Maui Wowi for Your Home Party

A big part of the Maui Wowi catering story is home parties--whether tropical theme or not. Here's a shot from a party we did last night in Westchester. It was a gorgeous event with food from Plum Catering of Cos Cob, CT. We set up our tiki bar and served smoothies to the 100 or so teenagers there, who loved it. We also made our strawberry and pina colada smoothies for rum drinks for the adults. The event featured face painting, pirate actors, a treasure hunt, steel drum player, and inflatable rides. It was an all-out great summer party, and Maui Wowi added the right touch of extra fun.

Aiden Turner from "All My Children" Tries a Maui Wowi

"Sexy accent, killer smile---Aidan Devane is the object of many women's fantasies. Armed with an analytical mind and an unwavering sense of right and wrong, the only thing this private detective can't seem to find is true love." In real life, Aiden Turner came to join in the fun of the SOAPnet Smoothie Tour at ad agency OMD. Here he is with aspiring actress (making smoothies just until she's discovered) Jane York (daughter of your's truly). On a sad note, Chrishell Stause is no longer the most recent photo on the blog!

All My Children's "Amanda Dillon" Finds True Love...

.....in a Maui Wowi Pina Colada! Chrishell Stause, the actress who plays Amanda on the leading ABC soap All My Children, helped us promote SOAPnet to the media department of ad agency Mediavest. Chrishell was totally into the event, very friendly with the crowd of 100+ media buyers and really fun to hang around (and pretty easy on the eyes, may as well admit that!). Did the Pina Colada taste especially good because of the hot New York weather, or was it perhaps that I was drinking it out of Chrishell's cup? Stay tuned.....

Soap Star Chills with Maui Wowi and SOAPnet

For the fourth year, we're partnering with ABC Television's SOAPnet to help them promote the cable channel's upfront media buying season. We're visiting eight Manhattan ad agencies in the month of June, making our awesome smoothies. The SOAPnet folks are bringing in daytime TV talent which has been a blast. Here we are with One Life to Live's Forbes March and the media folks from McCann advertising.

Westminster School, Simsbury CT, May 07

Here we are at the Westminster School in quaint Simsbury, CT.

Monroe-Woodbury HIgh School Jr. Prom May 07

The Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley, N.Y., added some Hawaiian style to its prom.

Mather Hospital Cancer Walk

Maui Wowi franchisees do as much as possible for charitable organizations. We were on hand at Mather Hospital's annual Families Walk for Hope, which raised nearly $200,000 for cancer research. We made about 700 smoothies for a great crowd and a great cause.

NYU Strawberry Festival 07

We were supposed to be outside in Washington Square Park, but it rained on NYU's annual Strawberry Festival. We were moved inside but that didn't dampen the spirits of the 2,000+ students who visited for a Strawberry Banana smoothie, some cotton candy, strawberry taffee...the only thing missing was Pepto Bismol (which would have been the right color, sorta). It was a great event sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and the Health Services department of NYU.

Passaic County Community College Spring Event

It's been college week at Maui Wowi. Here we are at Passaic County Community College in Patterson NJ. That's my oldest daughter Jane behind the counter--home from college and earning a living! (And being recruited by the Marines. Nice try fellas!)

St. Johns Spring Fling 2007

Spring has finally arrived in New York! And not a moment too soon. We were slingin' smoothies at the St. John's University annual Spring Fling on April 20 and the weather was perfect. We served about 1500 smoothies in four hours to the patient folks you see on line in the photo below. At left, Jane and Nathan do the blending.

Maui Wowi Turns on the Juice at NACA

Wow! What a Show. Maui Wowi attended the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) trade show/market place in Nashville earlier this month. Over 3,000 college students, faculty members, and school advisors who coordinate and plan campus activities were there. Maui Wowi blended over 5,500 smoothies over the four days. It was actually over 14 hours of trade show time. You can do the math--we're too tired! We have been happy to serve dozens of colleges here in the New York metro area, including Fordham (Lincoln Center, Tarrytown and Bronx), St. John's in Queens, St. Joseph on Long Island and in Connecticut, Baruch in New York, Suffolk Community College on Long Island and many others.

St. Joseph College "Luvs" Maui Wowi

It was "Luv Yourself Day" at St. Joseph College in West Hartford, CT. The Student Activities folks organized an afternoon of massages, facials, games and, perhaps most importantly, Maui Wowi smoothies. As you can see from the photo, some of the girls got smoothies and facials more or less at the same time. And for those of you who think smoothies are only for warm weather, take a look at the winter wonderland outside.

St.. Joseph's College Back to School

St. Joseph's College of Patchogue, NY, got an early morning start back to classes after the holiday break with Strawberry Banana, Pina Colada and Chocolate Chunk smoothies--and Dunkin' Donuts on the side. No one was going to fall asleep in class after that!

Maui Wowi on TV in Denver

Maui Wowi is in the news in Denver with a report on KWGN-TV. The reporter must have had a cup or four of our Hawaiian espressos. To view the video go here and scroll down to Chris Parente's Visits and click on "Too Cold in Denver? Go to Maui Wowi."

Too Cold in Denver? Head to Maui. Maui Wowi.

Maui Wowi Opens in Major Supermarket Chain

HEB Grocery, one of the largest grocery store chain in Southwest Texas opened its seventh H-E-B Plus store and first in the greater Houston area. The 125,000-square-foot H-E-B Plus features a Maui Wowi store within the supermarket. More Maui Wowi stores will be opening within H-E-B locations in the coming year.

Maui Wowi Joins Stony Brook University Homecoming

Stony Brook University had its annual Wolfstock Homecoming celebration this part weekend and Maui Wowi was on hand along with about two dozen other leading companies who provided delicious tastes from the area’s best restaurants, vineyards and breweries.

North Fork Bank Shows Client Appreciation with Maui Wowi Smoothies

Here we are at the North Fork Bank annual Client Appreciation Day event in Sayville, NY. Hundreds of bank customers came by on a sunny Friday afternoon to be welcomed and thanked by the bank's manager and staff. For more information on having a client appreciation event for your company, feel free to get in touch with me at mitch@coffeesandsmoothies.com.

Room with a View

After being a Maui Wowi franchisee and area developer for the past four years, I finally moved my office out of my bedroom and into an office nearby. It's the shortest commute to work I've ever had: 2 miles. But the really nice part is the view of the West Sayville boat basin and the Great South Bay.

Maui Wowi Teams with American Express at 3rd Ave Fair

Was it the cool cup giveaway, the cool smoothies, or the cool blue of the American Express OPEN business card? Whatever it was, New Yorkers turned out in droves to visit the American Express booth at the Third Avenue Street Fair. We blended up over 3,500 smoothies in six hours -- a lot, but not a record believe it or not! Thanks to our superb team (Nathan, Antonio, Rosie and Dave) we kept the lines moving with a smile--cajoling the line cutters to not even go there, keeping relative order amidst chaos--all in a day's work for Maui Wowi! Unfortunately, we didn't have time to walk across the street for the deep fried Oreos :-(

Maui Wowi at St. Joseph's University

My Maui Wowi colleagues in southern NJ, Zac and Juanita Odumes, are getting into the campus activities market as we are up here in the NY area. Here are some shots from their recent event at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. If you're a campus activities director in the southern NJ or Philadelphia area you should definitely get in touch with Zac and Juanita at zodumes@comcast.net. They are awesome operators and will bring a special Aloha spirit to your event.