Acai Popularity Prompts Juice Bar Opening
In Barnstaple, Mass., two local Brazilians have opened a juice bar which, they hope, will cash in on the furore surrounding Acai juice.
Ex-house painters Juliano Coutinho and Felipe Lopes have opened the Acai Berry Juice Bar at 14 West Main St, Hyannis, Barnstaple. As well as Acai drinks and juices, the entrepreneurs will be selling American and Brazilian sandwiches, crepes and other nibbles. The duo determined that the acai bandwagon was one that was well worth boarding, and set up the bar with personal cash reserves and savings.
The Acai Berry Cup sold at the juice bar contains three packages of frozen acai berries, some guarana syrup, and half of a banana. It is then blended into a smoothie consistency, and served to be eaten rather than sipped. By all accounts the Acai Berry Cup is delicious. The bar enjoy regulars already, and the Acai Berry Cup has quickly set itself out as the most popular purchase in the shop. Many Brazilian expatriates are flocking to the shop in order to enjoy the ‘home from home’ atmosphere there.
Coutinho and Lopes are understandably ecstatic with the way their venture has gone so far, and can see no reason to return to their home painting roots.
Coutinho told reporters that the acai cup contains no sugar or sweeteners, and the sweetness comes from natural sugars only. Acai provides energy for those who like to take regular exercise, andCoutinho says that it is an excellent boost if taken just before you work out.
Coutinho and Lopes came from Brazil 10 years ago, and met while painting houses. Coutinho has experience working in a fruit store in Brazil, and the contacts the duo have back in Brazil mean they get access to the best ingredients.
This is not the first of this type of “Brick and Mortar” business that has built itself around the Acai industry, and clearly it is not going to be the last. For those people dismissing Acai last year as a short-lived fad, take note: this is a blossoming industry that has been welcomed by the American people. It’s growth shows no signs of slowing, and everyone needs to get used to seeing acai berry as part of modern lifestyle.
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