Minute Maid is discontinuing frozen juices after 80 years

Minute Maid is icing out a line of products that helped give the company its start eight decades ago.

The company is discontinuing its frozen products, which include orange juice and lemonade, the Coca-Cola Company, which owns Minute Maid, confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY.

“We are discontinuing our frozen products and exiting the frozen can category in response to shifting consumer preferences," the company said. "With the juice category growing strongly, we’re focusing on products that better match what our consumers want."

The products are being discontinued in the first quarter of 2026. Inventory will be available in stores while supplies last, Coca-Cola said.

Minute Maid, which was then known as the Vacuum Foods Corporation, shipped its first frozen orange juice concentrate in 1946, according to Coca-Cola. The item has long been preferred by some shoppers for its extended shelf life and often cheaper price compared with fresh orange juice.

Which frozen Minute Maid products are being discontinued?

The Coca-Cola Company confirmed it will be discontinuing all its frozen Minute Maid products. According to the company's website, the following items are sold as frozen juice concentrate:

• Original orange juice
• Pulp-free orange juice
• Country-style orange juice
• Lemonade
• Limeade
• Pink lemonade
• Raspberry lemonade

Minute Maid has sold frozen juice for eight decades

According to Coca-Cola, frozen juices helped give Minute Maid its start.

In 1945, the company − then known as Florida Foods Corp. − won a contract to sell powdered orange juice to the U.S. Army. But when the deal fell through, the next year it pivoted to making frozen orange juice concentrate instead.

The frozen juice product was called Minute Maid, a nod to its convenience. Eventually, the company changed its name to Minute Maid Corp. It was acquired by The Coca-Cola Co. in 1960, and in 1973, the brand introduced ready-to-drink orange juice sold in cartons.

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at [email protected].