Demand for citrus is strong with varieties flying off the shelf quickly. As shoppers continue to fill their carts with healthy favorites to fuel their feel-good new year routines, now’s the perfect time to encourage them to explore the full citrus category through juicing! From familiar favorites like oranges and grapefruits to more specialty varietal citrus, there are plenty of terrific flavors to squeeze out of the season right now.

Learn more about some of the varieties perfect for fresh juicing and mixing into cocktails, too.

Citrus season has hit its midpoint with an enticing array of organic varieties to satisfy every eaters’ needs. Now is the perfect time to showcase in displays all the sizes, colors and flavors available and invite shoppers to sample each!

Setting up a successful demo in your store is a proven way to drive category sales and can be easily executed with a few considerations and details in mind.

Available now from our friends at Buck Brand, organic Mango Valencia is a unique variety deserving of enthusiastic loyalists!

OGC Sales Representative Graydon Russell explains why this vanilla-scented variety is great not only for eaters with acid sensitivities but for fans of flavor as well!

The mandarins and tangelos that mark the midpoint of the citrus season with abundance are having their moment! Affectionately referred to as “small round orange things,” many delectable organic varieties are available now, making for tasty additions to citrus sets.

Let your Account Rep know you’re looking for the juiciest limes and educate eaters that their yellow tones indicate peak ripeness. Happily recommend organic Marsalisi limes!

Many shoppers know the health and environmental benefits of selecting organic produce, especially for products that fall under the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” for pesticides in produce. Citrus avoided inclusion on the list until 2021 when conventional tangerines secured a less-than-coveted spot. With the cost of food rising and shoppers feeling the pinch, now’s a great time to remind eaters why selecting organic citrus is worth it!

Check out OGC’s pummelo enthusiast, Marketing Team member Ana Johns, as she demonstrates how to supreme a pummelo in this instructional video

This quintessential variety is on in great volume and the quality of the fruit is fantastic. Sweet, seedless, easy-to-peel Satsuma mandarins are essential in December citrus displays. Perfect for vitamin C-packed snacking and available in bulk, bags and festive gift boxes, be sure to bring in plenty of this must-have fruit.

Few citrus fans are as enthusiastic about this variety as OGC Account Representative Monique Kirby!

Citrus season has started in California, and unique sub-tropical treats are arriving from warmer locales. While eaters may be focused on all things that scream “fall in the Pacific Northwest,” remind them with bountiful displays that items from these fruit categories add vibrant seasonal flavor to salads, cocktails, desserts and snacks!

With just a few short weeks of availability left on many citrus varieties, now’s the time to go all out on stunning displays featuring Navel, Cara Cara, Blood oranges and late-season mandarins such as Gold Nugget, Murcott and Pixie. As the diversity of citrus offerings wane over the next month, plan to transition to slimmed-down citrus sets featuring delicious staple varieties.

Watch this quick video to learn from OGC Account Representative Monique Kirby why T’Orange citron is a cost-effective way to build out your citrus display or bring plenty of tasty lemon flavor into your bar or kitchen.

Every year, OGC works with our phenomenal grower partners out of California and beyond to source over 60 varieties of premium citrus, making us the largest distributor of organic citrus in the Pacific Northwest!

Download OGC’s Citrus Primer for quick-reference through out the season!

The season of edible gifting and feasting is a time for sublime citrus to shine! Whether sharing a tasty baked good, passing a dish across the table or clinking glasses, there’s a variety for every occasion. Bring in these varieties to inspire shoppers to sneak some sunshine into every gift, slice, bite and sip!

Download our Citrus Availability Chart to view the complete list of varieties OGC is proud to offer. Use this chart to help strategize your citrus game, and be sure to contact your Account Rep with questions!