Episodes
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Opening a Juice Bar in a Small Town: Toni McCarvel of Wild Honey
Toni McCarvel, founder of Wild Honey in Richland Center, Wisconsin, shares how she built a juice bar, cafe and bakery from scratch in a small town. On this episode of Goodnature Radio, Charlie and Chef Ari Sexner catch up with Toni on site, just weeks after Wild Honey's grand opening.Toni came…
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Scaling Wholesale & Events with Katelin and Chris - Plus the JuiceCon Experience
Katelin Slifer and Chris Goode share real-world operational insights on scaling cold-press operations, expanding wholesale, and preparing for JuiceCon.Come to JuiceCon! https://goodnature.com/juiceconRunning a juice business can feel like working on an isolated island. Charlie and Ari sit down…
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JuiceCon 2026 - What to expect at the juicing event of the year!
Join Goodnature and 200 juicing professionals in Austin, TX, November 5-6th, 2026. JuiceCon is the industry conference where like-minded people come together to share valuable knowledge about operating a successful juice bar or other cold-pressed juice business. Tickets are on sale now, prices go...
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Mastering Juice Bar Inventory, Plus JuiceCon and School of Juice Updates
This episode of Goodnature Radio covers effective inventory management for juice bar owners, focusing on using physical order guides to track stock levels, set par values, and streamline ordering processes. Learn practical tips to avoid over or under-ordering and build strong relationships with...
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Opening a Juice Bar - Staff Training, Soft Open, Grand Opening
In this episode of Goodnature Radio, Charlie Wettlaufer and Chef Ari Sexner discuss the essential steps for opening a juice bar or similar retail location. They cover the importance of staff training, the differences between soft openings and grand openings, and provide a detailed schedule for...
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Fancy Smoothie Demo, JuiceCon Announcement, Menu Design
In Episode 63 of Goodnature Radio, we go over effective menu design, Chef Ari demonstrates how to make an "upper echelon" $20 smoothie, and we spill the beans on the next JuiceCon, schedule for November 5th-6th 2026. Join the JuiceCon update list at https://www.goodnature.com/juicecon. Blueberry...
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Just do it! Dirt Juicery Founders Kendra and Missy on starting and growing a juice bar
Goodnature Radio Episode 62 - Kendra and Missy discuss the journey of starting and running Dirt Juicery, a family-owned juice bar. They share personal milestones, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the importance of community engagement. The discussion covers menu innovations, production...
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Commercial Juicing Essential Equipment and Tools for Success
Companion article with product links: https://www.goodnature.com/blog/commercial-juicing-essential-equipment-and-tools Detailed breakdown of essential equipment for juicing, highlighting the importance of efficiency and innovation in the kitchen. In this conversation, Charlie Wettlaufer and Ari...
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The Effects of Tariffs on a Juice Bar, Spring Seasonal Recipe Ideas, School of Juice Live
Join us for School of Juice Live Sessions June 11-12, 2025: https://www.goodnature.com/school-of-juice-live In this episode, Charlie Wettlaufer and Ari Sexner discuss various topics related to the juice industry, including the upcoming School of Juice live sessions, the impact of tariffs on juice...
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Avoiding Juice Bar Pitfalls - Common mistakes when starting a juice bar
In this episode, Charlie Wettlaufer and Ari Sexner discuss the common mistakes people make when starting a juice bar and how to avoid them. They cover essential topics such as finding the right location, creating a unique concept, understanding costs, hiring the right people, and the importance…
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Mandatory Tips, Nutritional Labels, Bottle Return Programs, Applying Labels, and More
In Episode 58 we round up popular Facebook Group topics and give our opinions on various commercial juicing topics. Join the next free Juicing Level Up session: https://goodnature.com/levelup Join the private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407299067217191 Summary In this...
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Shanique The Kreative Vegan - Juicing for health with a Caribbean influence
In this engaging conversation, Shanique Simpson, a prominent juicing influencer and registered nurse, shares her journey from growing up in Jamaica surrounded by nature and fruit trees to becoming a successful content creator in the vegan and juicing community. She discusses the impact of the...
