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Calling all Long Beach Nekterites! Nekter Juice Bar is celebrating its fifth year in the health business, as an advocate for a plant-based diet in the now-well-known form of cold-pressed juicy goodness, and yes, the owners want to give you something back for your support.<\/p>\n
Steve and Alexis Schulze of Newport Beach dared to take the risk of introducing something healthy into a society of mostly unhealthy consumption. In 2010 the couple put their passion to the test and opened a neighborhood juice bar, to serve their signature Greenie Juice and offer a new view on how to live a healthier lifestyle.<\/p>\n
In five years, the original Nekter Juice Bar in Costa Mesa has blossomed into a thriving chain in five different states: Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Nevada and California, including nine stores in Los Angeles County. One of those 54 health-based establishments is located at the Market Place in Long Beach, nestled snugly between the Trader Joe\u2019s and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and wants to reward its new and loyal customers with a few treats in celebration of the chain\u2019s short, yet successful, history.<\/p>\n
Nekter fans in Long Beach who share how the juice bar has helped changed their life for the better on Instagram (tag @nekterjuicebar<\/a> and use #iamnekter<\/a>) will be eligible to win weekly prizes through Monday, October 26. Prizes include Nekter gift cards, merchandise and more. One very lucky sharer will receive a Grand Prize of a Nekter Juice Truck Party.<\/p>\n \u201cService-oriented businesses are only as good as their most loyal local fans, and Nekter Juice Bar has some of the best,\u201d said co-founder Steve Schulze in a statement. \u201cOur phenomenal growth from neighborhood juice bar to a leading advocate of healthy living throughout the West was only possible because of the collective passion of our customers and associates who provide our guests with an outstanding experience.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cSo it makes sense to dedicate the month of October to them and the promise of an even brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information about Nekter\u2019s October Anniversary celebration, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"nekter1\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/nekter1.jpg\")
The Long Beach location will also give its patrons a chance to pay it forward to their friends, family or those less fortunate on Friday, October 9 with its Buy One Share One campaign. Customers who purchase a juice, smoothie or acai bowl will receive a voucher for a free 16 oz juice or smoothie they can use to surprise a friend, co-worker, fellow student or even a stranger \u201cwho might benefit from a little Nekter.\u201d<\/p>\n