Simply Orange
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The Simply Orange Juice Company is an Apopka, Florida
-based company that was founded in 2001 and is currently a brand of The Coca-Cola Company
. They make a number of not-from-concentrate orange
and other fruit juices that are sold chilled in a distinctly shaped plastic bottle. The company is a major purchaser of Florida oranges for its orange juice, and also imports orange juice from Brazil.
and launched three varieties of Simply Orange in the Northeast United States. In 2002, it expanded to the Southeast United States. In 2003, the company reached national distribution. The three launch varieities of Simply Orange were Original, Original with Calcium and Grove Made. Simply Orange added a fourth variety in 2004, Country Stand with Calcium. In 2006, the company expanded the Simply line with the launch of Simply Lemonade and Simply Limeade. In August of 2007, Simply Orange Juice Company announced the addition of Simply Apple and Simply Grapefruit which began shipping to retailers in mid-September, 2007. Simply Orange with Mango
and Simply Orange with Pineapple
, began shipping to retailers in mid-August 2008. In February 2009, Simply Lemonade with Raspberry
began shipping to retailers.
Apopka, Florida
Apopka is a city located in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,969 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2006, the city grew to 53,563. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Apopka is an Indian word for “Potato...
-based company that was founded in 2001 and is currently a brand of The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
. They make a number of not-from-concentrate orange
Orange juice
Orange juice is a popular beverage made from oranges. It is made by extraction from the fresh fruit, by desiccation and subsequent reconstitution of dried juice, or by concentration of the juice and the subsequent addition of water to the concentrate...
and other fruit juices that are sold chilled in a distinctly shaped plastic bottle. The company is a major purchaser of Florida oranges for its orange juice, and also imports orange juice from Brazil.
Product history
Simply Orange states right on the bottle made from concentrate. Simply Orange was founded in 2001 by Minute MaidMinute Maid
Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with lemonade or orange juice, but now extends to soft drinks of many kinds, including Hi-C...
and launched three varieties of Simply Orange in the Northeast United States. In 2002, it expanded to the Southeast United States. In 2003, the company reached national distribution. The three launch varieities of Simply Orange were Original, Original with Calcium and Grove Made. Simply Orange added a fourth variety in 2004, Country Stand with Calcium. In 2006, the company expanded the Simply line with the launch of Simply Lemonade and Simply Limeade. In August of 2007, Simply Orange Juice Company announced the addition of Simply Apple and Simply Grapefruit which began shipping to retailers in mid-September, 2007. Simply Orange with Mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
and Simply Orange with Pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...
, began shipping to retailers in mid-August 2008. In February 2009, Simply Lemonade with Raspberry
Raspberry
The raspberry or hindberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves...
began shipping to retailers.
Products
- Simply Orange
- "Grove Made" (high-pulp)
- "Country Stand" (medium-pulp with calcium)
- "Original" (pulp-free)
- "Original with Calcium" (pulp-free with 32% Dietary Reference IntakeDietary Reference IntakeThe Dietary Reference Intake is a system of nutrition recommendations from the Institute of Medicine of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The DRI system is used by both the United States and Canada and is intended for the general public and health professionals...
of calciumCalciumCalcium is the chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. It has an atomic mass of 40.078 amu. Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth-most-abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust...
). - With Mango
- With Pineapple
- Simply Lemonade
- With Raspberry
- Simply Limeade
- Simply Grapefruit
- Simply Apple (Also known as the Natural Apple in Flint, MI)