| The development of the Florida Chilled Orange Juice industry revolutionized the way citrus was grown, processed and marketed. Today, FCOJ accounts for 96% of the citrus industry. The pioneer in FCOJ was Minute Maid and frozen concentrate process was developed at the CREC in Lake Alfred, FL.
Other firsts in the Citrus Industry from Central Florida include the invention of the Allen Picking Bag, still used to pick citrus today, and the Pounds Tractor, by Pounds Motor Company in Winter Garden. This was the first tractor to have rubber instead of steel wheels. Research centers located in Lake Alfred and Orlando developed new ways of growing, cultivating, and breeding citrus fruits used throughout the nation and world, making Central Florida a leader in citrus agriculture.
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