Tropicana Bradenton Orange Juice Plant, Florida

Oranges are one of the most-consumed fruits in the U.S., especially in the form of juice. This plant, in Bradenton, Florida, is the most productive orange juice plant in the nation, processing the bulk of the Tropicana brand, which has more than a quarter of the market, and is the biggest customer for oranges produced in Florida. In order to provide “fresh” juice throughout the year, a portion of the now pasteurized and deaerated (i.e. all oxygen having been removed) juice is stored in some of the largest cryogenic enclosures in the country. Much of the product from the plant is shipped in bulk by the company’s Juice Train to a plant in Jersey City, New Jersey, which bottles it for distribution throughout the northeast.