Jamba Juice
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Jamba Juice, doing business as Jamba, is an American quick-service restaurant and juice bar chain that sells blended fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies and other food products. The first Jamba Juice location, originally named Juice Club, opened in 1990 in
History
Jamba Juice began as a "senior project" by Kirk Perron at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Perron, who worked as a supermarket manager and was also an avid cyclist and healthy-lifestyle advocate, opened the restaurant because he was dissatisfied with the quality of post-workout snacks, saying, "The marketplace was mostly filled with fat".[3] The first restaurant, named Juice Club, opened on March 31, 1990, in San Luis Obispo, California.[4] It was incorporated in 1990 as Juice Club, Inc. in San Luis Obispo.[5][6][7][8] By 1991, Juice Club had expanded to 19 locations by franchising, but Perron later abandoned the franchise model in favor of company-owned stores. In 1995, the chain was renamed Jamba Juice, drawing from a West African word for "celebration".[3][9] Jamba Juice acquired Zuka Juice, a rival juice bar, on March 24, 1999.[10]
On March 13, 2006, Jamba Juice was purchased by Services Acquisition Corp. International for $265 million. A
The funding was led by a $19.55 million investment by
In June 2009, Jamba began to shift its focus from smoothies and began selling wraps, sandwiches, and flatbreads.[14]
In July 2009, Jamba Juice was criticized for running an advertising campaign, which was described as a "ripoff" of the work of cartoonist David Rees.[15] The ad campaign looked similar to Rees' "Get Your War On" series. Rees was informed of the Jamba Juice ads by a fan who sent in a letter. Rees stated that "Jamba Juice bit my style, with no credit, and it's kind of disrespectful."[15]
In May 2016, Jamba Juice announced the move of its corporate headquarters from
On August 4, 2020, Jamba opened a location in Tokyo, its first in Japan.[20]
Product expansion
In December 2007, it was announced that Jamba would partner with Nestlé to lend its name to a line of healthy, pre-prepared beverages under the Jamba brand.[21] On December 19, 2008, a press release from Nestle USA and Jamba Juice announced the suspension of Jamba pre-prepared products due to "...challenges ... with manufacturing on a consistent basis, resulting in inventory and out-of-stock issues."[22]
In 2014 Jamba Juice expanded its Fresh Juice menu, and began making juices blends to order with fresh ingredients such as
Innovation Bar
Jamba Juice Innovation Bar | |
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Location | Old Pasadena, Pasadena, California, US |
Address | 60 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105 |
Coordinates | 34°8′44.232″N 118°8′56.8248″W / 34.14562000°N 118.149118000°W |
Construction started | September 2015[23] |
Opened | July 14, 2016 |
Closed | January 2017 |
Owner | Jamba, Inc. |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Barbara Bestor |
Architecture firm | Bestor Architecture |
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Innovation Bar |
In July 2016, Jamba opened a concept store, the Jamba Juice Innovation Bar, Located in
See also
References
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- ^ "Jamba, Inc. Completes $35 Million Convertible Preferred Stock". Bloomberg.com. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ "Press Release". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Jennings, Lisa (June 11, 2009). "Jamba Juice to offer sandwiches and salads". NRN.com.
- ^ a b "Has Jamba Juice's Controversial Ad Just Pureed Its Billion-Dollar Dreams?", FastCompany
- ^ "Jamba Juice Announces That It Will Move To Texas." Bay City News Service at SFGate. Thursday May 5, 2015. Retrieved on May 7, 2016.
- ^ California's Jamba Juice to relocate headquarters to Hall Office Park in Frisco. Dallas Business Journal, May 5, 2016
- ^ "Focus Brands completes $200m acquisition of smoothie chain Jamba Juice". Verdict Foodservice. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Valinsky, Jordan (2019-06-06). "Jamba Juice is dropping 'juice' from its name | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ "Jamba is opening its first Japan store in Shibuya on June 18". Timeout Tokyo. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Nestle USA and Jamba Juice Blend Their Expertise to Create Healthy Ready-to-Drink Products", Jamba Inc., Business Wire 2007, available at http://ir.jambajuice.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=279609.
- ^ "Nestlé USA and Jamba Announce Suspension of Jamba Ready-to-Drink Products," Jamba Inc., Business Wire 2008, available at http://ir.jambajuice.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=355145.
- ^ a b c d e "Jamba Juice Unveils One-of-a-Kind Concept Store In Pasadena". Pasadena Now. Retrieved 2017-02-03. ("The Jamba Juice Innovation Bar opens its doors after ten months of preparation this Monday.")
- ^ "Jamba Juice opens new Innovation Bar in Pasadena, Calif". Nation's Restaurant News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Jamba Juice Innovation Bar Opens in Pasadena". The Daily Meal. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ REPORTS, From STAFF. "Pasadena Now » Old Pasadena's Jamba Juice Innovation Bar Shuttered, Location Closes Its Doors for Good | Pasadena California, Hotels,CA Real Estate,Restaurants,City Guide... - Pasadena.com". Retrieved 2019-10-28.