Hot summer is the show time for all kinds of beverages. In the past, carbonated beverages dominated the market, but in recent years, fruit juice has become the new favorite due to people's increasing health awareness.

Natural, additive-free and nutritious fruit juice not only helps consumers replenish water in hot weather and make them feel refreshed, but also provides them with vitamins and minerals necessary for the human body. Fruit juice is healthier compared with carbonated beverages, and therefore a better replacement. The options are diversified . In addition to single flavored juice like orange juice, grape juice and lemon juice, there are also various kinds of novel-flavored blended juice, which contains a variety of nutrients and more balanced vitamin composition.

So what are the world's top ten best packaged fruit juice brands in 2018? Let’s find out.

Tropicana

Tropicana is the world's number one juice brand, which is headquartered in the United States. In 1947, a fruit trader named Anthony Ross founded the Tropicana company in Florida, where fruit is abundant. In 1954, the company pioneered the use of pasteurization to treat orange juice. Since then, it has become the largest single buyer of oranges in Florida, which is estimated to process about 60 million boxes of fruits. Tropicana has unique cartons and packaging methods to keep the freshness and high quality of their products. This beverage is the flagship product of Tropicana, which brings consumers the experience of 100% pure orange juice from Florida.

In 1998, Tropicana was acquired by Pepsi and became an important part of Pepsi’s global beverage strategy. Tropicana has been popular all over the world for 60 years for its pure, natural, nutritious and delicious taste. Its product portfolio has been enriched constantly to present a comprehensive line of fruit juice options, including 100% pure fruit juice, nutritious juice, mixed juice, fruit juice for young people, and children's fruit juice. Globally, 20 boxes of Tropicana beverage are sold per second.

In 2007, Pepsi Tropicana entered the Chinese market with representative products including Guobinfeng and Xianguoli, which greatly attract Chinese consumers with their pureness, deliciousness and nutrition.

Simply Orange

The Simply Orange Juice Company is a company in Apopka, Florida, that was founded in 2001 and is a brand of The Coca-Cola Company. 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.

Their products employ computer-modelled blending of fruit juices to render a uniform taste year-round. Various products under this name include Simply Orange Pulp Free, Simply Lemonade, Simply Limeade, Simply Grape Fruit, Simply Apple, Simply Fruit Punch and many more. It makes a number of not-from-concentrate orange juices and other juice drinks and fruit juices that are sold refrigerated in a distinctive clear plastic bottle and green twist top with a large green seal. The bottles have a wide body that starts tapering to a narrow neck at the top of the label.

Simply fruit juice is tasty and refreshing, and does not contain any preservatives, colorants or artificial fragrances. To ensure the original flavor of fruit juice, Simply buys fruit from all over the world every year. Most oranges are selected manually according to the strictly established standards. In fact, every bottle of Simply juice is printed with the word "Fresh Taste Guaranteed", which is their commitment to consumers.

V8

V8 Vegetable Juice was developed by W.G. Peacock (1896–1948), the founder of the New England Products Company, which manufactured individual vegetable juices under the brand name Vege-min. Having had only mediocre sales performance, in 1933 Peacock began blending the Vege-min juices into one product and selling this new concoction as "Vege-min 8". A grocer in Evanston, Illinois, recommended to shorten the name to simply "V-8". In 1948, the Campbell Soup Company acquired the brand from the Charles Loudon Packing Company in Terre Haute, Indiana, and has maintained continuous production of the beverage through the present day.

The fruit juice gets its name based on the fact that it contains a mixture of 8 fruits or vegetables in it. Various fusions like Strawberry Banana, Pomegranate Blueberry, Tropical Orange, Peach Mango and Cranberry Blackberry are available in the market. The original V8 is made mainly from water and tomato concentrate, and reconstituted vegetable juice blend: water and concentrate of eight vegetables, specifically: beets, celery, carrots, lettuce, parsley, watercress, spinach, and tomato. Tomato juice makes up around 87% of the total drink. Campbell's has produced several varieties of the drink, such as Original, Spicy Hot, Lemon, Picante, Low-Sodium, and Organic. The products are sold worldwide with the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico being their major markets.

Minute Maid

This brand is a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company and is the largest manufacturer of fruit juices in the world. It was initially found in the year 1945 and is based in Texas, US. Minute Maid was the first company to market orange juice concentrate, allowing it to be distributed throughout the United States and served year-round. The firm opened its headquarters in Sugar Land Town Square in Sugar Land, Texas, United States, on February 16, 2009; previously it was headquartered in the 2000 St. James Place building in Houston.

Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with lemonade or orange juice, but which now extends to soft drinks of many kinds, including Hi-C. The brand’s popular fruit juices are Minute Maid Pulpy Orange, Minute Maid Lemonade and other of fruits like Strawberry, Pineapple, Apple, Banana, and Guava. Minute Maid is sold under Cappy brand in Central Europe and under Fruitopia in Norway. In Russia and CIS Minute Maid is produced under the brand "Моя Семья"(Moya Semia, "My Family").

Langer

This is an American fruit juice brand that was found in 1960. Since the formation of the company, the Langer family has remained actively involved in every aspect of making juice, from production and marketing to quality assurance.

Family owned Langer Juice Company, Inc., has emerged as a major force in the very competitive juice industry. Producing beverages in many of the high volume categories that include apple, cranberry, grape, citrus, pomegranate and tropical blends, the Langer brand can be found in major retailers across the country. Recently they have expanded their Langers Plus product line to include nine varieties of enhanced 100% juices, which contain added nutrients, essential antioxidants, minerals and herbs. The newest additions include a vitamin enhanced water and No Worries brand cocktail mixers. They have been expanding their product line with more and more new juice blends.