The War Food Administration awards the canning plant division of the Dr. P. Phillips Company the first “A” in Orlando, the highest award given to war food production plants. During the 1944-45 harvesting season, the Dr. P. Phillips Company produces approximately 800,000 boxes of fresh citrus fruit and approximately 555,000 cases of canned citrus juices, of which 238,497 cases of canned citrus juices are furnished to the armed forces.
