hey come on why don't you cheer up with a glass of ocean spray unless you've been living under
a rock you have probably heard of ocean spray you probably associate their cool blue logo with the
cranberry sauce you get for thanksgiving dinner but have you ever wondered what lies beyond that
well here are the top 10 untold truths of ocean spray viral longboarder and overnight juice fame
cause you're about to go viral we all know how going viral on social media can change your entire
life well this month it was ocean sprays turn they experienced their first true exposure on tick-tock
after a video unwittingly featuring the brand went viral nathan apodaca aka 420 dogface 208
on tick tock starred in the now famous video of him longboarding to work after his car broke down
he was cruising down the road listening to the song dreams by fleetwood mac all while drinking
a big bottle of ocean spray cranberry juice this simple yet relatable 23 second video quickly
gained millions of views and caught the attention of many i could watch that all day among them
mick fleetwood the drummer for fleetwood mac he took notice and joined tick tock specifically to
recreate this iconic video with this video alone their song was back climbing the charts on itunes
giving wide coverage to not only ocean spray but also to the band this trend basically created a
snowball effect and another iconic public figure decided to hop on the bandwagon and recreated his
own version dr phil stevie nicks another member of fleetwood mac recently donned a pair of roller
skates for her own version of the viral video all these epic remakes left ocean spray no choice but
to show their gratitude so as a thank you gift they gave apodaca a brand new nissan pickup truck
filled with various ocean spray products you deserve it baby they completely reimagined the
beverage market use your imagination if you walked down a grocery store aisle today you'll likely see
stacks and stacks of ocean spray products they've got cranberry blends grapefruit blends white
cranberry blends low-calorie drinks in other words if you can think of it they've got it the thing is
the beverage and fruit juice market wasn't always like this in fact back in the day there was no
such thing as juice blends or juice boxes can you imagine your childhood without juice boxes can you
imagine your mornings without a refreshing juice blend well you can thank ocean spray for inventing
the latter so so how did it happen well three independent cranberry growers wanted to expand
the market for cranberries so they introduced ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail in the 1930s
over 30 years later ocean spray revolutionized the cranberry market and the juice market when they
introduced their first juice blend cran apple cranberry apple juice drink once the founders
banded together to launch their first product jellied cranberry sauce there was no stopping them
growers from wisconsin washington and oregon quickly joined the cooperative and within its
first decade ocean spray became the first producer of cranberry juice drinks even though they do have
more options now it's said that their original products remain the most popular do you want
cranberry juice or cranberry cocktail the great cranberry scare of 1959 keep away from me how
does a 50 million a year business collapse over the span of a weekend you ask well here's one way
on november 26 1959 the former first lady mamie eisenhower made an unusual choice for thanksgiving
dinner instead of serving the traditional cranberry sauce she served applesauce now
today you wouldn't think much of it but when this was disclosed to the media by rosalind russell an
actress who had been present at the dinner america took notice why because a few weeks beforehand the
secretary of health education and welfare had informed the public that a small portion of
cranberry crops from the pacific northwest had tested positive for aminotriazole an herbicide
that had been proven to cause abnormal growth in lab rats needless to say this caused public panic
despite ocean spray protesting that only eating a car load of cranberries could have any ill effect
stores began removing cranberry products from their shelves and restaurants did the same with
their menus resulting in a significant drop in sales almost destroying the entire cranberry
industry and ocean spray right along with it which at that time was still very much a seasonal
business no wonder they wanted to branch out with the addition of new juices you're safe now
ocean spray has a bog cam and you like it while the cranberries are only harvested in autumn
growing them is a year-round affair this includes frost protection in the winter
and pest management in the spring then there's weed control and bee pollination in the summer and
that's not even the half of it there are plenty of other important steps that we don't even see
all of this comes to a head in the fall when the berries reach their peak color and ripeness
and are ready to be harvested all the way back in 2012 when this technology was brand new and shiny
ocean spray put out a facebook post in honor of dr seuss's birthday what's the matter
addison you didn't like my post they claim that taking a live look at their cranberry bog would
remind viewers of seuss's popular book oh the places you'll go the post was met with wonder
people commented that they never realized how big the bog was and how beautiful the berries
looked it also prompted some curiosity how are the vines protected during harvest what are the
best ways to cook cranberries this video feed got people talking about cranberries it turns out that
ocean spray quite liked the idea of showing their customers exactly where their products come from
because eight years later deep into 2020 they're still doing it it's given me the most satisfying
feeling ever about those ocean spray berries cranberry sauce now we're talking before we talk
about cranberries we must first acknowledge that not everyone calls them that to eastern natives
they were sassamanesh cape cod piquats and south jersey lenny lenape tribes called them ebimi or
the bitter berry and the algonquins of wisconsin dubbed the fruit of toqua but it was the early
german and dutch settlers who started calling it the crane berry because of the flowers resemblance
to the head and bill of a crane you're probably wondering why we're talking about this well
it was native americans who were the first to use these berries in different ways for example by
