Orange Julius

Orange Julius is a fruit smoothie, composed of frozen orange juice, milk, water, sugar, vanilla, and ice cubes blended together. It has been a popular fruit drink for nearly eighty years. It is the signature product and namesake of a chain of generally mall-based novelty refreshment vendors.

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Smoothie - Orange juice - Milk - Water - Sugar - Vanilla - Ice cube

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The first location opened in Los Angeles in 1926, by a man named Julius Freed. Sales were initially modest, about 20 dollars a day, but in 1929 the recipe was changed to yield a frothier, creamier texture. The popularity of the drink greatly increased after that, with sales going up to 100 dollars a day.

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Los Angeles - 1926 - Julius Freed - 1929

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In 1987, the Orange Julius chain was bought by International Dairy Queen. IDQ owns the rights to all Orange Julius stores, and have expanded the chain so its drinks are included in many of their Dairy Queen mall stores, called Treat Centers.

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1987 - Dairy Queen

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In 2004, Orange Julius successfully launched a line of Premium Fruit Smoothies to compete with smoothie competitors such as Jamba Juice.

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2004 - Jamba Juice

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