Select Jamba Juice Outlets Across the Nation Will Give Away Free Samples of Nestlé® Jamba® All-Natural Energy Beverages to Lucky Customers on Monday, January 23

Jamba Hosts "Give Your Day A Boost" All-Natural Energy Drink Give Away

(RestaurantNews.com)  Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ: JMBA):

When:

Monday, January 23, 2012

Time:

Store opening, until supplies last

Where:

At over 500 participating Jamba Juice stores across the nation

Details on participating stores are available on Jamba Juice’s website at
http://www.jamba.com/energydrinkgiveaway.

What:

Over 500 participating Jamba Juice retail stores, across the nation, will feature Nestlé Jamba All-Natural Energy Drinks with an in-store promotional give away of one free can to lucky customers while supplies last. Details of the in-store energy drink giveaway will be heavily promoted via social media, including messaging via Jamba Juice’s Facebook page, Nestlé Jamba’s Energy Drink Facebook page and email blasts to loyal Jamba Juice and Nestlé Jamba Energy Drink consumers and fans.

The Nestlé Jamba All-Natural Energy Drinks are available in three great-tasting, fruit flavors: strawberry banana, crisp apple, and pomegranate blueberry. The energy drink beverages contain no artificial preservatives, flavors, or colors, 0g of trans fat, and no high fructose corn syrup. Additionally, each 8.4 ounce can contains 70% real fruit juice, 80mg of caffeine derived from natural sources, is fat free and has only 90 calories per serving.

About Jamba Juice Company

Founded in 1990, Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ: JMBA) is a leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you beverage and food offerings, which include great tasting fruit smoothies, fresh juices and teas, hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, Fit’n Fruitful™ smoothies with Weight Burner Boost™, fruit and veggie smoothies, Whirl’ns™ Frozen Yogurt, breakfast wraps, salads, sandwiches, California Flatbreads™ and a variety of baked goods and snacks. As of January 3, 2012, there were 750 locations in the United States consisting of 307 Company-owned and operated stores and 443 franchise-operated stores. In addition, at January 3, 2012 there were 19 international stores. Fans can find out more about Jamba’s locations as well as specific offerings and promotions by visiting the Jamba Juice website at www.jambajuice.com, Jamba’s Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/jambajuice, on Twitter at twitter@jambajuice.com or by contacting Jamba’s Customer Care team at 1-866-4R-FRUIT (473-7848).

About Nestlé USA

Named one of “The World’s Most Admired Food Companies” in Fortune magazine for fourteen consecutive years, Nestlé provides quality brands and products that bring flavor to life every day. From nutritious meals with LEAN CUISINE® to baking traditions with NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE®, Nestlé USA makes delicious, convenient, and nutritious food and beverage products that make good living possible. That’s what “Nestlé. Good Food, Good Life” is all about. Nestlé USA, with 2010 sales of $10.4 billion, is part of Nestlé S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland — the world’s largest food company with a commitment to Nutrition, Health & Wellness — with 2010 sales of $105 billion. For product news and information, visit Nestleusa.com or NestleNewsroom.com.

Contacts

For Media Credentials:
For Jamba Juice
Janice Duis, 510-596-0100 X7
or
For Nestlé USA
Rachel Koelzer, 818-543-7737
rachel.koelzer@us.nestle.com

Jamba Franchisees Celebrate Opening of New Mall of America Store

Bloomington, MN  (RestaurantNews.com)  With the goal of bringing a convenient better-for-you, specialty beverage and meal option to commuters, shoppers and residents of Bloomington, Jamba Juice® franchisee, JJ MAA, Inc., one of the largest franchisees for Jamba Juice Company, celebrated the opening of their 42nd store, located in Mall of America^®, the Nation’s largest retail and entertainment complex, located in Bloomington, Minnesota.

“We are extremely excited to open our eighth Jamba Juice location in the Minneapolis area and to provide our Minnesota fans and visitors with Jamba’s line of all-natural products that inspire and simplify healthy living,” said Perry Ludy, key operator for JJ MAA, Inc. “Jamba’s great tasting, better-for-you products are a perfect fit with the healthy and active nature of the Minnesota lifestyle. Opening in Mall of America is further indication of our commitment to this market.”

