Daily Juice closes all Austin locations after 20 years in business

One of Austin’s longest running juice and smoothie operators has called it quits. Daily Juice Cafe is permanently closing all four of its Austin locations after Sunday. “We are so grateful to you all for supporting us through this journey, through the pandemic and throughout this last tough year of rising food costs, labor costs and rent,” Daily Juice owners Cary and Joanie Frieden alerted customers via email Wednesday. Cary Frieden told the American-Statesman that the leases on the four locations were ending within the year. Though he believed they were prepared to fix any current issues and navigate the path ahead — made rockier in recent years by high prices of rents, good and labor — the parents of four decided it was time to make a transition. "As much as we loved being a part of this and being part of this health journey personally and with so many of our clients and employees, there are too many other things that we are going to need to pursue personally,” Frieden said, calling the closures "bittersweet." The email stated that the Westlake location has already closed and told customers that if they had gift cards or prepaid cleanses, […]

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