Playa Bowls Opening New Location In Bensalem

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Playa Bowls is opening a new franchise location on Street Road on Saturday.

The chain —which has operated for nine years and has more than 200 stores nationwide —is known for its acai, pitaya, coconut bowls, and smoothies.

Playa Bowls will be located on 2645 Street Rd. in the Street Road Plaza shopping center.

The new franchise will be run by Bronwyn Bergen, and her husband, Michael, who have other Playa Bowls locations in Fairless Hills and Newtown.

There are also others located in Warrington and the Doylestown area.

Starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Playa Bowls will give away free bowls and T-shirts to the first 75 customers in line. There will also be a DJ music and swag.

Saturday is also National Acai Day.

Playa Bowls specializes in fruit-based bowls, smoothies, oatmeal, cold-pressed juices, and cold brew coffee drinks.

ABOUT PLAYA BOWLS

The Playa Bowls concept is the vision of founders Robert Giuliani and Abby Taylor, both Jersey Shore natives, and long-time surfers, the company's website states.

Taylor grew up in Ocean Township surfing the beaches of Monmouth County, while Giuliani grew up surfing in Ocean County. They were inspired by chasing summer on surf trips to Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, California, and Hawaii. Almost every exotic surf town they visited offered their unique version of an acai or pitaya bowl. They decided to recreate their favorite recipes with their twist at home at the Jersey Shore.

They made a deal with the owner of the pizza shop they lived above on 8th Avenue in Belmar, N.J.

They bought a blender, a patio table, a fridge, and a freezer and set up a makeshift pop-up stand on the sidewalk in front of the pizza shop. They spent a lot of time & effort telling their story and educating customers on the benefits of acai. As word spread of this creative & intuitive pop-up stand, more and more people stood in line on the side of Ocean Avenue to see what Playa Bowls was all about.