RISE - Menu Monitor

Jamba Juice will test a breakfast menu in New York and Los Angeles markets. The morning smoothies can be eaten with a
spoon and will have a greater emphasis on juice blends. Selections include: • Granola Toppers—blended fruit, lowfat yogurt
and soymilk topped with crunchy organic granola. Flavors include Rise & Berry and Mango Peach Paradiso • Chunky
Smoothies—a blend of soymilk and nonfat yogurt with chunks of fruit and organic granola. Flavors include Morning Glory
(strawberry, banana and peanut butter) and Jungle Jumpstart (açaï, blueberries and bananas) • Yogurt Blends—a blend of
berries, nonfat yogurt and soymilk in Sunrise Strawberry and Bright Eyed & Blueberry flavors • Juice Blends—blends of freshsqueezed
orange juice and other all-natural fruit juices in Tangy Citrus, Tropical Passion and Sweet Sunshine flavors • Freshly
Squeezed Juices—including Orange and Carrot Juice (Company Release 9/6/07)
Franchise Activity |
Jamba Juice has acquired the assets of 22 Jamba Juice franchised stores in Northern California and Nevada from Sanders
Liquid Sunshine, LLC, and Vegas Liquid Sunshine, LLC. Jamba Juice is working to expand its number of company-owned
stores, which currently account for approximately 66% of its more than 640 units nationwide. The smoothie chain acquired 34
franchised stores in 2007. (Yahoo! Finance 9/19/07)
Personnel |
Trey Feiler, S.V.P of Development
Karen Kelley, S.V.P of Operations
Paul Coletta, S.V.P. of Marketing
Paul Clayton, CEO
Don Breen, CFO
Jamba Inc. hired Brian Lee to develop its in-store snack food offerings and add flavors to the All FruitT smoothie line.
Previously, Lee served as product development director for Starbucks. (NRN Daily NewsFax 2/5/07)
News & Other |
Jamba Inc. reported for the first quarter ended October 17 net earnings declined 23.5% to $3.8 million from $4.9 million for the
same period last year. Revenues increased 12.3% to $95.2 million. Same-store sales fell 0.2%. (NRN Daily NewsFax
12/11/06)
Jamba Juice alerted patrons in the Southwest of a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in strawberries that are
used in its smoothies. No illnesses were reported. The chain said that its supplier, Cleugh’s Frozen Food of Salinas, CA,
notified them that frozen strawberries from one of its facilities tested positive for Listeria. Most of the strawberries were
recovered before being unpacked but Jamba Juice said that some of them may have been used at units in Arizona, Nevada
and Southern California. (Nation’s Restaurant News Online 12/06/06)
Jamba Inc., parent of Jamba Juice, reported for the second quarter ended July 24 revenues increased 14.1% to $89.6 million
from year-before figures. Same-store sales declined 3.3%. (NRN Daily News Fax 8/15/07)
Jamba Juice is testing the “Fender Bender,” a mobile unit taken to sporting and other events to expand brand name and
accessibility. (Nation’s Restaurant News Online 9/19/07)
Jamba Juice will introduce a ready-to-drink, prepackaged smoothie that will be sold in grocery and c-stores. Details on the
product have not been disclosed. (Nation’s Restaurant News Online 9/19/07)
HMS Host Corp. has partnered with Sammy Hagar to introduce a new island-style café at the Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii.
Sammy’s Beach Bar and Grill will be a full-service restaurant with a beach-inspired casual atmosphere, and will feature signed
memorabilia from Hagar’s personal collection. The bar and grill is slated to open in early 2008. It is one of four new HMS Host
dining venues slated to open at the airport. The other additions include a Jamba Juice, a Starbucks and a California Pizza
Kitchen. (Businesswire.com 11/07/07)
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