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Is native to Asia, especially China and India. Its cultivation is very old, since 4 thousand years ago there is news of some citrus fruits, such as mandarin, which were part of the offerings to the emperors of China.
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At the end of the Middle Ages, Persians and Arabs spread the cultivation of the sour orange throughout the Mediterranean. -
The first sweet oranges known in Europe were apparently introduced by the Portuguese from India in the early 16th century, and brought to America by the Spanish. -
The modern grape juice industry began when the Welch Company of New Jersey began bottling unfermented grape juice in 1869 using Louis Pasteur's technique. -
The growth of the vegetable derivatives industry occurred between 1890 and World War I, although the beginnings of manufacturing activity had already been recorded in the mid-nineteenth century. Internal demand was very poor, with low purchasing power, but external demand was the engine that pulled the food industry sector. -
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Since the juice industry is only possible with a certain cultural development, since it requires advanced technological processes, very large storage capacity, sufficiently developed means of transport, a broad market with economic capacity and modern ways of life. -
In September, Tetra Pak's first tetrahedron-shaped carton machine is delivered to Lund dairy industry -
The market for fruit juices and preserves began to develop in
the year 1960; Industrias Conserveras del Guayas was one of the companies pioneers in the incursion of this market -
Plastic bottles were promoted by marketing managers -
“good packaging should save more than it costs” . Boeing's Triangle! o Tetra Classic ® Aseptic Base (trade name) is actually a tetrahedron, or triangular pyramid, a shape easily achieved from a rolled paper cylinder by flattening two ends in perpendicular directions. -
Quicornac S.A. developed a new filling line in
aseptic to provide the alternative of juices and concentrates of long
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Although only juices made on the spot and fruit juices combined with vegetables are really healthy, 26% tend to look for the caloric content per serving in packaged juices.
