The company continued to expand rapidly, opening several stores, a warehouse in Lemon City, and a pop-up restaurant serving alcoholic versions of its juices. Again, Sherman tapped into Miami's Zeitgeist. After all, who didn't think juice could be made better with a few splashes of vodka?
One year ago, Sherman made a deal with Whole Foods Market to open a shop inside the grocer's new downtown Miami location. The store-within-a-store offered the full Jugofresh menu plus some additional items, including wheatgrass shots, smoothie flavors not offered elsewhere, and a mash-up bar where customers could make their own snack bowls from a choice of yogurts, nut
The cold-pressed juice company has announced the opening of Jugofresh ministores inside three other Whole Foods locations. Next Monday, January 11, Jugofresh will open inside the grocer's Coral Gables location (6701 Red Rd.) with a celebration beginning at 8 a.m. The first customers will each receive a gift card ranging in value from $12 to $500. In addition, customers will receive free samples. Jugofresh will also donate 10 percent of its opening-week sales to the company's program, Lil' Gardens Big Future, which funds gardens for local schools.
Whole Foods South Beach (1020 Alton Rd.) will get a Jugofresh January 25, followed by the market's North Miami location (12150 Biscayne Blvd.), which will host the juice company starting February 8. Because Whole Foods is a national chain, could expansion outside of the state be a long-term goal for Sherman and his team? The juice mogul won't comment, simply saying, "Just like our Wynwood shop says, 'It was all a dream.' We are hoping not to wake up."
There's a flip side to this growth, however. Jugofresh will close two of its stores in the name of progress. The Coral Gables (2516 Ponce de Leon Blvd.) and South Miami (1430 S. Dixie Hwy.) independent locations have been shuttered, effective today. According to a statement, "The stores will close in an effort to focus on our growth within Whole Foods Market and to make way for this big opening."
Sherman sees Jugofresh transforming in 2016. "As originators and innovators in
In addition, Sherman is still working with Jugofresh partner Darren Laszlo on a restaurant concept in Sunset Harbour.