Raglan Creative Market’s juice stall is about to get a new look with the former young entrepreneurs making way for a new pair of junior juicers.
Maria Grilli and Cora McInerney are hanging up their aprons and handing the successful market stall over to Alaia Hewett and Eva Clarke.
Alaia and Eva are familiar with the workings of the market; the pair are the faces behind the PB23 stall selling the peanut butter made by Alaia’s father Matt and sister Enfys.
The slower winter markets have been the perfect time for Alaia and Eva to learn how to combine juice business with selling peanut butter.
“It’s a bit busy with people that want to do bank transfer while we’re doing juices. But we’re getting used to it,” Eva says.
They are keeping it simple to start with offering a delicious carrot, kiwifruit and ginger juice.
The girls have known each other since they started as new entrants at Raglan Area School and have been firm friends ever since.
Carrying on the Maria and Cora’s tradition of serving up refreshing and wholesome juices, Alaia and Eva are looking forward to summer when market-goers are looking for a shopping pit stop.
“I really like talking to the people,” Alaia says.
When Maria started the market juice stall as a four-year-old, little did she know the business would see her into her teenage years.
Together with Cora, the pair successfully operated their stall for over 10 years.
Most of the money they earned from hawking juices is now in savings for a Paris trip, which Maria and Cora hope to do once they have finished school.
“We saved most of our money for travelling but we gave ourselves small amounts of pocket money each month for personal spending,” Maria says.
With their carefree primary school days behind them, Maria and Cora are channelling their efforts into studies
“We are now focusing more on our schooling as year 12 and 13 exams are coming up. We will be looking for summer jobs so we get weekly incomes during summer,” Maria says.
Maria and Cora are grateful for the support of all their customers over the years and they know their regulars will be happy with the PB23 girls’ juice skills.
“We had our moment, and it was time to pass the business down to some younger and cuter kids. We decided to keep it local so the legacy of Raglan Juice lives on,” Maria laughs.
“We have much faith in our customers and we are sure they’ll be delighted to see some new faces and continue to support the girls.”
The Raglan Creative Market operates all year round on the second Sunday of the month, where the new crew will continue the legacy of creating fresh, wholesome juices along with their peanut butter.
Janine Jacskon
