John Preston and Joe Sparacio, childhood friends from Glenside and owners of Crate & Press Juice Bar at 266 N Keswick Avenue, were featured today in a 6ABC The Dish segment.

A 6ABC crew made “green juice for a complete health infusion, an immunity boost to keep us nice and healthy” at Crate & Press Juice’s University City location, which opened in 2023.

“We’ve known each other since grade school,” Preston told 6ABC. “We live not too far from each other, just around the corner. That was back when kids would go outside and play.”

According to the story, the pair’s business was inspired by personal health and the rising popularity of juice bars around the country. The Glenside location opened in 2018.

“We were scientists,” Sparacio said. “It was a lot of trial and error, breaking everything down, seeing what tastes good to us.”

Check out the clip:

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Screengrab: 6ABC