The Mall of America location will feature Jamba’s blended-to-order, real whole fruit smoothies and fresh squeezed juices, including Jamba’s tasty and convenient meal substitute specialty beverage that provides balanced nutrition and provides a solution for consumers trying to achieve several health goals–the Fit’n Fruitful smoothies with a Weight Burner Boost™*. The store will also offer a full line-up of Jamba’s delicious snacks and baked goods, a trio of tasty California Flatbreads™ and, of course, Jamba’s craveable hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats and soy milk.

The Jamba Juice store is conveniently located on Level 3 East at E317. The address is Jamba Juice, Mall of America, 8100 24^th Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55425 and the phone is 952-854-5540. The Jamba Juice Mall of America location is open seven days a week from mall opening to closing.

*Weight Burner Boost is made with conjugated linoleic acid, or “CLA”, which is derived from safflower oil. CLA is a naturally occurring fatty acid that is commonly found in foods such as milk. CLA intake of between 1.7 grams to 3.6 grams per day for eight to 12 weeks can lead to improved weight management when combined with a healthy diet and exercise program. Results will not be achieved with sporadic consumption. Each serving of Weight Burner Boost supplies two grams of CLA.

About JJ MAA, Inc.

JJ MAA, Inc. is managed by core principals Zeena Patel, Anand Patel, Amrit Patel, and Mafatlal Patel. The Patel’s are well-established members of the Chicago community and highly-regarded business owners and operators. They have a tremendous depth of experience in successfully launching and leading multiple companies in a variety of industries including specialty retail grocery, quick serve and traditional restaurants, ethnic and specialty food import and manufacturing. Their most recent business undertaking is in specialty and homeopathic health and wellness services.

About Jamba Juice Company

Founded in 1990, Jamba Juice (NASDAQ: JMBA) is a leading destination for specialty better-for-you beverage and food offerings, including great tasting whole fruit smoothies, fresh squeezed juices, hot beverages including coffee and tea, hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, wraps, salads, sandwiches, California Flatbreads™, Whirl’ns™ signature frozen yogurt, and a variety of baked goods and snacks. Jamba-branded products for at-home enjoyment are also available through select Jamba Juice stores and retailers across the country. Jamba has more than 740 locations nationwide with a growing presence in airports, malls, and college campuses. Fans can find out more about Jamba’s locations as well as specific offerings and promotions by visiting the Jamba Juice website at www.jambajuice.com, Jamba’s Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/jambajuice, on Twitter at @jambajuice or by contacting Jamba’s Customer Care team at 1.866.4R-FRUIT (473-7848).

Contact

For JJ MAA, Inc.
Perry Ludy, 773-469-8625
Key Operator, JJ MAA, Inc.
perry@jjmaa.com

Emeryville, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA) today reiterated fiscal year 2011 guidance and announced that it expects Company comparable store sales will be at the high-end of the Company’s previously announced guidance range of positive 2% to 4%⁽¹⁾. The Company also released its “BLEND” Plan 2.0 outlining Jamba’s strategic priorities for 2012, which will drive critical short and longer term initiatives that will position the Company for accelerated growth and long term shareholder value.

“We are pleased with the Company’s accomplishments against our BLEND Plan 1.0. The commitments that we outlined in early 2009 have all been met. We implemented a disciplined expense reduction plan, eliminating more than $25 million in store level costs, created and expanded our beverage and food portfolio across all day parts, built a licensing growth platform with 10 license agreements and 30,000 points of distribution, and completed our refranchise initiative while accelerating the development of franchise and non-traditional stores,” stated James D. White, chairman, president and CEO of the Company. “Our solid foundation will provide the platform to enable us to accelerate the growth of the brand to its true global potential. We are continuing on our mission to become the leading healthy, active lifestyle brand offering consumers great tasting and differentiated products inside and outside our stores.”

“Our BLEND Plan 2.0 strategic priorities include, relentlessly pursuing new ways to make Jamba a top-of-mind healthy food and beverage brand through delivery of innovative products and breakthrough advertising, embodying a healthy, active lifestyle throughout the entire enterprise, acceleration of global retail growth through new and existing formats, building a global CPG platform in Jamba-relevant categories and reduction of costs and increases in productivity,” continued Mr. White.

