Simply Orange Juice Company Brazil and Mexico. Simply Orange uses a computer-modeled blending of orange juice sources, intending for the consumer to have a uniform taste year-round. The company was founded in 2001 by Minute Maid, launching three varieties of "Simply Orange" in the northeast United States. In 2002, it expanded to the southeast United States. By 2003, the company had national distribution. The three launch varieties of Simply Orange were "Original", "Original with Calcium" and "Grove Made". Simply Orange added a fourth variety in 2004: "Country Stand with Calcium". In 2006, the company expanded the "Simply" line with the launch of "Simply Lemonade"
Juice show early evidence of juice production; although it is thought that the grapes may have been alternatively used to produce wine. One of the first regularly produced juices was lemonade, appearing in 16th-century Italy, as an import, after its conception in the Middle East. Orange juice originated in the 17th century. In the 18th century, James Lind linked citrus fruits to the prevention of scurvy, which, a century later, led to the implementation of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1867, requiring all Ocean-bound British ships to carry citrus-based juice on board. In 1869, a dentist by the name Thomas B.