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Katelin Slifer, Founder of Juice Co LG - The benefits of glass bottles, local sourcing, and more
Request consulting at https://www.goodnature.com/consulting Katelin Slifer started Juice Co LG almost 10 years ago in Los Gatos, CA when she was struggling to find high quality juice in her area. Juice Co LG has been committed to locally sourced ingredients, and raw glass-bottled juice since the...
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Olivia Depature and the Future of the Podcast
Olivia is no longer part of the dream team. Charlie gives his opinion on what happened, and talks about the future of the podcast and front of house consulting services for Goodnature. -- Become part of the #goodnaturefamily at https://www.goodnature.com. Instagram:...
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Profitable Juicing Summer - Watermelon, farmers markets, and more
Olivia joins us from Spain, and we chat about how to make sure summer is a profitable time for your juice bar. We also go into how to actually be able to step away from your business for periods of time without worrying about it's survival while you're away. Contact us at [email protected]...
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Hummingbird Juicer Technology - Deep dive with Goodnature CEO Eric Wettlaufer
In Episode 52 we invite Eric Wettlaufer on to talk about features and innovations of Goodnature Hummingbird including the grinder, intelligent pressing system, and more. Order the all new Hummingbird cold press juicer: https://www.goodnature.com/juicers/hummingbird
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Chris Goode, Founder of Ruby Jean's Juicery
Chris Goode founded Ruby Jean's Juicery in 2015, and since then has grown it into multiple locations, launched a wholesale juice line in Whole Foods, and worked with local schools and the community on improving the diets of children in and around Kansas City. Follow Chris on Instagram:...
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Essential Juice Bar Equipment - Blenders, fridges, juicers, and more!
In Episode 50, Ari and Olivia give their list of essential equipment that every juice bar needs. We cover the best blenders, the best fridges, essential small wares, merchandising displays, the best commercial juicers, and more. Join our weekly mentorship group at...
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Juice Bar Delivery - Using third party apps and services to deliver juice and more
Episode 49 covers the challenges and considerations of using third-party delivery apps, including liability concerns and high costs. Quality issues with delivery and unauthorized use of menus by delivery apps are also discussed. Alternative apps for surplus products are a potential solution. Join...
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Increasing Profit by Controlling Costs - Focus on variable costs for extra profit
The two most important costs you can control in your business are food costs and labor costs. If you focus on these cost centers, you can increase profit for your business every day. Join our Juicing Level Up weekly mentorship group for more in depth educational content:...
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Profitable Catering Orders - Offering catering as a juice bar
Level Up your juice business with our new weekly mentorship group at https://www.goodnature.com/juicing-level-up In Episode 47 of Goodnature Radio we discuss how to deliver profitable catering orders to local businesses and events, including how to present the catering options, how to price them,...
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Level up your juice business with our new weekly mentorship group!
In episode 46, we give an overview of our new Juice Level Up weekly mentorship group. Weekly video conference calls with the world's top juicing experts! Get the details here: https://www.goodnature.com/juicing-level-up We also discuss how to get ready for spring time in your juice bar.…
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Juice Bar Names and Trademarks - Is it worth it to register a trademark?
In this latest episode we do a dive deep into juice bar names and whether or not its worth registering a trademark. We also touch on Valentine's Day specials and ideas. https://learn.goodnature.com/courses Request consulting or leave us a message: https://goodnature.com/radio Shop in bulk on the...
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Fresh vs Raw - The important differences between the two terms
In Episode 44 we discuss why juice bars should be labeling their juice "fresh and raw". Also, we touch on using a food processor with a Goodnature juicer and whether or not that speeds up the process. Commercial cold press juicers: https://www.goodnature.com/juicers Juice business consulting:...