Make Jamba Top-of-Mind

Jamba has developed and will continue to optimize engaging and relevant marketing programs and product innovation to further differentiate the brand and drive consumer loyalty and traffic. The Company plans to sharpen and simplify its marketing message to better clarify value and relevancy of the Jamba brand. Jamba also intends to continue its focus on the development of innovative, on-trend specialty beverages, smoothies and associated food extensions that address health and wellness consumer needs across all dayparts.

Embody a Healthy Active Lifestyle

Jamba intends to re-energize the Company’s culture to embody a healthy, active lifestyle through rewards, recognition and benefits. The Company plans to continue to focus on implementing integrated employee and operations programs, broadening the engagement and deepening the knowledge of Jamba’s workforce across the system. The Company also plans to drive greater community focus and activation. The Company also intends to refine and contemporize the store look and feel, with the goal of making the store experience more engaging and inviting to customers.

Accelerate Global Retail Growth

The Company made significant accomplishments in the transition to a more franchise-oriented organization, particularly in non-traditional franchise development. At the close of the fiscal year, the Company had 750 stores system-wide, consisting of 443 franchise-owned and 307 company-owned and operated stores. The non-traditional venues include airports, transportation hubs, grocery stores, big box outlets, school cafeterias and college campuses. On an international basis, the Company has 19 franchise locations and commitments from three existing franchise partners for the development of over 300 additional locations over the next 10 years.

Jamba plans to drive best-in-class economics across all formats by 2013. To facilitate expansion of franchise growth, the Company intends to build a more integrated business model, which will allow qualified franchisees the opportunity to become master developers. JambaGo™ will be a focus in 2012, providing a potential significant and profitable franchise platform. The Company also plans to accelerate growth in key international markets.

Build a Global Consumer Products Growth Platform

At the close of 2011, the Company had 10 license agreements in place, with 30,000 points of retail distribution. The Company plans to secure the long-term success of existing CPG platforms as well as launch the brand into relevant new categories in the U.S., while also pursuing broader opportunities for global licensing.

Management continues to seek opportunities to extend the Jamba brand and maximize revenue by leveraging the brand in new and complementary consumer packaged product categories and further commercializing existing products at retail outlets.

Reduce Costs and Drive Productivity

Jamba’s BLEND Plan 2.0 contemplates further leveraging technology to drive productivity enhancements at the store level and across the enterprise. The Company plans to build their supply chain into a global competitive advantage leveraging new and existing relationships to drive greater efficiencies and effectiveness in supply, sourcing and distribution. Improving store economics, including labor, COGS/distribution, and store operations, through disciplined cost, control and outlier management, will continue to be a focus for the Company. Jamba also plans to keep general and administrative dollars consistent and optimized as well as focus more diligent efforts to rationalize and simplify end-to-end processes with the goal of increasing productivity and efficiency of allocated resources.

Outlook for 2012

The Company continues to expect to achieve the following results for fiscal 2012:

• Deliver positive Company-owned comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ of 3-4%;
• Achieve adjusted operating profit margin⁽²⁾ of 19-22%;
• Develop 40-50 new stores in U.S. locations, plus 10-15 new stores at international locations, all excluding JambaGo™ units;
• Maintain general and administrative expenses flat, in dollars, with fiscal 2011, excluding performance compensation;
• Deliver CPG licensing revenue of approximately $3 million.

About Jamba, Inc.

Jamba, Inc. is a holding company which owns and franchises, on a global basis, Jamba Juice stores through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company. Jamba Juice Company is a leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you beverage and food offerings, which include great tasting fruit smoothies, fresh juices and teas, hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, fruit and veggie smoothies, Whirl’ns™ Frozen Yogurt, breakfast wraps, salads, sandwiches, California Flatbreads™, and a variety of baked goods and snacks. As of January 3, 2012, there were 750 locations in the United States consisting of 307 Company-owned and operated stores and 443 franchise-operated stores. In addition, at January 3, 2012 there were 19 international stores.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release (including information incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference herein) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those involving future events and future results that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projects as well as the current beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “outlook”, “believes”, “expects”, “appears”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “anticipates”, or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, are intended to identify such forward looking statements. Any statement that is not a historical fact, including estimates, projections, future trends and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred, is a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our reports filed with the SEC. Many of such factors relate to events and circumstances that are beyond our control. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

