School of Juice Live
Join us in Greenville, SC, May 9th & 10th for a two-day crash course on running a profitable juice bar.
Hands on Training
We’re pleased to invite you to our School of Juice Live Sessions, held in Greenville, South Carolina! On May 9th and 10th, get a two-day hands-on learning experience with Chef Ari Sexner and Olivia Esquivel, where they’ll teach you essential skills for running your own juice business.
Secrets to Success
With both classroom sessions and on-site training in the kitchen of Southern Pressed Juicery, we’ll cover topics such as making and bottling juice in bulk, smoothies and bowls, sanitation plans, making your retail space look attractive, social media hacks, and many more!
Meet Other Juice Business Owners
These sessions provide an incredible opportunity to network with your fellow members of the industry, get all your questions about running an efficient business answered, and receive invaluable training from the experts!
Schedule & Curriculum
Daily Schedule
- 8am: Breakfast served
- 9am: Classroom instruction begins
- 11:30: Break for lunch
- 12:30 Hands on training in SPJ
- 4pm: Wrap up
Curriculum
BACK OF HOUSE EDUCATION
- Production planning and bulk recipes
- Juice production from raw produce to finished bottles
- How to properly stock your smoothie bar
- Setting up stations
- Setting pars for the FOH, retail cooler and mise en place
- Controlling variable costs such as food costs and labor
- How to prepare your recipes for batch ordering and costing
- All things plant-based mylk
- Complete smoothie and bowl walkthrough
- Sanitation plan walkthrough
FRONT OF HOUSE EDUCATION
- Labor report + How to build a profitable schedule
- Organizational chart, responsibilities, job descriptions and pay rates
- Increasing revenue with revenue drivers such as cleanses, sales, BOGO, increasing ticket averages
- Prep lists, opening lists, closing lists
- Social Media 101
- How to make your retail space look attractive
- Increasing revenue through exterior and interior signage
- Doubling up on items for use behind the bar, wholesaling and retailing to customers
- Setting up a POS system: tracking for trends, pars, sales mix, trimming your menu
Meet Your Instructors
Chef Ari Sexner
Olivia Esquivel
Olivia is Co-Founder of Southern Pressed Juicery, the award winning juice bar. Her “Bees Knees” bowl was voted “Top 10 Acai Bowls in America” by USA Today. Olivia specializes in operations management, marketing and PR, branding, and more.
Charlie Wettlaufer
Being a 2nd generation owner of Goodnature, Charlie has been surrounded by the juicing business his entire life. Creator of the Goodnature Juicing Blog, JuiceCon, and Goodnature Radio. Charlie is passionate about helping small businesses succeed.
Location Details
Southern Pressed Juicery
- 2 W Washington St, Greenville, SC 29601
Recommended Nearby Hotels
- ALOFT Greenville Downtown | 5 N Laurens St, Greenville, SC 29601
- AC Hotel Greenville Downtown | 315 S Main St, Greenville, SC 29601
- Hyatt Place Greenville Downtown | 128 E Broad St, Greenville, SC 29601
- Homewood Suites Greenville Downtown | 950 South Main St, Greenville, SC 29601
About Southern Pressed Juicery
Olivia and her team at Southern Pressed Juicery are making waves not only in the South but across the nation. Featured in Southern Living, Vogue, New York Observer among others, they are on track to change the course of history and bring organic and plant-based healing foods to the masses.
Visit Greenville
Located in the heart of downtown Greenville, Southern Pressed Juicery has been serving cold-pressed juices, superfood smoothies, açaí energy bowls and plant-foods since 2015. As you learn hands-on in the kitchen, enjoy the surrounding scenery of Greenville, ranked in the top five small cities in the United States by Condé Nast Traveler in 2023.
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