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Lynsay Connell of Norfolk Juice Co
Norfolk Juice Co was launched during the pandemic and has quickly grown to be a successful, profitable small juice business in Ontario, Canada a short way from the border. Lynsay Connell tells her story and gives advice on starting a juice bar, and what it's like running a juice bar in Canada vs...
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Juice Bar Branding - Secrets to a captivating brand
How to build a captivating juice bar brand and why it's the most important thing you can do. Interested in learning about our complete turn key packages for starting a juice business? Schedule a free 30 minute call with the dream team. It’s like your own private podcast:...
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#41: Employee Comps - How much free stuff should we give our staff? How much is too much?
Olivia's fired up! She came ready to set things straight about what's expected of employees and at what point they cross the line into taking advantage of the business. Interested in learning about our complete turn key packages for starting a juice business? Schedule a free 30 minute call with…
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#40: Deceptive Raw Labeling - HPP Juice, Almonds, Certified R.A.W.
How companies might be intentionally confusing consumers by using the word "raw" on HPP juice, almonds, and other food and beverage products. Interested in learning about our complete turn key packages for starting a juice business? Schedule a free 30 minute call with the dream team:...
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#39: Starting a Juice Bar feat. Cherry Pickin'
Cherry Pickin' is the new juice, smoothie, and acai shop in Louisville, KY. Meet the founders and learn about their history and how that's influenced the branding and menu in their hoops focused wellness shop. Follow: https://www.instagram.com/cherrypickingoods/ Request consulting:...
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#38: Food Cost and COGS - How to calculate your costs and why it's important
Knowing your numbers is super duper important, but many of us don't. In this episode we discuss the importance of knowing your numbers and how food cost and COGS are calculated on a regular basis. For a downloadable food cost calculator spreadsheet, and a detailed step by step guide on…
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#37: Slow Times and Low Seasons - How to keep profit rolling in
Things in the juicing industry are slow right now. Get tips and tricks from the pros on how to stay profitable. Learn about how to lower labor costs, increase ticket size, and more in Episode 37 of Goodnature Radio. Get a free 30 minute consultation with the team: https://goodnature.com/radio...
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#36: Juicer Maintenance - Tips and tricks from the pros
Maintenance tips and best practices from the pros. How to keep your X-1, X-1 Mini or M-1 functioning like a (literally) well oiled machine. For official maintenance instructions visit the knowledgebase: https://www.goodnature.com/knowledgebase
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#35: Cleanse Season Coming - Are you ready?
Right after new years is one of the busiest times of the year for juice bars that have good juice cleanse promotions. In this episode we discuss how to prepare for the season and ear a ton of juice cleanse customers. Goodnature Radio is celebrating one year of providing you awesome content on how...
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#34: Juice Labeling - FDA Requirements, design, sourcing, how much to pay
How to properly design a label for cold-pressed juice including FDA requirements, warning labels, nutrition, ingredients and more. Where to source labels for juice bottles, how much to pay, how to apply labels to bottles and make it easy to manage bottle inventory. Truth in labeling - being…
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#33 Audience Questions - Pricing juice for wholesale, turning around declining sales
In Episode 33 of Goodnature Radio, we play voice messages from the audience and give our expert advice. Voicemails include questions regarding how to handle declining sales and turn things around, and how to sell wholesale to local businesses. Goodnature Radio the weekly Friday podcast where the...
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#32: Setting Par Levels in a Juice Bar - How to set inventory levels and production schedule.
Not knowing the right amount of juice to make or produce to order can be a huge source of anxiety for a juice business owner. In this episode we break down how to set inventory par levels and schedule production based on par levels. -- Request consulting or leave us a message:...
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#31: Fall Seasonality in Your Juice Bar - Creative Recipes and Promotions to Stay Busy
As we transition to Autumn, there are some creative ways you can make sure you juice bar stays busy as the weather cools down and consumers get ready for the holidays. https://learn.goodnature.com/courses Request consulting or leave us a message: https://goodnature.com/radioJoin in on the...
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#30: Organic Certification - Pros, cons, and how to become USDA certified organic.
