Odwalla Inc. is an American

United States

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 food product company that sells fruit juice, smoothies and food bars. It was founded in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

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, California

California

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 in 1980 and is headquartered in Half Moon Bay, California

Half Moon Bay, California

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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. A period of decline occurred as a result of a fatal outbreak of H7

Escherichia coli O157:H7

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an enterohemorrhagic strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli and a cause of foodborne illness. Infection often leads to hemorrhagic diarrhea, and occasionally to kidney failure, especially in young children and elderly persons...

  in 1996 that was caused by using bruised fruit that had been contaminated.