Naked Juice, Tropicana and others under further pressure

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🧃 Juice News

🇦🇺 Pectin360, Original Juice Company to collaborate on pilot plant for upcycling fruit waste

TOJC has a waste footprint representing over 10,000 tonnes per annum of citrus peel and apple pomace annually. It currently manufactures at the Melbourne suburb Mill Park.

The location of the pilot plant and a predicted timeline were not specified.

Pepsi India bottler Varun Beverages tops Q3 profit view on healthy international demand

Despite the domestic softness, Varun Beverages said healthy international demand helped the company post a near 22% rise in sales volume at 267.5 million cases during the quarter.

"Our global operations, particularly in Africa, are positioned to drive further growth as we capitalize on emerging demand trends and enhance our operational capabilities," Chairman Ravi Jaipuria said in a statement.

🍊 Citrus News

Storm Milton Heaps Further Pressure on Naked Juice, Tropicana

Once a staple of the American breakfast table, orange juice is fast falling out of favor.

First, consumers are increasingly reaching for healthier options and are wary of the sugar often added to store-bought juices. Growers of the fruit in Florida and Brazil have been battling a deadly citrus disease for years, which has long hampered production. And now, this year’s hurricanes have devastated citrus-producing counties in Florida just ahead of harvest season.

Rep. Kat Cammack raises concerns for Florida citrus industry at FDA Hearing on Orange Juice Production Act

Cammack raised issues related to the current state of Florida’s citrus production, specifically advocating for an adjustment to the BRIX level in the FDA’s Standard of Identity for orange juice.

During her conversation with FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones at an Energy & Commerce Committee hearing earlier this summer, Cammack emphasized the urgency of passing H.R. 1750 to alleviate burdens on the citrus industry, particularly in light of a petition that has remained pending for over two years.

Elaine Trevino Joins Sunkist as Vice President of Government Relations and Sustainability

Sunkist Growers, Inc. is pleased to announce that Elaine Trevino has been appointed as the new Vice President of Government Relations and Sustainability. In this role, Trevino will oversee the cooperative’s government relations strategies and lead the company’s sustainability initiatives, further solidifying Sunkist’s commitment to environmental stewardship and advocacy for citrus growers.

🔬 Research Worth Reading

A One-Week Elderberry Juice Intervention Augments the Fecal Microbiota and Suggests Improvement in Glucose Tolerance and Fat Oxidation in a Randomized Controlled Trial

The findings corroborate the positive effects of anthocyanin rich berry consumption on blood glucose homeostasis and fat oxidation, where a 24% reduction in the serum glucose area-under-the-curve, and 27% increase in fat oxidation were observed with the EBJ treatment. The findings suggest that anti-obesity effects of EBJ observed in translational research models do extend to humans.

A fruit edible coating machine to protect the morphological, physiological, and biochemical properties of citrus fruits

Coated fruits that exerted the least change in miR-397 concentration after 16 days, had a more suitable appearance after two months of cold storage. While, many of the control fruits that showed significant changes in microRNA concentrations after 16 days, were in unfavorable exocarp conditions for the market. The findings of this study are useful for developing new fruit coating machines and introducing microRNAs as early indicators of fruit post-storage quality.

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