The premium juice category continues to experience significant growth. According to IRI Scanner data, the super-premium juice category has grown more than 15 percent in dollar sales over the past four years.
In light of this increase, Chicago-based Tropicana Products Inc., a division of PepsiCo Inc., announces Tropicana Pure Valencia 100 percent orange juice, a premium juice with a premium price. It’s targeted to single men and women aged 22 to 45 who seek premium juices outside the breakfast day part. Varieties include Pure Valencia, Pure Valencia Pulp and Pure Valencia Mango.
Crafted from the top three percent of Tropicana's Florida orange harvest, Pure Valencia contains only the juice from select Valencia oranges, which are known for their deep, rich color, exceptional juiciness and succulent taste. Unlike other oranges, Valencias spend more than a year ripening on the tree, making them one of the sweetest oranges. Fewer than 15 percent of Tropicana's 400 groves qualify as potential sources for the new Pure Valencia juices.
“Our craftsmanship in creating Tropicana Pure Valencia gives consumers what they have told us they seek in a juice," says Ellie Halevy, director of marketing. "Each bottle contains the passion of an organization with a long history of making great-tasting orange juice. I say it sums up nearly 60 years worth of experience in 54 ounces."
Tropicana Pure Valencia is complemented by a line of four other premium, 100 percent pure juice flavors. They include: Raspberry Acai, Pomegranate Blueberry, Indian River Grapefruit and Peach Papaya Mango.
Suggested retail price for a 54-ounce. hourglass-shaped bottle is $4.49, and $2.49 for the 12-ounce. on-the-go size.