mixing mashed cranberries with deer meat they made a survival food called pemmican they also believed
in the medicinal value of the cranberry using the barian poultices to draw poison from arrow wounds
and the rich red juice of the cranberry was used as a natural dye for rugs blankets and
clothing these are just some of the reasons the cranberry has been called the wonderberry in
any case the only reason we call one of the most unique fruits in the world a cranberry
is because of the settlers while they're primarily harvested in the northeast cranberries also grow
in other parts of north america like wisconsin and the pacific northwest drink some cranberry juice
the secret behind wet harvesting cranberries first and foremost cranberries are grown in a bog an
area of soft marshy ground with acidic peat soil usually near wetlands this is where cranberries
grow on long-running vines you can find them all over north and south america from massachusetts
to washington parts of british columbia and quebec and even chile fall is harvesting season
so every autumn the cranberries will reach their peak color and flavor in other words
that's when they're ready for picking or scooping so how do they get harvested time to harvest boys
have you ever seen those photos of cranberries floating on top of the water well that's a method
called wet harvesting where the bog is flooded with up to 18 inches of water the night before
the berries are to be collected the growers then use water wheels nicknamed egg beaters to churn
the water and loosen the cranberries from the vines each berry has tiny pockets of air that
allow it to float to the surface of the water from there they're corralled together loaded
into trucks and shipped off to be made into juice or sauce or whatever fits your cranberry fancy
this cranberry sauce looks great wait so what's dry harvesting good question we'll check into that
if what harvesting seems like an extreme method to harvest cranberries there's also another way
dry harvesting you're probably wondering why they would harvest some cranberries one way and
other cranberries in a different way well it's all about freshness and the quality of cranberry that
they need wet harvesting is better for things like cranberry sauce and juices while dry harvesting is
good for the fresh cranberries that you buy in the supermarket so how is it done cranberry growers
will use a mechanical picker that resembles a lawnmower it has metal teeth that comb the
berries off the vine and deposit them in a burlap sack at the back of the machine helicopters are
sometimes used to transport the sacks to protect the vines from the traffic of heavy trucks
in any case it's no surprise that they employ over 2 000 people it's a lot of work to get done in the
span of a month and a half she's gone missing um about a month and a half ago a very bad scandal i
wouldn't really call it a scandal scandish aside from the cranberry scare of 1959 ocean spray has
been involved in a small number of scandals the very first one was in june 2006 when the cranberry
company was confronted by people for the ethical treatment of animals aka peta why was pita on
their case well it turns out that ocean spray was conducting unethical research on lab mice
it seems the company had previously funded tests that involved injecting lab mice with h pylori a
type of bacteria that causes stomach ulcers after the mice got their ulcers they were fed cranberry
juice scientists wanted to see if the juice had a positive effect on the ulcers in the mice oh my
poor baby while ocean spray's intentions may have been good the research was conducted to determine
whether or not it could be used as a digestive the means by which they went about it however weren't
the most transparent the only other prominent scandal was actually quite recent in january
2020 ocean spray settled a class-action lawsuit that claimed its products were misleading by
stating in advertisements that they do not contain artificial flavors since they contain malic acid
and or fumaric acid the company agreed to pay 5.4 million dollars to claimants you need to earn back
my trust cranberries are a super fruit yeah what happens when you eat it i don't know i've never
eaten it i don't know we've got some good news for all the cranberry lovers out there cranberries are
widely recognized as one of mother nature's super fruits the cranberry contains essential vitamins
minerals and dietary fiber researchers have also linked the nutrients found in these wonderberries
to the prevention of certain types of cancer improved immune function and decreased blood
pressure among the more well-known benefits are the antibacterial properties that help prevent
certain bacteria from sticking within the body the cranberry is also naturally low in sugar
and packed with antioxidant polyphenols a type of micronutrient that we get through
certain plant-based foods more data is required to find out what exact role cranberries might be
playing when it comes to gut health but with its inherent powerful nutrients and well-documented
health benefits there's no debate that cranberry can play an important role in a balanced diet
and healthy lifestyle hey cranberry looks great the name was thought up by the cranberry king
did you ever wonder how the name ocean spray was created it was conceived by a
boston lawyer named marcus al uran who gained a reputation as the cranberry
king for a cranberry sauce he packaged in tins and marketed under the brand as early as 1912.
he is often said to be the man who first canned cranberry sauce at the
turn of the 20th century he left his career as a lawyer in order to buy a cranberry bog
why because he wanted to do something for the people and for some reason the first thought
that came to his mind was to sell cranberries euron headed to ocean spray preserving company of
southanson massachusetts and he proposed a merger to form a large powerful cooperative the other two
owners involved in iran's proposed merger john c makepeace and elizabeth f lee joined iran in
signing a certificate of incorporation in june 1930. even though the ocean spray trademark delay
jeopardized the merger by august cranberry canner's ink had been formed and ocean
sprays survival was thus insured hey with easily accessible canned cranberry sauce and delicious
juice we're definitely not complaining tap that screen for another great video here for the
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