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Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution The FLATE Center for Manufacturing Education wishes to make available, for educational and non-commercial purposes only, materials of the “Product Packaging And Distribution At Tropicana ” presentation comprised of images, texts, facilitator’s notes, and other demonstration materials. This instructional resource forms part of FLATE’s outreach efforts to facilitate a connection between students, teachers and manufacturers throughout the State of Florida. We trust that these activities and materials will add value to your teaching and/or presentations. Please visit our website for additional resources, including our Made in Florida Video, a unique behind-thescenes visit to modern manufacturing companies in the State of Florida. FLATE Center for Manufacturing Education Hillsborough Community College - Brandon 10414 E Columbus Dr. , Tampa, FL 33619 www. fl-ate. org and www. madeinflorida. org See the Notes Page for additional information 1 All content © 2012 FLATE. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0802436. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect

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Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution Tropicana—a division of Pepsi. Co, Inc. since 1998—is now one of the world's leading producers and marketers of branded fruit juices. 3

Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution How does Tropicana produce their famous orange juice? 1 2 Squeeze the oranges. 4 Blend the juice. 5 Package the juice. 4 3 Control the quality. 6 Box the containers. Ship the product.

Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution ? Question: What is PACKAGING? 5

Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution ? Answer: Packaging is the process of using materials to contain, protect, and display products during handling, storage, shipping and retailing. 6

Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution Here is a question for you. If you had 500, 000 gallons of freshly squeezed orange juice, how would you pour it into small containers so that they could be sold in your local grocery store? 7

Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution So here is your Challenge. . . • Design a new 64 fluid ounce. juice container • What would it look like? 8

Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution Your proposed container must: • Protect the quality of the juice. • Be attractive to the consumer. • Be made of cardboard or plastic. • (Glass ideal but fragile and heavy) • Fit production filling stations. • Fit grocery shelves. 9

Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution Some container options used by Tropicana for orange juice 10

Middle School Container Design Product packaging & Distribution Congratulations!!! You have completed a learning activity about modern manufacturing. For a behind the scenes look at modern manufacturing check out the Tropicana Virtual Tour and our Made in Florida Video at www. madeinflorida. org. 11