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PepsiCo moved Tropicana into Chicago so all of its juice brands would be consolidated into one Chicago-based unit. [37] Until 2004, Tropicana Products was headquartered in the four-story Rossi Office Building in Bradenton, Florida. In 2004, the building, which was completed in 2002, was offered for $20 million.
Tropicana Products was founded in 1947 in Bradenton, Florida by Anthony T. Rossi, an Italian immigrant, growing from 50 employees to over 3,000 in 2003. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Early distribution of fresh orange juice was by way of hand-delivered juice jars to nearby homes, but demand grew, especially in New York City .
Anthony Talamo Rossi (September 13, 1900 – January 24, 1993) was an Italian-born American who founded Tropicana Products, a producer of orange juice, in 1947 in Bradenton, Florida. It grew from 50 employees to over 8,000 in 2004, expanding into multiple product lines and becoming one of the world's largest producers and marketers of citrus juice.
Tropicana reignited a 15-year feud with customers over its packaging design, slimming down bottles. Sasha Rogelberg. Updated November 20, 2024 at 3:55 PM.
Tropicana’s sales dropped 20% following the redesign, sinking by $30 million. Tropicana abandoned the glass of orange juice just six weeks after rolling it out and brought back the old orange ...
PepsiCo announced it will sell Tropicana, Naked and other select juice brands to private equity firm PAI Partners. The company will net $3.3 billion in after-tax proceeds from the deal, and also ...
The Tampa Southern's tracks were completed to Palmetto by December 1918 and to Bradenton by May 1924. [2] 1970 Aerial image of Bradenton showing the Atlantic Coast Line's bascule bridge. Remnants of the Seaboard Air Line's bridge and right of way (which connected what is now the Parrish Spur with Tropicana Yard) are also visible
On June 7, 1970, beginning on Seaboard Coast Line railroad, a mile-long Tropicana Juice Train began carrying one million gallons of juice with one weekly round-trip from Bradenton, Florida to Kearny, New Jersey, in the New York City area. The trip spanned 1,250 miles (2,010 km) one way, and the 60 car train was the equivalent of 250 trucks. [16]