Many juice bars know the importance of serving organic products. Is it worth it to go through the trouble of being USDA certified organic? Learn all about the pros and cons of organic, as well as the process of getting certified. Request consulting or leave us a…
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#29: Juice Bar Customer Service and Handling Complaints, Online and In Person
Hospitality philosophy, customer service, training staff, and how to manage customer complaints both in person and online. Please consider supporting Choice Health Bar's GoFundMe campaign, since their juice bar was completely destroyed in the Lahaina fires along with many of their staff member's...
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#28: Extending Shelf Life of Cold Pressed Juice
In this episode of Goodnature Radio the team takes an extremely deep dive into the world of juice preservation. We discuss every possible way to extend the shelf life of juice. Equipment, processing methods, preservatives, everything! Shop in bulk on the Goodnature Marketplace:...
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#27: Sourcing produce and working with distributors
In Episode 27 of Goodnature radio we dive into how to source fresh produce and work with distributors, how to use order guides and par levels, negotiating with distributors, and more. https://learn.goodnature.com/courses/chef-ari-juice-bar-course/ Shop in bulk on the Goodnature Marketplace:...
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#26: Juice Marketing Tips and Defining Core Values
Industry experts offering their insights into the do's and don't of juice of marketing a juice business. If you would like to send us a voicemail for us to respond to and play on the air head over to Goodnature.com/radio, or send us a question by email [email protected]. Request consulting or...
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#25 Audience Questions - Juicing herbs, juicing watermelon, using beverage dispensers
This week we play voicemails from our audience and answer their juicing questions. This podcast is brought to you by Goodnature, the world leader in cold pressed juice machines and juice bar consulting, founded by my father in 1976 in Buffalo, NY. If you would like to send us a voicemail for us…
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#24 Juice vs Smoothies - How to respond to customer objections
Juice bar customers often object to juice because they say it lack fiber, is too high in sugar, wasteful, or other reasons. Learn more about the differences between juice and smoothies and how to respond to those objections. More about the cold press process: https://www.goodnature.com/difference...
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#23: How Much to Charge for Juice
In this episode of Goodnature Radio, the team discusses how to figure out how much to actually charge for a bottle of juice, smoothie, or other item in your juice business. We go over basics such as how to calculate food cost, how to set price targets, and more. https://goodnature.com/radio for...
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#22: Sea moss benefits and profitability, juice discoloration, press overflow
In episode 22 we discuss how juice bars are driving profitability with sea moss gel, how to deal with juice becoming discolored, pushing profitable products, and more. Request consulting or leave us a message: https://goodnature.com/radio Join in on the discussion on the Goodnature Juicing…
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#21: JuiceCon dates, the truth about spirulina, bottling smoothies, using fresh herbs in juice
In Episode 21 we have a full agenda of updates and juice bar topics. Charlie has been doing spirulina research and has learned a lot about how it’s grown and harvested. We have narrowed down the venue and dates for the next JuiceCon. Ari gives advice on how to incorporate using fresh herbs in raw...
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#20 - Expo West recap and new trends in health food, how high to fill juice bottles, more
Ari answers the popular question - Should I be filling my juice bottles all the way to the top or leaving an air gap? Charlie gives his recap on his trip last week to expo west including new trends in the health food industry, and which trends seems to be fading away. We take an audience question...
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#19 - Olivia closes down a store, what to expect from the Goodnature Marketplace
In Episode 19 of Goodnature Radio, Olivia tells us about the recent news of Southern Pressed Juicery closing their Charlotte location, why they did it, and how to think about these types of decisions. We also take questions from our listeners and talk a little bit about what customers the...
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#18: Laying out a new juice bar and equipment, juice pulp ideas, serving coffee
What’s up my juice loverrrrrs, in Episode 18 we go pretty deep into how to properly layout a juice bar and what to think about when purchasing equipment. We take a voicemail about how to utilize juice pulp and discuss different creative juice pulp ideas. We also touch on gluten free donuts and...
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