What Sun Orchard does

Sun Orchard is a privately held B2B manufacturer of not-from-concentrate (NFC) citrus juices, bar mixes, lemonades, and bulk industrial citrus ingredients, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Doral, Florida. The company operates bi-coastal manufacturing and distribution facilities in Haines City, Florida and Tempe, Arizona, with identical equipment enabling 30 million gallons of annual production capacity, 5.5 million cases shipped per year, and 90,000+ square feet of refrigerated and frozen warehousing. Sun Orchard sources 30+ million pounds of citrus annually to produce a portfolio spanning single-strength juices (lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit), handcrafted bar mixes, premium lemonades, smoothie bases, cocktail mixers, and 55-gallon drums and 270-gallon totes for industrial customers. Products are clean label, non-GMO, and gently pasteurized to retain fresh-squeezed flavor while extending shelf life.

The company serves three primary verticals — Foodservice (national chain restaurants, broadline distributors, hospitality c-stores), Specialty Industrial (breweries, distilleries, dairies, bottlers, natural food manufacturers), and Club/Retail (national warehouse clubs, national grocery, limited assortment stores). Sun Orchard offers both its own brand and customer private label programs, distributed through direct B2B sales supported by foodservice brokers, with weekly FTL and LTL shipments nationwide. The company holds SQF, HACCP, GMP, FSMA, and Kosher certifications across both manufacturing sites.

In 2025, Sun Orchard opened a world-class Innovation Center in Boca Raton, Florida, featuring a beverage laboratory, culinary applications lab, and test kitchen for product development and recipe validation. The company employs 250+ dedicated employees and maintains a stage-gate product development process supported by R&D, applications, culinary, and technical services teams. Leadership includes Chairman & CEO Jean-Marc Rotsaert, CFO John Mosher, and VP of Strategy and Innovation Asad Hamid. The business generates revenue through one-time product sales across B2B ingredients and beverages, with quote-based pricing for industrial volumes and private label arrangements.

Name

Sun Orchard

Legal name

Sun Orchard, Inc.

Website

https://sunorchard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sun Orchard is a privately held B2B manufacturer of NFC citrus juices, bar mixes, and industrial citrus ingredients, serving foodservice operators, breweries, dairies, and national club retailers across the United States from bi-coastal production facilities in Florida and Arizona.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foodservice Citrus Juice Manufacturing

NAICS

Noncitrus Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (11133), Citrus (except Orange) Groves (111320), Orange Groves (111310)

SIC

Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Citrus Orchards (Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Grapefruit) (AFAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Juice & Nectar Production (Including Juice Drinks) (AFAFABAC)

Keywords

• NFC citrus juices
• Foodservice beverage ingredients
• Private label juice manufacturing
• Industrial juice drums
• Cocktail mix bases

Headquarters

HQ city

Tempe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B Ingredients and Beverages: Sun Orchard develops and manufactures all-natural citrus based ingredient and beverage products for foodservice operators, specialty industrial food manufacturers, and club/retail private label customers. Products are sold as both Sun Orchard brand and private label/customers' brands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sun Orchard develops and manufactures Not-From-Concentrate (NFC) citrus-based ingredient and beverage products, including juices, bar mixes, lemonades, and bulk industrial drums/totes, sold under the Sun Orchard brand and as private label for foodservice operators, specialty industrial food manufacturers, and club/retail customers.

Product overview

Sun Orchard is a developer and manufacturer of all-natural citrus-based ingredient and beverage products established in 1984. The company offers a portfolio of Not-From-Concentrate (NFC) citrus products organized into three main categories: Ingredients (single-strength citrus juices, purees, smoothie bases, cocktail mixers, and fruit tea bases), Beverages (ready-to-drink citrus juices, all-natural fruit ades, and fruit smoothies), and Industrial products (bulk juice drums and tanker programs). The product line includes specific offerings such as Lemon & Lime Juices, Bar Mixes, Orange & Grapefruit Juices, Lemonades, and Industrial Drums. Products are clean label, non-GMO, gently pasteurized, and available in refrigerated and frozen formats in sizes ranging from 12 fl oz to 128 fl oz, as well as 48-gallon drums and 270-gallon totes. The company services market leaders across Foodservice, Specialty Industrial, and Club channels, offering both Sun Orchard branded products and private label options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lemon & Lime Juices
• Bar Mixes
• Orange & Grapefruit Juices
• Lemonades
• Industrial Drums (NFC Ingredients)

Quantifiable outcome

• Products available in 12 fl oz to 128 fl oz sizes; 48-gallon drums and 270-gallon totes in select products
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lassonde Industries: Canadian public company and one of North America's largest private-label juice and fruit-based beverage manufacturers (Oasis, Rougemont, Apple & Eve). Closely comparable as a B2B private-label juice ingredient and beverage manufacturer serving retail and foodservice.
• Tree Top (Agricultural Marketing Service cooperative): Apple juice and fruit ingredient cooperative supplying private-label juices, concentrates, and ingredients to foodservice and industrial customers. Comparable B2B ingredient/private-label business model and foodservice distribution, though focused on apples and berries rather than citrus.
• Blue Lake Citrus Products: Florida-based citrus processor specializing in NFC and pasteurized orange juice for foodservice and industrial customers. Acquired by Sun Orchard in 2016, and remains a directly comparable processor in NFC citrus ingredients.
• Natalie's Orchid Island Juice: Family-owned NFC citrus juice company based in Fort Pierce, Florida, supplying fresh-squeezed orange, lemon, lime, and grapefruit juice to foodservice and retail. Highly comparable to Sun Orchard in product format, NFC positioning, and foodservice focus, though smaller and single-region.

Broad incumbents

• Tropicana (PepsiCo): Mass-market orange juice and juice-drink brand owned by PepsiCo, with significant foodservice and retail presence. Overlaps on citrus juice category and club/grocery private label but at vastly larger scale and with concentrate-based processing.
• Knudsen (Post Holdings): Branded juice portfolio (Knudsen, Tree Top-adjacent) under Post Holdings, including foodservice and retail SKUs. Comparable product category and customer overlap but owned by a large diversified packaged food holding company.
• Keurig Dr Pepper: Large North American beverage conglomerate with growing juice, drink mix, and foodservice portfolios (including Mott's, Hawaiian Punch, and Dr Pepper beverage mixers). Comparable foodservice and club-channel reach and B2B selling motion, but vastly larger and diversified.
• Florida's Natural Growers (Citrus World): Large Florida citrus cooperative producing branded and private-label juices including Florida's Natural and Disney-branded lines. Comparable product category and customer base (foodservice + club/retail) but significantly larger scale and grower-owned model.

Emerging players

• Ceres Fruit Juices: South African processor and exporter of NFC and concentrate fruit juices, including citrus, into North American private-label and foodservice channels. Comparable product set and B2B ingredient focus, though international rather than US-domestic.
• Uncle Matt's Organic: Organic NFC citrus juice brand focused on the natural and better-for-you channel. Comparable NFC citrus positioning and clean label proposition, but smaller scale and primarily retail DTC rather than foodservice-industrial.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sunorchard
• Facebookfacebook.com/SunOrchard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sun-orchard-inc.

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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