{"id":17891,"date":"2025-10-13T11:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T17:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891"},"modified":"2025-10-25T20:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T02:24:19","slug":"florida-orange-juice-tampa-bay-lightning-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891","title":{"rendered":"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Florida Department of Citrus partners with the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> and Benchmark International Arena<\/a> to serve up Florida Orange Juice<\/a> during the 2025-26 season<\/a> thus offering fans fresh hydration with unique game-day experiences and a toast to wellness at every home game.<\/p>\n

Game-Changing Refreshment (Orange Juice Goes to the Rink)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kicking off a landmark partnership, the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC)<\/a> is putting 100% Florida Orange Juice at the heart of the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> fan experience. Throughout the 2025-26 NHL season<\/a>, fans at Benchmark International Arena<\/a> can enjoy the iconic beverage in new and interactive ways, including specialty in-arena mocktails, vibrant pregame giveaways, and hands-on product sampling at Ford Thunder Alley and Publix Plaza.<\/p>\n

Honoring Florida\u2019s Wellness Legacy and Celebrating Community<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This partnership is about more than pouring a glass. It’s about championing the role that orange juice plays in hydration, recovery, and holistic community wellness\u2014benefiting both elite athletes and superfans alike.
\nShannon Shepp, Executive Director, Florida Department of Citrus<\/strong>, said<\/a>:
\n\u201cBringing the original wellness drink right to the rink is exciting \u2013 and that\u2019s just the start of this partnership. Together, the FDOC<\/a> and the Lightning<\/a> will fuel performance and create moments of connection. Whether you\u2019re an elite athlete or a super fan, you can enjoy the benefits of 100% orange juice \u2014 including game day hydration support!\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans will also see Florida Orange Juice<\/a> woven into community moments\u2014such as appearances by mascot Thunderbug<\/a> and exclusive behind-the-scenes access during morning skates\u2014further boosting the partnership\u2019s local impact.<\/p>\n

Science-Backed Hydration and Balanced Nutrition<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The campaign is grounded in educating fans about the health benefits of Florida Orange Juice<\/a> for athletes and families. A single glass offers not only vitamin C but potassium, folate, and hydration support, making it a smart, convenient addition to both training and everyday nutrition.<\/p>\n

\nMark Lambert, Lightning Director of High Performance & Strength Coach<\/strong>, shared,
\n\u201cFlorida Orange Juice<\/a> can be an important part of the day. It includes a convenient source of essential nutrients, like vitamin C, potassium, and folate, which support hydration and recovery. When consumed in moderation, it can be a valuable part of a balanced diet.\u201d<\/p>\n

See, Sip, and Celebrate<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The FDOC<\/a>–Lighting<\/a> partnership invites all fans, season ticket holders and casual viewers alike, to discover the flavorful, energizing power of Florida Orange Juice<\/a>. For more on the science and stories that fuel this campaign or to try recipes like the on-the-go sports drink, visit floridajuice.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From in-arena mocktails to community moments with Thunderbug<\/a>, the partnership between the FDOC<\/a> and the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> makes Florida Orange Juice<\/a> a new MVP\u2014one that keeps fans and athletes fueled, refreshed, and ready for every moment on and off the ice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Florida Department of Citrus partners with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Benchmark International Arena to serve up…","protected":false},"author":219894229,"featured_media":17892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","pad_hide_post_author":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1408,1460,1540,1455],"tags":[3737,3738,3736],"class_list":{"0":"post-17891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"category-lifestyle","9":"category-news","10":"category-sports","11":"tag-florida-department-of-citrus","12":"tag-florida-orange-juice","13":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning","14":"cs-entry","15":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nFlorida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Florida Department of Citrus partners with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Benchmark International Arena to serve up…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Footwear Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/footwearmagazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-13T17:53:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-26T02:24:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"FM Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@footwearmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@footwearmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"FM Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"FM Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f9932f075a5518529515ae6b095fb2\"},\"headline\":\"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-13T17:53:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-26T02:24:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891\"},\"wordCount\":468,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Florida Department of Citrus\",\"Florida Orange Juice\",\"Tampa Bay Lightning\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Business\",\"Lifestyle\",\"News\",\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891\",\"name\":\"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-13T17:53:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-26T02:24:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f9932f075a5518529515ae6b095fb2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":480,\"caption\":\"Credit: Florida Department of Citrus\/ Tampa Bay Lightning\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/\",\"name\":\"Footwear Magazine\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f9932f075a5518529515ae6b095fb2\",\"name\":\"FM Team\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?author=219894229\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season","og_description":"The Florida Department of Citrus partners with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Benchmark International Arena to serve up…","og_url":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891","og_site_name":"Footwear Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/footwearmagazine","article_published_time":"2025-10-13T17:53:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-26T02:24:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"FM Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@footwearmag","twitter_site":"@footwearmag","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"FM Team","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891"},"author":{"name":"FM Team","@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f9932f075a5518529515ae6b095fb2"},"headline":"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season","datePublished":"2025-10-13T17:53:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-26T02:24:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891"},"wordCount":468,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg","keywords":["Florida Department of Citrus","Florida Orange Juice","Tampa Bay Lightning"],"articleSection":["Business","Lifestyle","News","Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891","url":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891","name":"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-13T17:53:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-26T02:24:19+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f9932f075a5518529515ae6b095fb2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg","width":480,"height":480,"caption":"Credit: Florida Department of Citrus\/ Tampa Bay Lightning"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=17891#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Florida Orange Juice Named Official Hydration Partner of Tampa Bay Lightning for 2025-26 Season"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/","name":"Footwear Magazine","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f0f9932f075a5518529515ae6b095fb2","name":"FM Team","url":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?author=219894229"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Bug_-_Press_Release_Graphic_-_APPROVED.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgrtCq-4Ez","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/219894229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}