Natalie’s Orchid Island Juices announced that founder and CEO Marygrace Sexton has been included in Inc. Magazine’s 2021 Female Founders 100, a list honoring a trailblazing and diverse group of 100 women who’ve powered through adversity in a very tough year and changed the world.
Sexton founded Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company in 1989 with a single used juicing machine, no contracts and a small production space. Today, the company has two facilities in Florida and distributes juices in 32 states and 41 countries worldwide and has won numerous awards for its line of squeezed fresh, minimally processed juices. Inc. Magazine also recognized Natalie’s Juice Company as one of the fastest growing companies in Florida.
“I founded Natalie’s Juice Company with a mission to produce high-quality, authentic juices for families,” said Sexton, who still runs the company with members of her own family, including her daughter Natalie, for whom the brand was named. “This was back in 1989, when I saw an opportunity to provide a fresh, pure product made from local Florida citrus fruits. That niche concept proved very appealing and garnered more consumer demand than we ever thought it would.”
For more than 30 years, Sexton has overseen operations at Natalie’s, introducing new juices, iced teas, lemonades, mixers and exotic blends, including the company’s most recent line of holistic juices. She initiated modern processing methods, launched a successful direct-to-consumer e-commerce site, and, with the marketing prowess of her daughter Natalie, built the business into a multi-million dollar brand.
“A big part of Natalie’s success has been our continuous focus on keeping things simple. To a marketplace looking for authenticity, we produce juices that we guarantee deliver the high quality and nutrition they want,” says Natalie Sexton, vice-president of marketing.
Inc. editors and writers reviewed thousands of applications to identify the 100 female founders who continued to triumph in a year filled with so many challenges. The result is an outstanding list of founders who have improvised, adapted and created their businesses from nothing. They join past honorees Jessica Alba, Tracee Ellis Ross, Rihanna, Shonda Rhimes and more.
“The 100 women highlighted on this list are inspiring, creative, tenacious and trailblazing role models in entrepreneurship. What’s more is they were able to achieve success during one of the toughest years ever,” says Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk.
Click here to see the full list.
For more information:
Lynn Munroe
Natalie’s Orchid Island Juices
Tel: +1 (845) 548-1211
http://www.oijc.com