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Homegrown concept to turn Prickly Pear fruits into water goes global

Homegrown concept to turn Prickly Pear fruits into water goes global

What started out as an idea is now turning into a bustling worldwide business for one Valley man.“Prickly Pear is indigenous to Arizona,” said Tom Zummo, CEO of True Nopal Cactus Water. “We’re surrounded by it.”Zummo’s idea was to turn Prickly Pear cactus into bottled...
There’s nothing more ‘Arizona’ than a cactus.

There’s nothing more ‘Arizona’ than a cactus.

It turns out while we love looking at them, Arizonans might love drinking them even more. A Scottsdale entrepreneur is turning the desert dwelling prickly pear cactus into a beverage that contains just the cactus and water combined.  “I was on a run on one of the...