THE CHEAPEST DRINK ON THE GO
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LEARN ABOUT THE MOST COMMON DRINK IN THE CARIBBEAN BAGJUICEORG™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
THE TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BAGJUICE ORIGINS
WHERE TO FIND EACH CHAPTER OF THIS BOOK
WHEN WAS THE FIRST BAGJUICE MADE?
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THE JUICY ECONOMY
NATURAL HABITATS
HOW THE PRICES OF BAGJUICE HAS VARIED
WHY ARE THEY FOUND WHERE THEY ARE?
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THE FLAVOURS
THE OVERALL IMPACT
THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF BAGJUICE FLAVOURS
HOW HAS BAGJUICE INFLUENCED US OVER THE YEARS?
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THE ORIGINS OF BAGJUICE
BAG JUICE IS A SWEET FLAVOURED DRINK SEALED IN SMALL PLASTIC BAGS. IT HAS A RICH HISTORY THE CARIBBEAN DATING BACK TO THE 1970'S. IT EMERGED AS A CHEAP AND REFRESHING WAY TO QUENCH THIRST IN THE CARIBBEAN HEAT, ESPECIALLY AMONG SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. OVERTIME, AS BAGJUICE BECAME MORE POPULAR, STANDARDS WERE DEVELOPED FOR LABELING IT IN 2015 TO REGULATE OPERATIONS OF MANUFACTURERS. NOW IT IS A CULTURAL STAPLE IN JAMAICA, AND A KEY DRINK ENJOYED BY MANY CARIBBEAN CHILDREN. BAGJUICE™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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THE ECONOMY OF BAGJUICE
IN THE 1970'S WHEN BAGJUICE WAS INVENTED, ITS PRICE IN JAMAICA WAS AS CHEAP AS A DOLLAR PER A BAG. IN THE 1990'S ITS PRICE DRASTICALLY ROSE TO AROUND $10 AS INFLATION CONTINUED TO STRIKE THE CARIBBEAN AND THE VALUE OF OUR CURRENY DECREASED. IN THE 2010'S ITS PRICE HAD JUMPED TO APPROXIMATELY $30 AS I CAN NOTE FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. NOWADAYS IT HAS RISEN TO $50 WITH SOME VENDORS SELLING THEM FOR $60, DISCOUNTING TO $100 FOR TWO. EVEN A SIMPLE TREAT LIKE A BAGJUICE IS AFFECTED BY SEVERE INFLATION IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BAGJUICE™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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THE HABITATS OF BAGJUICE
BAG JUICE ORIGINATED IN JAMAICA AND SPREAD TO THE CARIBBEAN FROM THERE. IT SPREAD IN POPULARITY DUE TO ITS CHEAP AND INOFFENSIVE PRICES WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER JUICES. ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS WERE LESS COMMON. IT REACHED VARIOUS ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN, DEVELOPING DIFFERENT NAEMS AND FORMS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS SUCH AS: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - PENNY-COOL GUYANA - ICY BARBADOS - PENACOOL HAITI - TIKAROL NOW IT CAN BE FOUND IN A WIDE VARIETY OF PLACES, EACH WITH A UNIQUE IDENTITY FOR IT BAGJUICE™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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THE FLAVOURS OF BAGJUICE
BAGJUICE COULD NOT HAVE REACHED ITS POPULARITY WITHOUT COMING IN VARIOUS FLAVOURS. HOWEVER, IT NEVER ALWAYS HAD THE VAST VARIETY OF FLAVOURS THAT IT DOES TODAY. IT STARTED OFF WITH VAGUE TASTES, DESCRIBED ONLY BY THE COLOUR THAT THEYD HAVE, SUCH AS RED, ORANGE, GREEN OR PURPLE. AS THEY GAINED TRACTION, VEND0RS WOULD ADOPT NEW FLAVOURS TO BROADEN BUYERS PALETTES NOWADAYS THEY HAVE MANY NEW FLAVOURS BASED ON VARIOUS FRUITS, COMBINATIONS, AND SODAS WHICH WE CAN ALL ENJOY NO MATTER WHAT OUR PREFERENCE OF DRINK IS BAGJUICE™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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THE IMPACT OF BAGJUICE
BAGJUICE HAS LEFT A DEEP LASTING IMPRINT ON CARIBBEAN CULTURE, ECONOMY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SINCE SURGING IN POPULARITY DURING THE 1970'S AND 1980'S. IT BECAME A SCHOOLYARD STAPLE, WITH GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN, BUYING BAGJUICE FROM OUTSIDE VENDORS OR TUCK SHOPS. ITS LOW-COST ACCESSIBILITY ENABLED THE SPREAD OF AFFORDABLE HEAT-SEALING MACHINERY IN THE 1980'S , AS BAGJUICE BYPASSED THE HIGH COST OF OTHER DRINK SEALING OPTIONS. ITS CHEAP NATURE HAS HAD SUCH AN IMPACT THAT SCHOOLS HAVE HAD TO REGULATE THEM TO AVOID CHILD SAFETY BREACHES. AS WE MOVE ON IN LIFE WE MAY STILL BUY A LITTLE BAGJUICE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, EITHER TO REMIND OURSELVES OF OUR CHILDHOOD, OR AS ANOTHER SMALL DRINK TO ENJOY ON THE GO. BAGJUICE™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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THE CHEAPEST DRINK ON THE GO
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BY JORDAN THOMPSONPAMBA A FREQUENT BAGJUICE ENJOYER BAGJUICE™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED