THE FAMILY

THE BEGINNING

Old-fashioned family values. Commitment to quality. Honest-to-goodness freshness.

These wholesome standards have been fundamental to the Perricone family since the beginning. Back in 1935, a 15-year-old Sam Perricone went to work to help support his family. Hard work and his enterprising attitude proved successful; by the late 1940s the Sam Perricone Citrus Co. Inc. was the nation’s largest wholesale distributor of oranges, lemons, tangerines and grapefruit. But Sam was not done yet...

In 1962, Sam Perricone opened two shops in the heart of Disneyland. “Sunkist Citrus House” on Disneyland’s Main Street and “Sunkist I Presume” in Adventureland, across from the world famous Jungle Cruise. For decades park guests, celebrities, even Walt Disney himself were refreshed by our delicious, fresh-squeezed orange juice and lemonade while enjoying the park.

In 1995, Sam, along with his oldest son, Joe, opened a juice processing plant in Beaumont, California. Their collaboration solidified the family-owned company as a marketplace leader. Growing up in the family business, a third generation of Perricones–Joe’s son, Joe Jr., and his nephew, Sammy–joined the team. The family has continued their work of supplying the public with real honest-to-goodness juices from a company with old-fashioned family values.

In 2010, the addition of Joe’s friend and business partner, Bob Rovzar, as CEO has helped grow the company to even greater success. Over the years, the growth of the company has been a direct reflection of the continued hard work by all employees and their commitment to the quality and freshness of our delicious juices.

In September of 2019, we acquired Vero Beach, Florida, juice processor, United Juice Company. This acquisition gives us the ability to squeeze, bottle and distribute our premium craft juice from coast-to-coast and around the world.

The Perricone family has been farming California citrus for three generations. This connection to the groves enhances our ability to acquire, harvest and squeeze fruit at the peak of its flavor. We never rely on ‘flavor packs’ or concentrates to make our juice perfect. For that, we rely only on Mother Nature. The result is the finest, freshest juice on your breakfast table, in your recipes or in your favorite smoothies and cocktails. We are proud to be a true farm-to-table company.