pressed juice founded 2012 headquarters san diego california united states key people annie lawless eric ethans james brennan jeff church co founders 1 products juices website www.sujajuice.com suja juice is an organic non gmo cold pressed juice company based in san diego california . suja produces cold pressed juices waters and drinking vinegars and with a wide range of cold pressed organic offerings suja has a juice for every lifestyle . it is the largest independent producer of cold pressed juice sold in the united states . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links history edit suja meaning long beautiful life embodies the promise that flows from the cold pressured beverages it delivers in each and every bottle . suja was founded by four diverse san diegans from different walks of life that came together in the most unexpected of circumstances to form what is now the fastest growing organic cold pressured and non gmo beverage company in the u.s. . suja s story all began from a shared dream to help people everywhere transform their lives through conscious nutrition . co founder annie lawless had been juicing her entire life and from a young age had been aware that what you put in your body affects how you look and more importantly how you feel . her friend eric ethans had a background as a raw food chef and spent his entire life researching and pairing ingredients to create healthy delicious meals . the two met in san diego and bonded over their mutual love of delivering convenient nutrition through foods and beverages that also tasted good . they were frustrated by the lack of pure organic products on grocery store shelves and decided to create their own juices at home . meanwhile james brennan a leading hospitality visionary award winning restaurateur and one of san diego s most successful entrepreneurs met eric and was instantly hooked on his homemade juice . enter jeff church a harvard mba and successful social entrepreneur known for his role as founder and ceo of nika water a social enterprise that donates 100 percent of its profits to clean water projects and poverty alleviation around the world . the rest is history co founders annie eric james and jeff came together to form suja juice as we know it today with a mission to get the best quality organic and non gmo juice into as many hands as possible . through the large scale use of organic non gmo fruits and vegetables and implementation of a breakthrough displacement technology called high pressure processing hpp suja juice has become the nation s leading organic and cold pressured juice brand . in august 2015 the coca cola company took a 30 % minority stake in the company for approximately 90 million 3 and signed a deal for suja juice products to be sold via coca cola s distribution network and produced at coca cola s bottling facilities without changing the products recipes . 4 learn more about the investment . in september 2016 suja was listed as the fastest growing food & beverage company in inc. 500 . products edit all suja juice products are made from organic non gmo fruits and vegetables and are vegan kosher gluten free dairy free and soy free . they use bpa free pete plastic bottles for packaging and source locally to reduce their carbon footprint . 5 suja juice has 5 product lines suja including their 1 day renewal classic including their 1 day 3 day and 5 day fresh starts elements probiotic waters & drinking vinegars . they use high pressure processing hpp also known as cold pressure instead of high heat pasteurization to extend shelf life and help maintain essential vitamins minerals and enzymes . the u.s. food and drug administration has recognized hpp for preserving freshness and increasing shelf life without adding preservatives . citation needed the process also eliminates harmful bacteria while yielding a higher nutrient count . 6 citation needed suja juice products are sold in the united states at retailers including but not limited to whole foods market target kroger safeway & amazon.com . you can use the product locator on their website to find suja near you or shop their classic juices and fresh starts on their website . references edit suja story . suja . retrieved 2016 06 26 . america s most promising companies 2 suja juice . forbes . coca cola near deal for organic juice company suja sources . reuters . coke takes minority ownership stake in fast growing suja juice . coca colacompany.com . august 19 2015 . faq . suja juice . faq . coldpressured.org . external links edit official website facebook instagram twitter pinterest retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title suja juice & oldid 741307361 categories drink companies of the united statesjuicehidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view 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