Footnote

(1) Comparable store sales are calculated using sales of Jamba Juice stores open at least 13 full fiscal periods. Company-owned comparable store sales percentages are based on sales from Company-owned stores included in our store base. Franchise-operated comparable store sales percentages are based on sales from franchised stores, as reported by franchisees, which are included in our store base. System-wide sales percentages are based on sales by both Company-owned and franchise-operated stores, as reported by our franchisees, which are included in our store base. Company-owned stores that were sold in refranchising transactions are included in the stores base for each accounting period of the fiscal quarter to the extent the sale is consummated at least three days prior to the end of such accounting period, but only for the days such stores have been Company-owned. Thereafter, such stores are excluded from the store base until such stores have been franchise-operated for at least one full fiscal period, at which point such stores are included in the store base and compared to sales in the comparable period of the prior year. Comparable store sales exclude closed locations. Company-owned comparable store sales percentages as used herein, may not be equivalent to Company-owned comparable store sales as defined or used by other companies. Franchise-operated comparable store sales percentages and system-wide sales percentages as used herein are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be considered in isolation or as substitute for other measures of performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Management reviews the increase or decrease in Company-owned comparable store sales, franchise-operated comparable store sales and system-wide sales compared with the same period in the prior year to assess business trends and make certain business decisions. The Company believes the data is useful in assessing the overall performance of the Jamba brand and, ultimately, the performance of the Company, the Company-owned stores, and the franchise-operated stores.

(2) Non-GAAP adjusted operating profit is calculated as net profit as determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding the items described below. Non-GAAP adjusted operating profit margin is calculated as non-GAAP adjusted operating profit as a percentage of GAAP total revenue. The Company evaluates its performance using non-GAAP adjusted operating profit margin to assess the Company’s historical and prospective operating financial performance, as well as its core operating performance relative to its competitors. Specifically, management uses this non-GAAP measure to further understand the Company’s core business operating performance. The Company believes its core business operating performance represents the Company’s on-going performance in the ordinary course of its core operations. Accordingly, the Company excludes from its core operating performance those items whose impact are not reflective of its core operations such as (a) interest income, (b) interest expense, (c) income taxes, (d) depreciation and amortization, (e) impairment of long-lived assets, (f) other operating, net, and (g) general and administrative expenses. This definition of adjusted operating profit margin is the same definition previously used by the Company to define operating profit margin in its 2011 outlook.

Contact

Investor Relations:
Don Duffy
203-682-8200
investors@jambajuice.com

Jamba demonstrates commitment to healthy, active living with launch of new delicious and satisfying meal replacement smoothies with a Weight Burner Boost*

Jamba Encourages Consumers to Live Fruitfully with New Fit 'n Fruitful Smoothies

Emeryville, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Jamba Juice®, a highly recognized, healthy active lifestyle brand, announces today that it will launch new Fit ‘n Fruitful™ smoothies with a Weight Burner Boost™* in stores tomorrow, January 5, 2012. This new smoothie platform reinforces Jamba’s commitment to healthy and active living with the launch of a tasty and convenient meal substitute specialty beverage that provides balanced nutrition. These smoothies provide 14 essential vitamins and minerals, are a good source of protein and fiber, contain two or more servings of fruit, and come in three delicious flavors: Berry Blend, Strawberry Raspberry Banana, and Peach Mango.

This New Year, Jamba Juice encourages everyone to Live Fruitfully™ by embracing each day, each moment and each opportunity to be healthy, active and have fun! It starts with making the right choices and inspiring others to do the same. With products like the Fit ‘n Fruitful smoothies, Probiotic Fruit & Yogurt Blends and steel-cut oatmeal made with organic oats, Jamba Juice makes it easy for everyone to make the right, healthy choices.

“We are thrilled to introduce Jamba’s new Fit ‘n Fruitful smoothies – an offering we think is a great solution for those trying to achieve several health goals,” says Susan Shields, senior vice president and CMO, Jamba Juice Company. “Whether it’s trying to get more fruit in your diet, finding a delicious, healthy meal substitute on-the-go, or supporting weight management goals while providing balanced nutrition, Fit ‘n Fruitful smoothies are a great way to help you Live Fruitfully this year.”

