Why don't fast food joints sell juices?

[Kain6th]

They usually just sell orange juice, but why not pineapple juice, apple juice, cranberry? I mean they are a healthier alternative than soft drinks.

Why don't they get on that?

[WoIIie]

FlightAuror is correct about the cost. Ever try buying a "fruit" smoothie? Here in CA, you can get a good sized fruit smoothie for $4. That's quite a lot for a beverage. On the other hand, higher demand products such as milkshakes cost 25-30% less, and they come in larger sizes.

You can get "cheap" fruit juices like Minute Maid Lemonade or Raspberry Ice Tea. But they obviously come packed with corn syrup and artificial flavors, which aren't juice at all.

Being a money guy, I've resorted to similar means to satisfy my sweet juice cravings. I drink Crystal Light (powdered drink mix that almost tastes like the real thing) over natural juices. Running the "per ounce" calculations, anybody trying to save money would be a fool to buy natural juices. The cheap, artificial flavor route is a quick fix that keeps our palette at bay.

[FlightAuror2]

It's most likely due to cost... I don't know what the price comparison is, but I do know that the key with fast food is the same as any capitalist company (nothing against capitalism...), let's pay the least possible amount and get the most possible return. If those juices cost more and no one demands them, why offer them? It also could require the purchasing of a new machine, which for one restaurant may not be so bad, but when you're talking 300 restaurants, that gets expensive. And corporations don't want to spend money, they want to make it. So I'm betting that's why. I mean, you could always take your own juice, since you'd have to pay for it anyway :P

[desidoll]

Because of the customers demand...people like soft drinks because they can't make it by their own at home unlike juices.We can make it at home by our own.Anyway I don't like soft drinks.Not good for health.

[Anonymous]

or when they do sell juice, they sell it in crappy little bottles and charge 2-3x the cost of the OJ's...

over here in Australia, they sell "Fruit Fizz" at maccas, which is basically apple+blackcurrant juice with fizzy-ness and ice. it rocks but I'm getting over it. I'd much rather get a Krusher at KFC.

[Confused614]

Agree completely with this. You go to a place like McDonalds ask for an Apple or Orange juice you get a juice box for a a 5 year old and it still costs a few dollars.

[Mr_Solo_Dolo]

Mcdonalds sells OJ and AJ with it's breakfast.

[Kain6th]

But why don't they sell other juices there?

[Mr_Solo_Dolo]

Oh,I don't know. I like apple juice so I don't worry about the other juices they don't have. Lol

[dvd89]

go to subway dude, they have juices

[Angelyn]

I hate fast food, but pineapple juice is amazing.

[ForeverAloneeeeeeeee]

Who actually goes to fast food places?

[Anonymous]

They totally should. That's what I want.