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Say hi to François!

About Smash & Squeeze

At Smash & Squeeze, we specialize in refreshing drinks made onsite to order. We use fresh ingredients for everything we do. We make most of our own syrups and purées. We always have some fun add-ons, and we come up with new fun and beautiful concoctions all the time. We’re available for private and corporate parties.

When did you first get started?

September 2020 was my first market

What inspired you to start your business?

It was the pandemic. I needed a way to pay rent. I have been in the beverage industry for most of the last 20 years. From managing high-end liquor-wine stores, to being the the Beverage Director at several restaurants. I am a certified Sommelier. I have been the main buyer for both on & off premise establishments. When the Lockdown happened, I lost my job as a Beverage Director / Sommelier for a neighborhood fine-casual restaurant. After a few weeks of being locked inside, I started volunteering at a local urban hydroponic farm. They eventually hired me full time where I did everything from seeding plants to selling said plants at local famers markets for the farm. I decided then that I needed to find a way to have my own business at those open air markets. A fresh beverage stand where I am basically a bartender without booze seemed to be the most natural business for me to go into.

What is your favorite thing to make/produce?

Lemonade

Where are you from/where did you grow up?

Britanny & Paris, France / West Texas

Share a fun fact about yourself you’d like your customers to know!

Sometime, I write & publish poetry

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