Jamba Juice

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Jamba Juice is a high-end Business 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 Franchising.Jamba, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The First Fiscal Quarter Ended May 1, 2007 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.

History 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. It is known as one of the leaders in the quick-serve fruit and vegetable juice market nationwide.

In 1993, the company opened two other stores, one in Palo Alto, California and one in Irvine, California, California.

Juice Club Inc. of San Francisco, California changed its store name to Jamba Juice in 1995. Says founder Perron:

In August 1997, 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 1999. Zuka Juice was founded in Orem, Utah, 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 New York City, June 2004, Jamba Juice has opened 19 locations across the city and it continues to open more locations. The first location is located at Columbus Circle and 59th Street, in the basement of the Time Warner Center and as part of the Whole Foods Market seating area. Other locations include one just south of Union Square, and one in the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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

Competitors 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, andSmoothie King.

Origin of name According to a California Polytechnic State University, Summer 2007 article: Blended Bliss, Three Alums and a Local Entrepreneur Create a Recipe for Success, the creators of Jamba Juice came up with the name during a brain storming session. Apparently "Jamba" was inspired by the jambu fruit, and a word "jama" that was discovered in the languages section of a library.

Prior to 2007, the company's website claimed that "Jamba" derives from the "African" word "Jama," which means "to celebrate, taking care of body, mind and soul is a way of celebrating life." http://web.archive.org/web/20060531120859/http://www.jambajuice.com/mediacenter/background.html The etymology has since been removed from the company's website. http://jambajuice.com/mediacenter/background.html Direct e-mails to the company claim it to be of West African origin, but it does not specify from which of the estimated 1800 African Languages it derives. "Jamba" means "fart", "pass gas", or "break wind" in Swahili.http://research.yale.edu/cgi-bin/swahili/main.cgi?right_frame_src=http%3A//research.yale.edu/swahili/serve_files/browse/s/J/a0.htm Additionally, there is a town named "Jamba" in Angola, which may be related to the word "jamba," meaning "Elephant" in Umbundu, a language spoken in southern Angola. The town became relatively well-known as the headquarters of UNITA during the Ronald Reagan Administration in the USA.

Nutrition 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." The Lower-calorie dairy base (formerly called Enlightened Base) is made with Splenda, 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 boosts (dietary supplements). 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, Daily Vitamin or Fiber. The Protein Berry Workout, Coldbuster, Fit 'N Fruitful, and Heart Defender 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 Weight Burner, Matcha, or Heart Happy or another of any of the six free boosts may be added for a small additional fee. Prices vary by region (a 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.

2007 changes 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 their smoothies.
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, Chocolate M'ood, and Peanut Butter M'ood will go under the new category "Creamy Indulgences."

Videography

Prison Break, then spoofed in Arrested Development (TV series)
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."
Testosterone (2003), Louise: "Is anybody going to Jamba Juice? I would love a Berry Blast with a Protein Boost - fast."
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 )

Book

Perron, K., & Dembecki, S. (2004). Jamba juice power!: smoothies and juices for mind, body, and spirit. New York: Avery.

See also

Milkshake
Orange Julius
Smoothie
Booster Juice
Secret Menu

External links

Jamba Juice Official Website
Podcast interview with Linda Olds
Jamba Juice: Fiber Boost: What's in the Fiber Boost?

References {{Infobox_Company |company_name = Jamba | company_logo = |company_type = [Public company ({{nasdaq|JMBA-->) | company_slogan = | foundation = San Luis Obispo, California ([) | location = [Emeryville, California | key_people = [Paul Clayton (CEO), [Chairman & [CEO | num_employees = 9,000| industry = | products =| revenue =| homepage = http://www.jambajuice.com| -->

Jamba Juice is a high-end Business 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 Franchising.Jamba, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The First Fiscal Quarter Ended May 1, 2007 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.

History 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. It is known as one of the leaders in the quick-serve fruit and vegetable juice market nationwide.

In 1993, the company opened two other stores, one in Palo Alto, California and one in Irvine, California, California.

Juice Club Inc. of San Francisco, California changed its store name to Jamba Juice in 1995. Says founder Perron:

In August 1997, 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 1999. Zuka Juice was founded in Orem, Utah, 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 New York City, June 2004, Jamba Juice has opened 19 locations across the city and it continues to open more locations. The first location is located at Columbus Circle and 59th Street, in the basement of the Time Warner Center and as part of the Whole Foods Market seating area. Other locations include one just south of Union Square, and one in the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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

Competitors 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, andSmoothie King.

Origin of name According to a California Polytechnic State University, Summer 2007 article: Blended Bliss, Three Alums and a Local Entrepreneur Create a Recipe for Success, the creators of Jamba Juice came up with the name during a brain storming session. Apparently "Jamba" was inspired by the jambu fruit, and a word "jama" that was discovered in the languages section of a library.

Prior to 2007, the company's website claimed that "Jamba" derives from the "African" word "Jama," which means "to celebrate, taking care of body, mind and soul is a way of celebrating life." http://web.archive.org/web/20060531120859/http://www.jambajuice.com/mediacenter/background.html The etymology has since been removed from the company's website. http://jambajuice.com/mediacenter/background.html Direct e-mails to the company claim it to be of West African origin, but it does not specify from which of the estimated 1800 African Languages it derives. "Jamba" means "fart", "pass gas", or "break wind" in Swahili.http://research.yale.edu/cgi-bin/swahili/main.cgi?right_frame_src=http%3A//research.yale.edu/swahili/serve_files/browse/s/J/a0.htm Additionally, there is a town named "Jamba" in Angola, which may be related to the word "jamba," meaning "Elephant" in Umbundu, a language spoken in southern Angola. The town became relatively well-known as the headquarters of UNITA during the Ronald Reagan Administration in the USA.

Nutrition 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." The Lower-calorie dairy base (formerly called Enlightened Base) is made with Splenda, 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 boosts (dietary supplements). 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, Daily Vitamin or Fiber. The Protein Berry Workout, Coldbuster, Fit 'N Fruitful, and Heart Defender 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 Weight Burner, Matcha, or Heart Happy or another of any of the six free boosts may be added for a small additional fee. Prices vary by region (a 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.

2007 changes 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 their smoothies.
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, Chocolate M'ood, and Peanut Butter M'ood will go under the new category "Creamy Indulgences."

Videography

Prison Break, then spoofed in Arrested Development (TV series)
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."
Testosterone (2003), Louise: "Is anybody going to Jamba Juice? I would love a Berry Blast with a Protein Boost - fast."
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 )

Book

Perron, K., & Dembecki, S. (2004). Jamba juice power!: smoothies and juices for mind, body, and spirit. New York: Avery.