Fit ‘n Fruitful smoothies are made with a Weight Burner Boost*, which can also be added to any smoothie on the Jamba® menu. When used daily, in combination with a healthy diet and exercise program, the Weight Burner Boost can help support long-term weight management goals by stimulating muscle enzymes to burn more fat and promote lean muscle mass. And it is caffeine free!

In addition to these nutritious offerings for the New Year, Jamba Juice has two other products that support a healthy and active lifestyle. The Coldbuster® Smoothie gives winter the one-two punch with Antioxidant Power and Immunity boosts. The Probiotic Fruit & Yogurt Blends help support immune system and digestive health, and come in three delicious flavors: Thrivin’ Mango, Vibrant Blueberry and Strawberries Alive.

For more information, please visit http://www.jambajuice.com, become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JambaJuice or follow us on Twitter at @JambaJuice.

* Weight Burner Boost is made with conjugated linoleic acid, or “CLA”, which is derived from safflower oil. CLA is a naturally occurring fatty acid that is commonly found in foods such as milk. CLA intake of between 1.7 grams to 3.6 grams per day for eight to 12 weeks can lead to improved weight management when combined with a healthy diet and exercise program. Results will not be achieved with sporadic consumption. Each serving of Weight Burner Boost supplies two grams of CLA.

About Jamba Juice Company

Founded in 1990, Jamba Juice Company is a leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you beverage and food offerings, which include great tasting fruit smoothies, fresh juices and teas, hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, fruit and veggie smoothies, Whirl’ns™ Frozen Yogurt, breakfast wraps, salads, sandwiches, California Flatbreads™, and a variety of baked goods and snacks. As of October 4, 2011, there were 752 locations in the United States consisting of 310 Company-owned and operated stores and 442 franchise-operated stores. In addition, at October 4, 2011 there were 10 international stores.

Jamba and SYGMA Extend Distribution Alliance to New Territories

Emeryville, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA) and SYGMA, a national foodservice distribution company owned by Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), announced plans today to expand their supply chain distribution alliance to include the Colorado and Texas markets.

“Based on the outstanding results of our initial business relationship, we have decided to expand our existing program to include broader coverage into new territories,” stated Greg Schwartz, senior vice president, Supply Chain, Jamba Juice Company. “SYGMA now services a significant number of Jamba locations nationwide. They’ve become a great partner, who is helping us achieve our supply chain efficiency goals and positioning us well to drive additional product expansion and geographic growth. Ability to access Sysco’s entire network of resources has proven beneficial in further extending our international capabilities, enhancing our reporting effectiveness and giving us great access to servicing non-traditional venues. This opens the door to accelerated growth as we look to the future and our anticipated expansion plans.”

SYGMA has a robust reporting system to enable faster processing and management of orders. Their relationship with Sysco, the parent company, also provides them access to highly efficient freight and logistics technology which assures delivery of the right product at the right place, at the right pace, all at the right price while providing significant quality assurance and increasing overall customer satisfaction.

About Jamba, Inc.

Jamba, Inc. is a holding company which owns and franchises, on a global basis, Jamba Juice stores through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company. Jamba Juice Company is a leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you beverage and food offerings, which include great tasting fruit smoothies, fresh juices and teas, hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, fruit and veggie smoothies, Whirl’ns™ Frozen Yogurt, breakfast wraps, salads, sandwiches, California Flatbreads™, and a variety of baked goods and snacks. As of October 4, 2011, there were 752 locations in the United States consisting of 310 Company-owned and operated stores and 442 franchise-operated stores. In addition, at October 4, 2011 there were 10 international stores.

About Sysco

Sysco, the parent company of SYGMA, is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. The company operates 177 distribution facilities serving approximately 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2011 that ended July 2, 2011 the company generated record sales of more than $39 billion. For more information about Sysco visit the company’s Internet home page at www.sysco.com and for investor relations news follow us at www.twitter.com/SyscoStock.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release (including information incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference herein) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those involving future events and future results that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections as well as the current beliefs and assumptions of the Company’s management. Words such as “outlook”, “believes”, “expects”, “appears”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “anticipates”, or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, are intended to identify such forward looking statements. Any statement that is not a historical fact, including estimates, projections, future trends and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred, is a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to factors discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC. Many of such factors relate to events and circumstances that are beyond the Company’s control. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

