One of the questions we’re asked most by our clients who are planning private parties is: “Why should we hire Maui Wowi to make smoothies for us? We already have a caterer and they can make smoothies.” 

It’s a great question. Here are several reasons why you’re far better off having us make smoothies  for your bar mitzvah, sweet 16, wedding or backyard party than either having your caterer do it (and, by the way, we work with many caterers), or your doing it yourself.

1. Smoothies are what we do for a living. Food is what your caterer does for a living. You wouldn’t ask Maui Wowi to make a souffle or fois gras for your event. Why? We don’t know how! And your caterer probably doesn’t know how to make a smoothie — at least not in a way that can serve a gourmet quality product to many guests.

2. Coupling Blazing Speed with High Quality:  We’ve seen caterers do their own smoothie bars. It looks beautiful — lots of fresh cut-up fruit, yogurt and ice. And then we see a long, long, LONG line form because caterers do not know how to make smoothies fast.

3. A Smoothie You Want to Drink: Then there’s the matter of taste. A smoothie that’s simply cut up fruit + yogurt and ice doesn’t taste so great. 
When you hire Maui Wowi, you get a professional team that comes with:

• a gourmet smoothie blend in a dozen flavors, each one all-natural and most non-fat
• a professional setup (a bar with or without tiki roof)
• all necessary supplies: cups, straws, ice, smoothie blend, bananas, blenders, ice scoop and a bunch of other things, right down to the colorful drink parasol we place in every drink

4. Servers Who Engage: Because our smoothie teams know their skills inside and out, they are free to smile and engage your guests. They can be friendly because they’re not stressed out with doing something they really would rather not be doing. 

5. What About Espresso Drinks?
We get frequent calls from caterers who ask if they can rent our espresso machines for parties. Why? Because their client wants espressos, cappuccinos and lattes. If those caterers did enough espresso bars, they would own their own machines. You don’t want someone who’s never made espresso before to learn at your wedding.

We’ve been doing espresso bars for many years and hundreds of events, and we’re as good at espresso and brewed and ice coffee as we  are at smoothies. We have awesome Hawaiian coffees, and even if your event isn’t Hawaiian themed, you’ll love our coffees. Our decor can be white linen or whatever works for you — we don’t have to set up with our tiki bar.

So what should you do? It’s easy: If you want smoothies or epresso drinks, just let your caterer or catering hall know you want us. We work with third parties very well. We are fully insured, cooperative with their establishment, and professional.

Want to know more about hiring Maui Wowi for your next event? Download our Most Frequently Asked Questions.