{"id":718125,"date":"2026-06-06T02:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/718125\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T02:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:51:09","slug":"canned-frozen-juice-from-concentrate-coming-back-to-canadian-shelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/718125\/","title":{"rendered":"Canned, frozen juice from concentrate coming back to Canadian shelves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 3 minutes<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>That distinctive &#8220;schhhhhlorp&#8221; sound could be back in Canadian kitchens soon, as frozen juice is set to return to one of Canada&#8217;s largest retailers.<\/p>\n<p>Loblaw has confirmed that their yellow and black No Name brand is bringing back frozen concentrated drinks back to their stores across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The new assortment includes White Lemonade, Pink Lemonade, Limeade, Grape Punch, Fruit Punch and Berry Punch,&#8221; Loblaw spokesperson Rachel Siekanowicz wrote in a statement to CBC News.<\/p>\n<p>The new products are expected before the end of June, though images of the new line of beverages were not available.<\/p>\n<p>The relaunch comes months after Coca-Cola discontinued its Minute Maid line of frozen juices. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Frozen juice schllloooorps out of its container.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780714268_120_default.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>When Coca-Cola discontinued production of frozen juice at its Peterborough, Ont., plant in early 2026, Canadian grocery stores lost their last source of the product until now. (Natalie Crowell\/CBC)<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the beverage giant&#8217;s plant in Peterborough, Ont., was the only producer still selling the concentrated products into the Canadian market.<\/p>\n<p>Other brands of frozen juice in Canada, including Old South, had been discontinued for years after Canadian company Lassonde left the category, saying demand for frozen-from-concentrate juice had waned. After Lassonde left the market, only Coca-Cola remained until early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Customers still have &#8216;strong demand,&#8217; says Loblaw <\/p>\n<p>The upcoming No Name juice will not come from a Canadian supplier, according to Loblaw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is currently no manufacturer producing frozen juice concentrate in Canada,&#8221; Siekanowicz wrote. She said the company began looking for alternatives as soon as it learned frozen juice would be unavailable through existing suppliers such as Coca-Cola.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH | Back in late January, frozen juice faced a Canadian obituary:<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780714269_282_default.jpg\"  alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Frozen juice concentrate is being discontinued in Canada<\/p>\n<p>Frozen juice from concentrate was invented more than 80 years ago but lost popularity over the decades, in part because juice as a whole lost what beverage analysts call &#8220;share of throat.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Out of all of the cups of juice that Canadians are consuming, only about seven per cent is from frozen concentrate,&#8221; said Emma Balment, Toronto-based director of market strategy and understanding at market research firm Ipsos, in a January interview with CBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Loblaw said prices for its new products will depend on the store; the company&#8217;s brands include Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills and Shoppers Drug Mart. The company told CBC News it expects to start pricing around $2.25 for 295 millilitres.<\/p>\n<p>Loblaw&#8217;s No Name may not be the only version of juice available in the coming months, with a domestic possibility emerging.  An industry source told CBC News a Canadian company may be re-entering the frozen juice market, but details aren&#8217;t avaialble yet.<\/p>\n<p>At a minimum, that could mean relief for many Newfoundlanders before Christmas approaches. The frozen juice cans are an ingredient in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/newfoundland-labrador\/slush-for-christmas-1.5399672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">slush<\/a>,&#8221; a popular cocktail of the concentrated juice, sugar and alcohol prepared in a bucket around the holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":718126,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[45,49,48],"class_list":["post-718125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}