Fun Facts
Provided by Orange Julius of America®, the original smoothie purveyor

* Celebrities such as music mogul Russell Simmons, actor William Shatner and model Angela Lindvall each worked behind the counters of their local Orange Julius® store before beginning their famous careers. 

* The Julius® Original, a menu mainstay at all Orange Julius locations, is still very similar to the drink Julius Freed and Bill Hamlin created in 1926 when the frothy drink made its debut at a street stand in Los Angeles.

* Orange Julius has stores in over a third of the country’s 1,130 shopping centers.

* Headquarters for “mall icon” Orange Julius are located in Edina, MN, just a short drive from Southdale Shopping Center, the nation’s first mall.  Built in 1956, Southdale was revolutionary because it was the first fully enclosed location with two levels, central air and common areas.  Orange Julius, one of the mall’s original tenants, has become a staple store for shoppers at Southdale.

Orange Julius by the numbers …

* Around 800,000.  The gallons of orange juice used for Orange Julius® Originals and Premium Fruit Smoothies each year.  Not only do oranges give Orange Julius drinks great flavor, but this fruit is the primary source of vitamin C for most Americans, providing nearly 130 percent of the daily recommended dietary allowance.

* 3.  The number of Orange Julius stores located in the Mall of America, the largest mall in the United States.  Located just 10 miles from Orange Julius headquarters.

* 44.  The number of states in the U.S. that have Orange Julius locations.

* 14 million.  The number of Premium Fruit Smoothies Orange Julius serves to customers each year.

* Approximately 750,000.   The pounds of strawberries used per year to make Orange Julius real-fruit drinks.  Many of these strawberries are used to create one of Orange Julius’ most popular smoothies, Strawberry Sensation.

* 79.  The number of years Orange Julius has been in service since it opened in 1926.

Click here for a printable version.

These facts were provided by Orange Julius of America and a number of other sources, including:  International Council of Shopping Centers,  www.factmonster.com, www.foodreference.com and Southdale Shopping Center.