Juicebox (container)

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A juice box

A juice box, also called a carton or popper, is a small container used to conveniently carry and consume drinks (most often juice). They are frequently made of paperboard with analuminium foil lining, but variations exist. Juice boxes are most popular with children, although other uses include emergency drinking water and wine. Ruben Rausing first created a product in 1963 that consisted of a box that would be used for containing liquids, more specifically, milk. His creation was named the Tetra Brik, and gained popularity because the product was efficient and a major space saver compared to the canisters that were previously used. The juice box was officially incorporated in the U.S. market in 1980. After its introduction, the product gained almost instant popularity and the market began to grow at a fast rate. According to an article on the website Enotes, in 1986, only six years after the products introduction, juice boxes accounted for 20% of the United States juice market[citation needed], as more and more companies were introducing their own lines of juice boxes.

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A juice box is made of liquid packaging board which is usually six layers of paper,polyethylene, and aluminum foil. Paper is used to shape the product and give the box an extra source of strength, Polyethylene forms a liquid-tight seal and keeps the product dry, polyethylene is the layer used to print the information and graphics that are provided on the packaging, aluminum is used for the purpose of keeping light and oxygen out (as well preventing the juice from becoming spoiled without having to use extra preservatives). One of the reasons as to why juice boxes are so popular is their convenience. Juice Boxes

are portable and can be easily drunk while on-the-go. The shape of the product makes them easy for kids and adults alike to hold and use. Juice boxes were originally designed in a very specific fashion, a style that has proved to be successful as it has remained, for the most part, unchanged. Manufacturers chose a box shape because they foresaw this shape as being the most convenient and easily handled. Juice boxes typically come with a covered hole and an attached straw which makes it easier for children to drink and generally results in less of a mess. However, there are some juice boxes available for purchase that are equipped with a pull tab; this variation of the juice box is ideal for larger portions that are not consumed in one sitting, because the tab is resealable. At the juice boxs inception in the early 1980s, juice boxes were primarily made up of diluted juice drinks containing many more artificial ingredients other than real fruit juice. However, as the products popularity grew throughout the years, so did Americans fixation with health and consuming natural products. So juice boxes evolved and began containing real fruit juice, as well as healthy add-ins, such asvitamins, to also appeal to a more health conscious public.