Contacts

For Jamba Juice Company

Investor Relations:
Don Duffy, 203-682-8200
investors@jambajuice.com
or
Corporate Communications:
Janice Duis, 510-596-0286
jduis@jambajuice.com

Jamba Announces Significant Progress in Global Store Development

Jamba, Inc. has provided an update against its initiative to accelerate franchise store development and its 2011 goal to open between 50-70 locations in traditional, non-traditional, and express formats. As of October 4, 2011, Jamba has opened a total of 752 locations on a global basis. Locations opened domestically include 586 traditional and 166 non-traditional venues. Non-traditional venues include 17 airport and transportation hubs, 51 grocery and big box outlets, and over 50 college campuses. On an international basis, Jamba opened their first store in Toronto, Canada on Friday, October 28, and has opened nine franchise locations in South Korea.

Jamba also announced today it is testing a new growth concept called JambaGO, an express service with a limited menu of the brand’s most popular smoothies. This new concept will enable Jamba to rapidly expand brand presence. Jamba currently has 15 JambaGO units in test.

“Jamba has made significant process in our initiative to accelerate the development of franchise and non-traditional stores. We expect to have at least 80 new outlets, including our JambaGO concepts, opened globally by the close of 2011,” stated James D. White, chairman, president and CEO, Jamba, Inc. “The power of our brand, the quality of our products, the strength of our team, and the selection of outstanding partners who know how to deliver a superior service experience and drive execution are key factors in the success of our global expansion.”

Eating out at a participating restaurant will help end child hunger in America this fall. From September 18^th to 24^th, over 5,000 restaurants will donate part of their proceeds to Share Our Strength. The Dine Out For No Kid Hungry week benefits the over 16 million children in this country that experience hunger on a daily basis.

Applebee’s and ESPN have paired up to give football fans a chance at the ultimate sports experience. Guests who check in at their local Applebee’s restaurant on Monday nights will have a chance to instantly win a gift card, and they will be entered into the sweepstakes. The grand prize includes a trip to New York City and a tour of the ESPN headquarters.

Quiznos is bringing back their popular Black Angus sub with new toppings and bread. The sub features sliced steak on Rosemary Parmesan topped bread. Two types of melted cheese and sauteed mushrooms and onions finish the sandwich. The sandwich will only be available for a limited time at all Quiznos locations.

The Atlanta based This Is It! Barbeque and Seafood restaurant chain took the “Best Barbeque” award in Home Depot’s recent competition. The chain beat out three other nationally known chains to take first place. The chain will be holding a Customer Appreciation Day at all eight locations on October 7^th to celebrate the win.

Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill has signed a new agreement with Savory Investments to bring their chain to Reno, Nevada. The franchise agreement stipulates that this location will be open by the end of 2011. The chain already has locations in Boise, Idaho, Anchorage, Alaska, and two locations in Arizona.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is adding exciting new items to its menu for its new Oktoberfest celebration. The new Oktoberfest Burger features a pretzel bun, beer mustard, black forest ham and sauteed onions on a fire grilled patty. Sweet and spicy ketchup inspired by Bavaria will also be offered to complete the German feast.

Jamba Juice, one of the leading companies offering healthy smoothies and other treats, has paired with Diet Diva Tara Gidus. Gidus is a registered dietician and nutritionist and plans to help the chain develop even more healthy menu items. She’s already created meal plans that are available on the company’s website for different goals like weight loss or muscle building.

The news that catering orders from office buildings and other professional workplaces were down for the past three years isn’t surprising. However, breakfast and dinner orders did rise from a variety of offices since 2007. These orders rose over 13% even as lunch catering became less popular. The time shift indicates a different focus for many businesses.

Saladworks began as a food mall location in the Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey. The restaurant outsold burger chains and other fast food locations within a year, and founder John Scardapane realized that he could take the brand to the national level. In the past 25 years Saladworks has grown to 100 locations in 12 states.

Seasons 52 has announced the rollout of its Fall 2011 menu as it sticks with its plan to release new menus each season. The Autumn menu will highlight seasonal produce like mushrooms, apples and winter squash. The dishes will begin to be offered at all Seasons 52 locations on September 20^th.

