Manufacturer of cold-pressed, high-pressure, processed juices and cocktail mixers FreshBev has launched Ripe Craft Juice and Ripe Bar Juice in leading grocery chains across the US.

Ripe Craft Juices and Bar Juices will be available at King Kullen in Long Island, New York; Kings Food Markets in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; Key Foods at New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania; Fairway in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; Roche Brothers in Massachusetts; Dierbergs in Missouri; and Schnucks in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

Only Ripe Craft Juices will be available at Big Y in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

FreshBev's chief sales officer Keith Benoit said: "Consumers today are increasingly focused on the provenance of their produce and the grocery stores where they shop are responding with the brands they stock.

"We're thrilled that so many of the country's leading grocery chains have joined the RIPE movement."

"We're thrilled that so many of the country's leading grocery chains have joined the RIPE movement."

These new stores join an existing retail network which includes Whole Foods in New England and New York, Whole Foods in Colorado and South West, H.E.B. in Texas, and Raley's in Northern California. In addition, they are available on on Amazon.com.

FreshBev claimed that at its Ripe Craft's Juicery, steps are taken in the making of fresh juices so that the time from grower to refrigerator is mere days as opposed to weeks.

Juice extraction is carried out under one roof and never above 40°. Within minutes of being extracted, the liquid is bottled and put through to high-pressure technology, thereby making the juice safe for consumption. Further, this process retains the colour, flavour, aroma, and nutrition of the juice.

Ripe Bar and Craft Juices are available in 12.2-ounce bottles, and 46-ounce multi-serve pouches. Ripe Bar Juices are also available in 750ml bottles.