Bronx-Born Juice Duo Brings 'Refreshingly Healthy' Spot To South Orange Blossom Trail

Kwench Juice plans an April 2026 opening at 12648 S Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando; franchisees Ray and Dennese Martinez will run the new café.

Published on Mar. 10, 2026

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Kwench Juice, a juice and smoothie café concept, is opening a new location in Orlando, Florida in April 2026. The franchise will be run by husband-and-wife team Ray and Dennese Martinez, who are bringing their Bronx-born entrepreneurial experience to the central Florida market. Kwench promotes its focus on natural ingredients and healthy, made-to-order juices, smoothies, and açaí bowls.

Why it matters

The new Kwench Juice location will provide a healthier grab-and-go option for residents and shoppers in an area that the franchisees say is underserved by health-focused concepts. The café is opening in a busy retail plaza along a major commercial corridor, which could help it attract a steady stream of customers.

The details

Kwench Juice is opening its new Orlando café at 12648 S Orange Blossom Trail, in a sizeable retail plaza along a heavily trafficked commercial corridor. The franchise will be run by Ray and Dennese Martinez, who say the area is 'overdue for healthier grab-and-go options.' Kwench promotes its focus on natural ingredients, clear ingredient lists, and made-to-order juices, smoothies, and açaí bowls that skip unnecessary sugars and artificial flavors.

  • Kwench Juice plans to open its new Orlando café in April 2026.

The players

Kwench Juice

A juice and smoothie café concept that promotes its focus on natural ingredients and healthy, made-to-order drinks and bowls.

Ray and Dennese Martinez

The husband-and-wife franchisees who are bringing Kwench Juice's Bronx-born entrepreneurial chops to central Florida.

Chris Gregoris

The founder of Kwench Juice who officially announced the Orlando café and the Martinez couple as the franchise owners.

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What they’re saying

“The health and wellness space is limited in the area.”

— Ray Martinez, Franchisee (PR Newswire)

“Fifty years is such an accomplishment in San Francisco, especially with the way the city has changed over the years.”

— Gordon Edgar, Grocery employee (Instagram)

What’s next

The new Kwench Juice café is scheduled to open in April 2026 at 12648 S Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando.

The takeaway

The arrival of Kwench Juice in Orlando's South Orange Blossom Trail area will provide residents and shoppers with a healthier grab-and-go option, filling a gap in the local market that the franchisees say exists. The café's focus on natural ingredients and made-to-order juices, smoothies, and bowls could attract a steady stream of health-conscious customers to the busy retail plaza.