03-07-2025
Beloved Food Court Staple is Closing After 40 Years
For a long time, Orange Julius has been a staple at malls all across America.
As of June 2025, there are 981 locations across the United States, although some have been closing lately.
In Portland, Oregon, the Orange Julius store at the Lloyd Center mall is now closing after 42 years, per Samantha Swindler of The Oregonian.
This comes after the death of franchise owner Bob Slayton.
"After 42 years, Portland's last remaining Orange Julius — and what is likely the second-oldest retail tenant at the Lloyd Center mall — is closing. The franchise's owner, Bob Slayton, died May 19 at age 82. He spent nearly his entire adult life working at Lloyd Center, where he got his first job shortly after the mall itself opened in 1960," Swindler wrote.
The company began as an orange stand in Los Angeles in 1926 and eventually became a household name for malls across the United States.
In 1987, Dairy Queen purchased Orange Julius, and now it is common to see the Dairy Queen/Orange Julius stores combined into one, as was the case with the one at the Lloyd Center.
Slayton had another location at the Vancouver Mall, although that one is set to close in August, per the report.
So, after 42 years of the Orange Julius being a common sight at the Portland Mall, it will no longer be Food Court Staple is Closing After 40 Years first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 20, 2025
