Cydnie Smith-McCarthy came up with the name for her company from her Dad. A Barbados native, the number one fruit in the country is Mamey Sapote (mah may supp oh tay). It’s used in many different dishes, the equivalent of avocados in the US. So the company name, Drink Mamey, is a legacy to Cydnie’s Dad and his background. Cydnie calls herself a mixologist because she spends a huge chunk of her time mixing different juices and powders and supplements to get just the right taste in her premium cold pressed juices. You can visit her Portland, Oregon company by just walking right in. You’ll see a wall full of plants and a huge section of her cold pressed juices in premium glass bottles. You also can order up a smoothie carton to take home or mix one up right there in her factory. And if you want extra supplements in your smoothie, you can get them right at the company. And there are build-in neighbors. The company houses seven black-owned businesses in the wellness industry and related industries. So she houses sections that emphasize feel good, look good and taste good – the trifecta of wellness. The rambling location that has worked out so well came about in a typical spider-web manner. A client of Cydnie’s was hit by the COVID lockdown and had to close a location. When offered up to Cydnie, she took it and has never looked back. Cydnie has a background in design and communications and started out in photography and graphic design. She worked in public relations and event planning and has always loved creating aesthetically pleasing situations and products. Also a lifetime wellness advocate, she started juicing for her family and friends and the word got out. So, she decided to bottle her juice and put a logo on it and her explosive growth has been, forgive me, organic. The toughest part of the business was the commercialization and learning the regulations of selling a food product. But once she got into a commercial kitchen and into a store, she was past the big learning curve.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

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Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
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