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Fruit Truck

Growers ship freshly picked oranges, grapefruits and lemons to our plants by truck.
Learn More Growers ship freshly picked oranges, grapefruits and lemons to our plants by truck.

Fruit Wash

Fruit is washed and sanitized before processing.
Learn More Fruit is washed and sanitized before processing.

Fruit Sorting

Fruit graders carefully check incoming fruit for quality and size. Fruit not meeting our highest standards are rejected.
Learn More Fruit graders inspect fruit and reject any that do not meet our quality standards.

Juice Extraction

Raw juice, pulp, peel, and essential oils are extracted from the fruit.
Learn More Raw juice, pulp, peel, and essential oils are extracted from the fruit.
Juice Extractor

Juice Finishing

Finishers separate pulp cells from juice.
Learn More TOP: The cyclones (top left) and finishers (top right) work in series to process pulp cells.
BOTTOM: Pasteurized pulp is packaged in either pails (bottom left) or in drums (bottom right).

Pulp Defect Removal

Pulp defects are removed from the raw juice and combined with peel.
Learn More Pails of pulp being loaded onto a truck.

Oil Reduction

De-oilers remove oil from the raw juice.
Learn More De-oilers remove oil from the raw juice.
De-oilers

Fine Pulp Reduction

A centrifuge removes fine pulp particles from the raw juice.
Learn More A centrifuge spins the raw juice at high speed and removes fine pulp particles.

Quality Control Testing

We test quality throughout our entire process. Our vision is for our citrus products to exceed the quality expectations of our customers.
Learn More Our quality assurance technicians continuously analyze our products to ensure their safety and quality.

Sterilizer

The sterilizer stabilizes the juice.
Learn More The sterilizer briefly heats the juice before sending it to our refrigerated aseptic storage facility.
Sterilizer

Refrigerated Aseptic Storage

Millions of gallons of juice are stored in our refrigerated aseptic storage kept at 34°F to maintain freshness.
Learn More Each tank in our refrigerated aseptic storage facility can hold 1 million gallons of juice.

Quality Control Testing

We test our products to exceed a customer's specifications prior to shipment.
Learn More Our Quality team monitors that our products meet a customer's specifications before shipment.

Juice Tanker Truck Shipment

Customized juice blends are shipped to our customers, often in a tanker truck.
Learn More Nearly 5,000 gallons of a customer's chilled juice blend is pumped into a tanker truck for shipment.
Tanker Being Filled

Juice Tanker Truck Shipment

Customized juice blends are shipped to our customers, often in a tanker truck.
Learn More Nearly 5,000 gallons of a customer's chilled juice blend is pumped into a tanker truck for shipment.
Tanker Being Filled
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Corporate Headquarters
2325 Vista Del Mar Dr.
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 653-7000
Tipton Operations
531 West Poplar Ave.
Tipton, CA 93272
(559) 684-3600
Visalia Operations
12310 Avenue 368
Visalia, CA 93291
(559) 737-9836
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