That's not 100% true. Juicy Juice is produced in the US, they just source SOME ingredients elsewhere.
Which is true for a lot of food items. Some of it either just doesn't grow in the US, and sometimes there's not enough of it in the US, sometimes it's too expensive, sometimes it's out of season. Coffee, cocoa are 2 huge examples, many many other fruits and veggies, and so on. Nothing wrong with that.
I'm pretty sure with food, 85% of volume is domestic and something like 7% of revenue is from imported foods. I can double check that but I'm pretty sure it's right.
There are allot of brands that import. Minute Maid gets there apple juice from america, germany, china and I think two other countries. It makes me wonder if it's a different variety of apple. Have you ever notice that no two brand really tastes the same?
There is so much wrong with that type of behavior and you know it. I'm not talking about coffee or out of season foods. I'm talking about buying apple juice that is a product of China for consumption in a community that is thousands of miles away, and there is no shortage of apples in this country. We have been duped into thinking it is cheaper. And doesn't juicy juice claim to be 100% juice. What ingredients? I doubt the ascorbic acid is enough to claim its production location. Or maybe they are really proud of that acid.
All I'm saying, is that we have a bad relationship with what we consume. Buying local can be difficult for some items, but do we really need to buy something from far away when it grows in our back yard? I don't think most people care, and that makes me sad.
I see where you are coming from with this.
If anything, regardless of the country, I would prefer if the juice was organic.
In america, unfortunately most of what is produced is full of unnecessary pesticides and other chemicals. I'm sure there are many people with fruit trees, but do you ever really hear about them using what's on their land and making juice from it?
I used to have some raspberry and I think blackberry bushes. I don't remember ever eating from them, but I know my parents used to make jam from them.
I remember being in wonder from them and I always wanted to try them, but they were always covered in webs! We got rid of them awhile ago. I have some gooseberry trees. I tried a berry once and it was so fucking sweet that nothing needed to be added to it. We have walnut trees and maple trees. I don't eat the nuts, because I'm afraid of finding worms. I don't make syrup, because I don't have any tools.
Needless to say, I'm sure people have the resources, but most don't even put them to good use. You have companies that offer the products they want, but without the hassle, so they hop on the band wagon.
Well apples are harvested in the fall, just like any other fruit they have their season. I'm not up on juice making or how long it can 'keep' for or anything, but that could be a reason behind it. I mean, that's why we import fresh apples, just because they grow here doesn't mean they are available fresh anytime. Apples have a pretty short window of availability....I don't know the whole story behind why it's imported for juice, I'll try to find out.
I don't disagree that people have no clue and no care as to where their food comes from or what's in it. At the same time, bashing something just because it's imported isn't right either. Why is it imported? is more important. If it's simply for availability, OK. But what about reasons you may not think of like the cost of operating a farm in the US, the never ending regulations, the taxes on land (and everything else)....We're making it harder and harder every day for people to farm in the US.
Import shares by volume: Fish and shellfish 79%, fruits and nuts 32%, beer and wine 16%, vegetables 13%, grains and grain products 12%, sweeteners and candy 11%, red meats 10%, dairy products 3%.
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That's not 100% true. Juicy Juice is produced in the US, they just source SOME ingredients elsewhere.
Which is true for a lot of food items. Some of it either just doesn't grow in the US, and sometimes there's not enough of it in the US, sometimes it's too expensive, sometimes it's out of season. Coffee, cocoa are 2 huge examples, many many other fruits and veggies, and so on. Nothing wrong with that.
I'm pretty sure with food, 85% of volume is domestic and something like 7% of revenue is from imported foods. I can double check that but I'm pretty sure it's right.
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There are allot of brands that import. Minute Maid gets there apple juice from america, germany, china and I think two other countries. It makes me wonder if it's a different variety of apple. Have you ever notice that no two brand really tastes the same?
There is so much wrong with that type of behavior and you know it. I'm not talking about coffee or out of season foods. I'm talking about buying apple juice that is a product of China for consumption in a community that is thousands of miles away, and there is no shortage of apples in this country. We have been duped into thinking it is cheaper. And doesn't juicy juice claim to be 100% juice. What ingredients? I doubt the ascorbic acid is enough to claim its production location. Or maybe they are really proud of that acid.
All I'm saying, is that we have a bad relationship with what we consume. Buying local can be difficult for some items, but do we really need to buy something from far away when it grows in our back yard? I don't think most people care, and that makes me sad.
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I see where you are coming from with this.
If anything, regardless of the country, I would prefer if the juice was organic.
In america, unfortunately most of what is produced is full of unnecessary pesticides and other chemicals. I'm sure there are many people with fruit trees, but do you ever really hear about them using what's on their land and making juice from it?
I used to have some raspberry and I think blackberry bushes. I don't remember ever eating from them, but I know my parents used to make jam from them.
I remember being in wonder from them and I always wanted to try them, but they were always covered in webs! We got rid of them awhile ago. I have some gooseberry trees. I tried a berry once and it was so fucking sweet that nothing needed to be added to it. We have walnut trees and maple trees. I don't eat the nuts, because I'm afraid of finding worms. I don't make syrup, because I don't have any tools.
Needless to say, I'm sure people have the resources, but most don't even put them to good use. You have companies that offer the products they want, but without the hassle, so they hop on the band wagon.
Do you get what I'm saying?
Well apples are harvested in the fall, just like any other fruit they have their season. I'm not up on juice making or how long it can 'keep' for or anything, but that could be a reason behind it. I mean, that's why we import fresh apples, just because they grow here doesn't mean they are available fresh anytime. Apples have a pretty short window of availability....I don't know the whole story behind why it's imported for juice, I'll try to find out.
I don't disagree that people have no clue and no care as to where their food comes from or what's in it. At the same time, bashing something just because it's imported isn't right either. Why is it imported? is more important. If it's simply for availability, OK. But what about reasons you may not think of like the cost of operating a farm in the US, the never ending regulations, the taxes on land (and everything else)....We're making it harder and harder every day for people to farm in the US.
Ascorbic acid is vitamin C.
Yes, those figures are correct.
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Import shares by volume: Fish and shellfish 79%, fruits and nuts 32%, beer and wine 16%, vegetables 13%, grains and grain products 12%, sweeteners and candy 11%, red meats 10%, dairy products 3%.