is a high-end
Chain of
Smoothie restaurants headquartered in
Emeryville ,
California with over 640 locations operating in 21 states, the
District Of Columbia and
The Bahamas . Over 400 locations are company-owned, with the remainder being
Franchised .Jamba, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The First Fiscal Quarter Ended May 1, 2007
{Link without Title} For the 12 months ending January 10, 2006, system wide sales were $345 million, which included sales of $230 million from company locations. The company has achieved a compound annual growth rate of 20% per year over the last three fiscal years.
Jamba Juice was founded in April
1990 by
Cuesta College graduate
Kirk Perron , and incorporated in
1991 as ''Juice Club, Inc.'' in
San Luis Obispo , California.
{Link without Title} {Link without Title} It is known as one of the leaders in the quick-serve fruit and vegetable juice market nationwide.
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Juice Club Inc. of
San Francisco changed its store name to ''Jamba Juice'' in
1995 .[http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:w48ySnMCNZkJ:www.shareholder.com/visitors/activeedgardoc.cfm%3Ff%3Dpdf%26id%3D4842221+%22juice+club%22+%22palo+alto%22+%22southern+california%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us] Says founder Perron[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DTI/is_n9_v25/ai_19892336]:
In August
1997 ,
2 Jamba entered into an operating agreement with
Whole Foods Market to sell only "natural" products inside some of the Whole Foods's locations, including Jamba's smoothies' ingredients. For this reason, offerings at Whole Foods sites may differ from those at stand-alone sites.http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/people/teens/13982331.htm
Jamba Juice acquired all nation-wide Zuka Juice, Inc. stores in March ,
Utah , and also was a prominent smoothie company at the time. Since then Jamba Juice has expanded to become one of the nation's best known smoothie chains, emphasizing the benefits of a healthy
Lifestyle .
Since entering the market in and 59th Street, in the basement of the
Time Warner Center and as part of the
Whole Foods Market seating area.
On March 13,
2006 , Jamba Juice agreed to be acquired by
Services Acquisition Corp. International for $265 million. Services Acquisition is headed by Steven Berrard, former CEO of
Blockbuster Inc. . Upon closing of the transaction, the publicly traded Services Acquisition changed its name to Jamba, Inc. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1316898/000110465906015960/a06-6826_1ex99d1.htm
Juice It Up! & Robeks Juice are two of many chain stores considered to be Jamba Juice competition. Others are the various coffee chains, such as
Starbucks , as well as locally-owned fruit juice and smoothie restaurants. Still other competitors include
Dairy Queen ,
Maui Wowi , and
Smoothie King .
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According to a fruit, and a word "jama" that was discovered in the languages section of a library.
Prior to . The town became relatively well-known as the headquarters of
UNITA during the
Ronald Reagan Administration in the USA.
Jamba Juice uses real fruit and 100% fruit juices (from all fruit concentrate). All smoothies, except for its "All Fruit Smoothies," contain another ingredient, as per the recipe: sherbet, frozen yogurt, sorbet, plain yogurt, lower-calorie dairy base or soymilk.
Jamba Juice is frequently criticized for selling smoothies with more sugar than is recommended by the USDA to consume in one day. Because of this, Jamba Juice introduced "Enlightened Smoothies" in 2004 with less sugar and fewer calories and carbohydrates. They have since been renamed "Jamba Light" This is possible with the use of
Splenda , a sugar substitute. The "Enlightened Base" is also made with non-fat milk and whey protein.
In addition to the smoothies, Jamba Juice sells fresh-squeezed
Orange Juice ,
Carrot Juice and
Lemonade , as well as
Wheatgrass juice shots. Jamba Juice also offers a substitute to
Coffee , for a caffeine fix, called
Matcha Green Tea, which can be taken in a smoothie or as a small 4 ounce shot with soy milk, orange juice, or a mixture of the two, called a "dream shot". All of these are similar to an espresso shot with a more appetizing taste to some. Jamba Juice also offers (
Dietary Supplement s).Each smoothie and yogurt blend comes with the option of one free boost addition, from a selection of six such as Soy Protein, Immunity, Energy, Vita or Fiber. The Protein Berry Pizazz, Coldbuster, and Orange Dream Machine each come with a boost, so upon purchasing, the consumer has the option of adding an extra boost in addition to the boost already added. Extra boosts, such as Performance, Matcha, Vibrant C, Burner or another of any of the six free boosts may be added for a small additional fee. Prices vary from region to region (an "original" (medium) size smoothie ranges from about $3.85 to $5).
Any smoothie can be modified from its standard recipe. Every customer has the opportunity to remove ingredients and substitute others. This is recommended to customers who have varied dietary needs.'''
Effective August 2nd, 2007, changes affecting the boosts and smoothies are as follows:
- The free boosts will be Soy Protein, Immunity (reformulated), Energy (reformulated), Daily Vitamin, Fiber, Green Caffeine, and Calcium. The Calcium Boost has similar effects and products as contained in the Femme, however the Femme is officially being discontinued.
- The super boosts will be Whey Protein, Heart Happy, Antioxidant, Matcha, and Weight Burner. The Vibrant C boost has been discontinued.
- The Protein Berry Pizazz will be renamed Protein Berry Workout; customers may choose to have Whey or Soy Protein in his or her smoothie.
- The Acai Supercharger will be renamed Acai Super-Antioxidant; it will now include an Antioxidant boost.
- Two new smoothies will be added to the menu: Heart Defender and Fit N' Fruitful.
- The Coldbuster will have an Antioxidant boost instead of the Vibrant C boost.
- The Orange Dream Machine will become a Jamba Classic, but will retain its price.
- '' Prison Break '', then spoofed in '' Arrested Development ''
- '' Saturday Night Live '', guest starring Natalie Portman
- ''Late Show with David Letterman '', shortly after the release of ''Spiderman 3'', ''Late Show'' did a segment called "How many men in Spiderman suits can fit into a Jamba Juice?" They sent 19 Spidermen, 3 Symbiote Spidermen, 1 Superman, 1 Princess, 1 Dracula, 1 Moses,1 Dog and 2 Monkeys into the downtown New York store.
- Second season premiere of '' Psych ''
- ''Late Show with David Letterman '' August 2, 2007 sent a Jamba Juice smoothie from the 54th Street and Broadway store across the street to the Ed Sullivan theater through PVC tubing to a faucet mounted on Dave's desk.
- First part of the sixth season of '' The Sopranos ''.
- ''Prison Break'' (2005), Michael Scofield: "We're not breaking out of a Jamba Juice, gentlemen." {Link without Title}
- ''Testosterone'' (2003), Louise: "Is anybody going to Jamba Juice? I would love a Berry Blast with a Protein Boost - fast." {Link without Title}
- Tracy Morgan , while on the Jimmy Kimmel show takes a sip of his drink and is startled, he says "What's in here? My kind of drink! It ain't no Jamba Juice, I know that." (1:55 of the video {Link without Title} )
Danica Patrick 's cousin Mary is an executive for the Jamba Juice company.
Davey Havok likes to drink Jamba Juice.
