Bing Crosby Bing Crosby on a store sign advertising Minute Maid in the 1950s. In the 1940s, few entertainers were as well loved as actor and singer Bing Crosby, the star of films such as Going My Way.

1946 ORANGE FREEZE Florida Foods, renamed Vacuum Foods Corporation, ships the first frozen concentrated orange juice product in the U.S., which is named Minute Maid®. Consumers can now get great tasting orange juice anytime of the year, creating a whole new retail beverage category!

The Minute Maid® Name Now, the product needed a name. From the city famous for its Minutemen militia, a Boston advertising agency came up with the name "Minute Maid" reflecting the convenience and ease of preparation.

Minute Maid® is a brand of frozen orange juice concentrate, from which an orange juice drink can be made by adding water. From the Minute Maid® web site: From the city famous for its Minutemen militia, a Boston advertising agency came up with the name “Minute Maid” reflecting the convenience and ease of preparation.

Today's Minute Maid reflects the brand tagline: "Put good in. Get good out." And when Minute Maid launches a new product, that philosophy holds true.

Boston, Massachusetts History. In 1945, the National Research Corporation (NRC) of Boston, Massachusetts, developed a method of dehydrating medical products for use in the U.S. war effort.

The etymology of the word “maid” is a shortening of the English word “maiden”, which was originally used to describe “a virgin; a young, unmarried woman.” While words do change in meaning over time, this definition is still listed as the first definition in Merriam-Webster.

The word “maid” has its roots in 12th century Middle English when it was used as a shorthand for “maiden,” a word which, although used of both sexes, was often used to describe “a virgin; a young, unmarried woman.” It wasn't until the 1300s when it began to take on its more modern form as a word to describe domestic ...

orange juice 1946 ORANGE FREEZE Florida Foods, renamed Vacuum Foods Corporation, ships the first frozen concentrated orange juice product in the U.S., which is named Minute Maid®. Consumers can now get great tasting orange juice anytime of the year, creating a whole new retail beverage category!

Minute Maid was the first company to market frozen orange juice concentrate, allowing it to be distributed throughout the United States and served year-round. The Minute Maid Company is owned by The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest marketer of fruit juices and drinks.

From the Minute Maid® web site: From the city famous for its Minutemen militia, a Boston advertising agency came up with the name “Minute Maid” reflecting the convenience and ease of preparation. Minute Maid® is a play on the words “made in a minute” or “[in a] minute made”.

noun. a female domestic employee who cleans tourist accommodations or does cleaning or other housework in a home: a hotel maid. a female domestic servant with any of various duties, especially in a large house (often used in combination): a kitchen maid who assisted the cook; a handmaid; a lady's maid; a nursery maid.