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{{Short description|American food product company}} {{Infobox company | name = Odwalla Inc. | logo = | type = [[Subsidiary]] | genre = | foundation = {{Start date and age|1980}}, in [[Santa Cruz, California]], U.S. | founder = {{hlist|Greg Andrew Steltenpohl|Gerry Keith Percy|Jeannine Bonstelle (Bonnie) Bassett}} | defunct = | location_city = | location = [[Half Moon Bay, California]], U.S. | locations = | area_served = United States | key_people = {{ubl|Steven M. McCormick ([[Chief operating officer|COO]] and [[general manager]])|James R. Steichen ([[Senior vice president|SVP]] Finance and [[Chief financial officer|CFO]])|Chris Brandt (director brand)}} | industry = [[Consumer product]]s | products = Drinks, food bars | services = | market cap = | revenue = [[United States dollar|US$]]187.9 million (2007) | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 900<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite news|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/46/46046.html |title=Odwalla Inc. Company Profile |access-date=2008-08-08 |year=2008 |work=Yahoo Finance |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211104938/http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/46/46046.html |archive-date=February 11, 2007}}</ref> | parent = Full Sail IP Partners | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|https://www.odwalla.com/}} | footnotes = | intl = }} '''Odwalla Inc.''' ({{IPAc-en|oΚ|Λ|d|w|ΙΛ|l|Ι}}) was an American [[health food]] company based in [[Dinuba, California]]. Founded in [[Santa Cruz, California]] in 1980 and formerly headquartered in [[Half Moon Bay, California]] from 1995 to 2020, the company's product lines included [[fruit juice]]s, [[smoothie]]s, [[soy milk]], [[bottled water]], organic beverages, and several types of [[energy bar]]s known as "food bars". The company experienced strong growth after its incorporation in 1985, expanding its distribution network from [[California]] to most of North America, and went public in 1993. Odwalla juice caused a [[1996 Odwalla E. coli outbreak|fatal outbreak]] of [[Escherichia coli O157:H7|''E. coli'' O157:H7]] in 1996 because of numerous flaws in its safety practices, for which the company was found criminally liable. Despite industry norms, Odwalla originally sold [[Unpasteurized|unpasteurized juices]], to avoid altering the flavor of its juices. Following the ''E. coli'' (Escherichia coli) outbreak and the death of at least one child, Odwalla adopted [[flash pasteurization]] and other sanitization procedures. Odwalla recalled its juices and experienced a 90% reduction in sales following the event. The company gradually recovered and, the following year, became profitable again. In 2001, Odwalla was acquired by [[The Coca-Cola Company]] for US$181 million and became a [[wholly owned subsidiary]]. In July 2020, [[Coca-Cola]] announced it would discontinue the Odwalla brand by August 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiener-Bronner |first1=Danielle |title=Coca-Cola is shutting down Odwalla juice |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/business/odwalla-juice-coca-cola/index.html |access-date=9 July 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> The brand was sold to Full Sail IP Partners in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Sail IP Partners acquires Odwalla from The Coca-Cola Company |url=https://www.foodbev.com/news/full-sail-ip-partners-acquires-odwalla-from-the-coca-cola-company/ |work=FoodBev Media |date=15 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925072606/https://www.foodbev.com/news/full-sail-ip-partners-acquires-odwalla-from-the-coca-cola-company/ | archive-date=2021-09-25 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Its headquarters was relocated to its production facility some time in the early 2020s.<ref name="foodbev">[https://www.datanyze.com/companies/odwalla/55298132] Odwalla company profile, Datanyze.com, Headquarters - 1900 Davis Dr, Dinuba, California, 93618, United States; (800) 639-2552</ref><ref name="Odwalla">{{cite web |title=Our Difference |website=Odwalla Drinks |date=2022-03-30 |url=https://odwalla.com/our-difference/ |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref>
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