Coca-Cola and Minute Maid

the grove owner that left

Founded

1945

Evidence class

publicly verified operating

Place

Atlanta, Georgia

District

Outside Florida

Status as of 12 September 2026

Out of Florida groves and plants; its brands are made under contract.

Connections

4 edges, 4 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.210 (rank 6 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.002 (rank 74) · outside share 0.75

Confidence

High · sources: [KRCH] [JAX23] [WMM] [CFDCP] (register)

King Ranch's Running W partnership manages 16,000 acres of Coca-Cola's Minute Maid groves from 1993, the reference record dates the grove sale to 1997, and the 1996 plant sales pass juice manufacturing to Cutrale; Peace River Citrus Products now makes Minute Maid for McDonald's under a renewed ten year contract [KRCH][WMM][JAX23][CFDCP].

Connections

Location and lineage

• land or role moved toCutrale Citrus Juices USAthe Plymouth, Auburndale and Leesburg juice plants pass to Cutrale hands1996
• becameConsolidated Citrus LPthe managed groves fold into the new partnership; the reference record dates the grove sale to 19971993 to 1998

Collaboration

• collaborationKing RanchRunning W Citrus manages 16,000 acres of Minute Maid groves1993
• collaborationPeace River Citrus Productsa renewed ten year contract for Minute Maid and Simply products2020s