Bringing diet and wellness to his hometown is Jeff Copi’s purpose.
The 24-year-old Monroe resident owns and operates Monroe Vitamin, 739 S. Monroe St., a store specializing in wholesome drinks, shakes, smoothies, energizing teas, and protein coffees.
Copi at all times knew he needed to personal his personal diet enterprise so he labored a number of odd jobs and saved sufficient cash to lease a location within the place the place he grew up.
“Generally I might work two to 3 jobs at a time and I saved praying and saved my religion robust and right here got here the store,” Copi stated. “If you happen to wait and are affected person, good issues will come to you. When it occurs, give the glory to God.”
Final 12 months, on his birthday, April 22, Copi signed the lease and, in August, he formally opened his smoothie and juice bar.
“We provide a meal-replacement shake that has 24 grams of protein and 21 nutritional vitamins and minerals that’s below 250 energy together with wholesome power drinks that assist with metabolism, digestive well being and offer you good power,” he stated. “We additionally supply protein coffees and power teas.”
Copi provides protein powders and power dietary supplements to the cold and hot drinks he makes and provides weekly specials which he posts on the shop’s Fb web page.
Though the shop has an enormous menu to select from, Copi has been identified to create signature drinks for particular occasions just like the one he not too long ago made for Monroe filmmaker Nate Thompson’s film premiere.
Copi blended blue raspberry and cherry flavors with aloe and a pomegranate power pill with nutritional vitamins to assist help psychological alertness.
“Nate has accomplished some work for us and he reached out so we created a drink to assist him promote his quick horror movie, ‘The Lifeless File,’” he stated.
Loaded power tea bombs are hottest amongst Copi’s prospects, a more healthy model of an power drink with out sugar. Menu objects embrace all kinds of shakes, teas and booster drinks and combo pricing is out there.
Monroe residents Marie Barton and her son, Christopher, stopped in not too long ago for the primary time to strive the day’s drink specials.
“I work at Fountain View (of Monroe) and I’ve heard so many good issues about this place that we determined to cease in and provides it a strive,” she stated. “We’re searching for a more healthy various and the ladies I work with stated this place is ‘superb.’”
Marie took dwelling “Bunny Tracks” shakes and “Peter Cotton Tail” tea bombs whereas Christopher opted to strive a chocolate Oreo shake.
Though Copi has been in enterprise lower than a 12 months, he realizes the significance of giving again to his hometown.
On a latest Fb publish, he provided complimentary teas to native companies as a approach of thanking them for his or her help. He estimates he acquired practically 1,300 drink orders and remains to be within the course of of constructing deliveries.
Copi believes by giving again, he’s letting the group know he cares and is prepared to share his success and blessings with others.
Monroe Vitamin
Location: 739 S. Monroe St.
Proprietor: Jeff Copi of Monroe
Hours: Could fluctuate by season, verify Fb or name 734-244-4806
Companies: Wholesome drinks, shakes, smoothies, energizing teas, and protein coffees
Fb: https://www.fb.com/Monroe-Vitamin-107893084774789/
