
Pressed Juicery is owned by Pressed Juicery, Inc., a private Los Angeles company founded in 2010 by Hayden Slater, Carly de Castro, and Hedi Gores. Now branded simply as Pressed, the company operates about 100 retail stores in more than a dozen states and sells juice and wellness products through more than 5,000 wholesale locations including Costco, Target, Sprouts, and Kroger.
Parent Company
Founded
2010
Status
Private
Headquarters
| Brand | Parent Company | Ownership Type |
|---|---|---|
| Pressed Juicery | Pressed Juicery, Inc. | Wholly owned |
The company began around 2010 as a juice delivery truck serving Brentwood in Los Angeles, founded by three friends during the early cold-pressed juice wave. Hayden Slater, a former entertainment industry executive, drove the vision of making raw juice accessible outside the boutique cleanse market.
Pressed Juicery's retail expansion rode a mid-2010s wellness boom, growing to more than 100 company stores across California, Texas, New York, and other states. Its pricing undercut boutique competitors like Juice Press, and its cleanse programs built a celebrity-endorsed following that made it a fixture of Los Angeles wellness culture.
The brand weathered the cold-pressed juice correction that shrank the category after its hype peak, diversifying into smoothies, wellness shots, plant-based yogurts, soft serve, and snacks. The company simplified its branding to Pressed as the product range widened beyond juice.
The most consequential recent shift is the wholesale pivot. In 2025 Pressed launched nationally at Target in January with an exclusive Express Cleanse, then into more than 550 Costco clubs in July with a Functional Wellness Smoothie multipack. Wholesale products are now sold in more than 5,000 retail locations, and refrigerated juice sales grew 27 percent year over year, making Pressed the fastest-growing single-serve refrigerated juice brand in the channel.
Who owns Pressed Juicery?
Pressed Juicery is privately held by private equity investors and founding interests. Carlyle Group has been a significant investor in its history. It is not publicly traded.
Is Pressed Juicery publicly traded?
No. Pressed Juicery is a private company and does not trade on any exchange.
How many Pressed Juicery locations are there?
Pressed operates more than 100 company-owned retail juice bars, primarily in California and major metro markets, plus wholesale distribution to more than 5,000 retail locations.
Where can you buy Pressed Juicery products?
Pressed Juicery products are available in its own stores, plus Costco, Target, Whole Foods, and thousands of grocery and club locations across the United States.
Who is the CEO of Pressed Juicery?
Pawan Passi serves as CEO of Pressed Juicery. Simon Lee joined as CMO in October 2025.
Does Pressed Juicery franchise?
No. Pressed operates its retail juice bars as company-owned stores rather than franchising the concept.
Pressed's product line is plant-based by design, with juices, shots, and bowls built around fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Its dairy-free soft serve and plant-based yogurt alternatives extend the vegan-friendly profile, though products are not formally certified vegan across the board.
The company holds no B Corp certification. Its wellness positioning is self-described, and critics of the juice category note the high sugar content of fruit juices and the limited evidence behind cleanse claims, a category-wide caveat rather than a company-specific finding.
Pressed Juicery has a largely clean public record with no major recalls or regulatory actions in recent years. Juice cleanse marketing claims in the category have drawn general scrutiny from nutrition experts, but no regulator has taken action against the company.
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