Main Line Brothers Pitching Smoothie Brand On 'Shark Tank' Friday

WYNNEWOOD, PA — Two brothers from Wynnewood are hitting the national stage Friday, as the businessmen make a pitch on the popular show "Shark Tank."

Brothers Peter and Stuart Shapiro will appear on the hit ABC show at 8 p.m. Friday, when they will attempt to secure funding for their smoothie vending machine brand Bleni Blends.

"The founders, with many years of food, beverage, and contactless delivery experience, have tapped some of the most innovative minds to create a vending experience that provides delicious, healthy smoothies made of real fruit in just 60 seconds," the Bleni Blend website reads. "Introduced through similar unattended retail technology, the Bleni Blends founders have an unmatched knowledge base of everything from market trends & tastes, corporate operations and sales, machine maintenance & overall self-serve kiosk solutions."

Flavors include strawberry banana, tropical, green power, berrylicous, coffee bean, mocha, and pink dragon.

The Bleni Blends website says all its smoothies are made with fresh fruit, use sustainable products, and are dairy free.

Ideal locations for the vending machines are airports, stadiums, museums, aquariums, universities/colleges, gyms, and leisure centers, according to the website.

Bleni Blend machines are entirely cashless, and accept Apple Pay, credit and debit cards, Google Wallet, and some campus cards.

Learn more about Bleni Blends online here.