Tropicana removes letters ‘A’ and ‘I’ from name to highlight natural ingredients: ‘Never artificial’

Tropicana is removing the letters “A” and “I” from some of its orange juice bottles as a cheeky statement about artificial intelligence, the company announced this week.

The beverage brand introduced “Tropcn” in a press release on Tuesday, saying the move is “to celebrate the leading orange juice brand’s natural ingredients.” 

The company is not permanently removing the letters from its name, but limited-edition versions of “Tropcn” Pure Premium orange juice have been randomly dispersed in grocery stores across the U.S.  

“Each week, there seems to be a new development in artificial intelligence,” Tropicana explained in a statement. “Each new AI advancement seemingly brings us closer to the artificial world and further from the natural.”

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“America’s favorite OJ has been made from natural oranges, picked at the pinnacle of ripeness, and squeezed within 24 hours to create 100% juice for more than 75 years,” the company added, saying that its juice is “never artificial.”

Tropicana said that it will be releasing a limited-edition package of its “Tropcn” orange juice at CES 2024, a convention in Las Vegas. 

But orange juice fans can try their luck finding the rare bottles in Kroger-affiliated grocery stores this month.

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Pepsico brand Tropicana orange juice arranged in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Lucky customers who come across the “Tropcn” bottles can scan the product’s barcode for a chance to win a trip to the Sunshine State. The contest starts Tuesday and ends on February 4. 

Details about the contest can be found at www.tropcn.com.

“Our limited-edition run of ‘Tropcn’ orange juice bottles represents our ongoing commitment to delivering the highest quality 100% orange juice to Americans,” CEO of Tropicana Brands Group’s North American business unit Monica McGurk said in a statement. “Since 1954, Tropicana has been at the forefront, innovating ways to bring fresh-tasting orange juice from natural oranges to breakfast tables nationwide.”

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Pepsico brand Tropicana orange juice for sale at a supermarket in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. (Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

“Artificial just isn’t in our DNA,” McGurk added.

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