New Jersey-based Frutta Bowls will officially open its doors in downtown State College Saturday at 9 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, following a soft opening this week. The shop serves fruit acai, pitaya, and kale bowls to focus on healthy options, along with toast, hot oatmeal, and smoothies.
Located at 254 East Beaver Ave., Frutta Bowls is the first business to open in the recently constructed high rise The Edge. It willl be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.
Frutta Bowls launched two years ago and gives customers healthy options to build bowls and other options. There are currently two other stores in Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia and Quakertown. Frutta Bowls COO Chris Ives said in December that State College is the ideal type of market for the company to expand, with young customers looking for healthy alternatives.
The first 50 customers on Saturday will get a free bowl voucher for their next visit and raffles, samples, and giveaways will be going on throughout the day. The store can accommodate about 20 customers inside, while outdoor seating is expanded when weather permits.
When the business is up and running, it will feature a catering service. There’s also an app for committed customers to collect points and redeem awards based on dollars spent.
Frutta Bowls is the second acai shop to open downtown this semester — Playa Bowls opened its doors in January under the Legacy apartment building, 478 E. Calder Way. Salud, which replaced the Fraser Street Deli last year, also sells similar smoothie bowls.
