IHSAA AND RED GOLD® TO PARTNER FOR 2008-09 SCHOOL YEAR
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information
E–Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org
The Indiana High School Athletic Association has announced a partnership with Red Gold®, Inc. as the official tomato products supplier of the IHSAA and its member schools for 2008-09 school year.
Red Gold®, a family-owned and operated company in Indiana since 1942, is a manufacturer of premium quality tomato and tomato-based products with operations based in Orestes, Indiana.
As part of the partnership Red Gold® will supply two complimentary cases of Red Gold Brand Ketchup to all of the concession stands of IHSAA member schools through the school cafeteria’s food service distributor.  Additionally, Red Gold® will sponsor the IHSAA Sportsmanship Poster program to further promote good sportsmanship throughout the state.  Nearly 5,000 posters will be distributed and displayed at member schools stressing the importance of being a good sport.  In addition, participating schools across the state will display the colorful and familiar Red Gold logo on banners proclaiming that Red Gold is a proud sponsor of the IHSAA in over 400 school main concession stands across the state.
“We are very excited to partner with a company that shares many of the same core values and principles,” said IHSAA Communications Director Chris Kaufman.  “Being a third generation home-grown, Indiana-based company that is built on family values with a focus on community...makes Red Gold a very good fit to help serve the youth of today.”
“With the support of our corporate partners, like Red Gold®, the IHSAA has the opportunity to continue providing an exceptional tournament experience for the student-athletes of our 408 member schools,” said Kaufman.  “We are grateful for the opportunity to be part of the fine work the IHSAA does in reaching out to Indiana student-athletes as they learn many valuable lessons through high school athletic participation.” said Greg Metzger Director of Marketing for Red Gold.
 
Red Gold is a premier full-line tomato processing company with its corporate headquarters located in Orestes, Indiana. The company operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Elwood, Orestes and Geneva, Indiana, as well as RGT Logistics in Elwood, Indiana. Red Gold produces premium quality canned tomatoes and tomato-based products for the retail, foodservice, private label, and club channels of distribution. The Red Gold family of consumer brands includes Red Gold, Redpack, Tuttorosso, and Sacramento. Exceptional quality and operational excellence are the shared values that contributed to the employee-created mission statement: “To produce the freshest, best tasting tomato products in the world.”
For more information, visit the IHSAA website at www.ihsaa.org and click on the Red Gold® link or go directly to http://www.redgold.com
IHSAA 08-09/02