Mandarins are part of the orange family ... That is, if you've ever picked up a pack of "Cuties" or "Halos" – a brand that uses different varieties of clementines– then you've eaten them ...

The first branded mandarin was introduced to U.S. markets in 2002 with the introduction of Cuties. Over the next 10 years, what was once a commodity business became a $1 billion mandarin industry in ...