with the teams, JUMBOZ will be the exclusive supplier of sunflower seeds for the teams at all home games held at Wrigley Field in Chicago and Ameriquest Field in Arlington, TX. As part of the sponsorships, JUMBOZ will receive placement of their product in the dugouts and host an autograph day with both teams where fans will win an autographed photo of a starting player.
Jon McDonough, Cubs Director of Promotions and Advertising said, The Cubs are excited about JUMBOZ Sunflower Seeds becoming the official sunflower seed of the Chicago Cubs, we look forward to a long and successful relationship with a great partner like Dakota Kid!
Guy Huus, President, Dakota Kid, said, We are extremely excited to be named Official Sponsor for the Cubs and Rangers. It is an honor and great opportunity for us to expand our product line throughout the country. We have several exciting events planned over the course of the season for fans including special events and product give-away's.
