{"id":30176,"date":"2017-09-11T08:33:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T12:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=30176"},"modified":"2017-09-11T08:33:18","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T12:33:18","slug":"macleans-juice-business-continues-grow-owners-divest-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2017\/09\/macleans-juice-business-continues-grow-owners-divest-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"MacLeans\u2019 Juice Business Continues To Grow; Owners Divest Themselves Of Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30177\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/09\/sarajuicebar-vc-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/09\/sarajuicebar-vc-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/09\/sarajuicebar-vc.jpg 408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colin MacLean shows some of the different juices his company makes.<br \/>\u00a92017 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">By Maureen Werther<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Circus Caf\u00e9, 392 Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs, has long been associated with a fun, family-friendly environment and a lively nightlife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">In July, the restaurant was listed for sale by owners Colin and Christel MacLean. They plan to devote more time to their latest entrepreneurial enterprise, Saratoga Juice Bar, which is growing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Christel called the decision to open Saratoga Juice Bar another instance of \u201cSaratoga serendipity.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>She and Colin had just completed the purchase of the Crowne Grill and were absorbed in getting that restaurant off and running when, much to their surprise, the small storefront a few doors down that they\u2019d been eyeing for months became available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI went to Colin and said, \u2018Guess what?\u2019 We\u2019re going to open a juice bar,\u2019\u201d she said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"> \u201cWe are always looking for ways to do something better or finding the next best thing,\u201d she said. They determined the organic and all-natural juice business is a fast-growing across the country. Millennials are health conscious and baby boomers are looking for ways to stay younger. Saratoga County had also just been named the healthiest county in the state.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It all made good business sense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe went to L.A. and New York City to study under master juicers and develop our business model for the Juice Bar,\u201d said Colin. \u201cOur goal was to do it one time, the right way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more--><\/span>Growing beyond their Broadway storefront, their juices are available in Price Chopper, Wegmans, Stewarts Shops, Healthy Living, Hannaford, Whole Foods Albany, wellness centers, colleges, corporations and other locations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Their products are now being produced on both coasts, with Christel focusing on the West Coast expansion of the products and Colin overseeing marketing, distributing and expansion on the East Coast. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cOur juices are produced through a cold and raw process that retains 100 percent of all the vitamins, minerals, and live enzymes of natural whole foods,\u201d said Colin. Each container of juice contains approximately five pounds of vegetables and fruits. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Utilizing hydraulic extraction in a cold environment and never subjecting the product to heat differentiates their \u201cultra-premium\u201d juices from others on the market that are classified as \u201cpremium.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">While the MacLeans are excited about the future of the juice business, they remain committed to providing the same level of excellence people have come to associate with dining at Circus Caf\u00e9. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Maureen Werther Circus Caf\u00e9, 392 Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs, has long been associated with a fun, family-friendly environment and a lively nightlife. In July, the restaurant was listed for sale by owners Colin and Christel MacLean. They plan to devote more time to their latest entrepreneurial enterprise, Saratoga Juice Bar, which is growing. 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