CV Vitality Bowls Celebrates Eight Years

Debra Ochoa, the owner of Vitality Bowls in the Castro Village Shopping Center (center), serves a customer. The cafe specializes in açaí bowls, smoothies, juices, wraps, and salads. The cafe celebrated eight years in business earlier this month.

"It's been a great joy to share our mission of health and wellness through delicious, clean, and nutritious foods," Ochoa said. "When my husband and I began this journey nearly a decade ago, we received overwhelming support and loyalty from the local community—it's because of them that we are driven to continue our mission and provide convenient, high-quality, healthy dining options to Castro Valley for years to come." 

A San Leandro resident, Ochoa, said she chose Castro Valley because of its health-conscious community demographic. The cafe is popular with the 16- to 30-year-old crowd, and Ochoa says she often hires high school and college-age employees.

Originally founded in San Ramon in 2011, more than 130 Vitality Bowls locations are open or in development across the United States. Ochoa says her store is one of the Top Ten sellers nationwide.