The original stand also provided medicinal tonics and Bible tracts. ĭuring the 1950s and 1960s, Orange Julius was sold at a variety of outlets, including state and county fairs and freestanding Orange Julius stands. The sales at the stand increased substantially after the introduction of the new drink, going up to $100 ($1,650 in 2022 dollars). Freed's stand began serving the drink, which had a frothier, creamier texture. In 1929, Bill Hamlin, Freed's real estate broker, developed a mixture that made the acidic orange juice less bothersome to his stomach. Sales were initially modest, about $20 a day (equivalent to approximately $330 in 2022 dollars). The drink grew out of an orange juice stand opened in Los Angeles, California, in 1926 by Julius Freed. Most stores are located inside shopping malls.
The signature beverage is a mixture of ice, orange juice, sweetener, milk, powdered egg whites and vanilla flavoring.
The chain has been in business since the late 1920s. Orange Julius is an American chain of beverage stores, known for a frothy fruit drink also called an Orange Julius. 2,362 (average of fewer than 1 employee per store) (2008)
