When Tony Mancini, hairdresser and co-owner of The Raw Juice Company, started juicing, he wanted everyone to feel as good as he felt. Tony began buying juices from the Bubble Tea shop next door to his salon for all his clients after their appointments, including long-time friend and patron David, who was overweight and unhappy with his health at the time. His first reaction? “I thought it was disgusting! I didn’t want to touch the stuff,” David laughs. But he soon came round to the idea that drinking these juices could benefit his health.
And benefit he did. David, like Tony, soon began losing weight and feeling better, becoming more active and committing to an overall lifestyle change. After several months of feeling great and talking about how they wanted others to feel this good, they made the move to open a juice bar.