Ruby Jean is the late grandmother of Chris Goode, founder and CEO of Ruby Jean’s Juicery. Ruby Jean was raised on a soul food diet and lived on very meager means, never in her life learning how to drive a car. She eventually moved to Kansas City, Mo.,in the late 1950s with several other family members.

She raised her family the same way she was raised, with a diet leaning heavily on salty, fatty foods like cornbread smothered in butter, fried chicken and luscious homemade desserts every day, such as raisin pie and sweet potato pie. A shy, hard-working woman, Ruby Jean loved her family very much and was loved dearly by them in turn. After a battle with Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and high blood pressure, she passed away in 1999 at the age of 61.

When Goode, was introduced to the world of juicing, a passion for healthy living was born. He immediately thought of his late grandmother and wished she had the knowledge and understanding of the importance of healthy eating and drinking. Ruby Jean’s Juicery was born from the deep pain of Ruby Jean’s early passing, and Goode’s genuine belief that his grandmother would still be alive had she made different dietary choices.