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Article: Liquid gold // Nutrients flow from orange juice
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 25, 1998
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Cold and flu season triggers a gold rush at supermarkets, as
shoppers pour orange juice into their carts. Orange juice
consumption traditionally spikes during January, February and March,
as people try to stay healthy or feel better.
But the sun shines on this juice year-round as more people get
the word about its nutrient values.
"Sales spike a bit in the winter, but orange juice is a
52-week-a-year commodity. It really has become a staple, like milk,
bread and eggs," said Randy Kotzmann, a supermarket manager near
Lehigh Valley, Pa.
Nationally, orange juice consumption has risen 26 percent since
1989, according to Ivy Leventhal, marketing communications director
for the Florida ...