Minute Maid

Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with lemonade or orange juice, but now extends to soft drinks of different kinds. The company was originally incorporated in 1945 as Florida Foods, Inc, then later became Vacuum Foods Corporation. It was the first company to market frozen orange juice concentrate, allowing it to be distributed throughout the United States and served year-round.

The Minute Maid Company is owned by The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s largest marketer of fruit juices and drinks. The firm opened its headquarters in Sugar Land Town Square in Sugar Land, Texas, United States, on February 16, 2009; previously it was headquartered in the 2000 St. James Place building in Houston.

In 1945, the National Research Corporation (NRC) of Boston, Massachusetts, developed a method of dehydrating medical products for use in the U.S. war effort1. The US Army wanted to extend this process to nutritious food, so NRC created a new subsidiary, the Florida Foods Corporation. Led by John M. Fox, Florida Foods Corporation won a government contract worth $750,000 for 500,000 lb (227,000 kg) of powdered orange juice for the war.

• Founded: 1949
• Headquarters: Atlanta, United States
• Website: https://www.minutemaid.com/