This Fall, Jamba Juice Company, a leading healthy, active lifestyle brand, WOWs you with great tasting, better-for-you beverage and food choices that support and simplify healthy eating all day long.  Diet Diva Tara Gidus, a registered Dietician /Nutritionist and nationally recognized expert in nutrition, fitness and health promotion is a proud supporter of Jamba Juice and the company’s commitment to providing convenient, healthy choices to their customers.

Gidus has the knowledge and experience to empower consumers to achieve their highest amount of energy and wellness, and throughout the Fall, people can visit JambaJuice.com to see a variety of sample menus created by Gidus featuring better-for-you specialty beverage and food products from Jamba.  Consumers can also look forward to upcoming chats and blogs from the renowned expert.

“Eating healthy, staying active and maximizing one’s overall wellness potential are lifestyle choices that both Jamba Juice and I support,” said Gidus.  ”It is a pleasure working with a brand as influential as Jamba Juice to remind people that being healthy can still be fun.”

“With the holidays upon us, we want to make sure people don’t lose track of the healthy food and activity choices that they committed to over the summer,” said Susan Shields, senior vice president and CMO, Jamba Juice Company.  ”Adding the voice of nutrition expert Tara Gidus to the Jamba brand shows the commitment Jamba has to simplifying healthy eating.  Our lineup of better-for-you products also reinforces Jamba as a one-stop destination for your food and nutritional needs all day long.”

Get the day going with slow cooked, steel-cut oatmeal or Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits topped with fresh bananas and organic granola.  Or for healthy essentials like servings of fruits and veggies, pick up one of Jamba’s Fruit & Veggie or All Fruit smoothies.  And if you’re looking for an easy way to make it a meal, try one of Jamba’s Fruit & Veggie smoothies with a pretzel.  And last but not least, for a healthier indulgence, our popular Fall season favorite, Pumpkin Smash smoothie, is back for a limited time with all of its real pumpkin and spiced goodness.

The three Fruit & Veggie smoothies (Berry UpBEET, Apple ‘n Greens and Orange Carrot Karma) have fruit-forward flavors and are made with juice from vegetables like carrots, beets, spinach, broccoli and kale.  Each Sixteen size delivers 3 full servings of fruits and veggies and is less than 250 calories.

Jamba’s Baked Goods provide a delicious, satisfying complement to our wide assortment of beverages. Whether accompanying a smoothie or a Hot Blend, as a satiating morning start or an afternoon pick-me-up, our Baked Goods will delight your taste buds and your tummy.

Jamba’s Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits offer a nutritious, balanced meal that provides your body with a good source of protein and fiber. Topped with organic granola and fresh bananas, Jamba Juice Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits are a nutritious and filling option that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

In celebration of the traditions and beauty of Fall, Jamba is also bringing back their Fall favorite, the Pumpkin Smash smoothie.  Pumpkin Smash is a creamy treat bursting with everyone’s favorite flavor for the Fall!  Blended with frozen yogurt and a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg, this smoothie is made with real pumpkin, providing an excellent source of Vitamin A and a good source of calcium and protein.  Available for a limited time only in Sixteen and Original sizes.

Also, for a limited time (9/14/11-9/27/11), Jamba Juice has a great deal on a great deal of WOW!  Just $2 for their delicious slow cooked, steel-cut oatmeal, $2 for Fruit and Veggie OR All Fruit Smoothies (Sixteen Size) and $1 Baked Goods with the purchase of any menu drink.

With the goal of bringing a convenient better-for-you, meal option to commuters, shoppers and residents of West Valley City, Daljit and Pam Hundal together with Jason and Tara Lindstrom, all principals of Blended Star, LLC, recently celebrated the opening of their first Jamba Juice franchise store location outside of the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, Utah. West Valley Mayor, Mike Winder, was on hand for the official ribbon cutting ceremony which took place on August 10, 2011.

“We are very excited to be able to provide West Valley City fans with an opportunity to enjoy Jamba Juice, the number one top-of-mind smoothie brand with better-for-you, great tasting specialty beverages and food,” said Jason Lindstrom, owner/operator of Blended Star, LLC, Utah’s largest Jamba Juice franchise operator. “We invite West Valley City fans to come by the store and sample one of our more than 30 made-to-order whole fruit smoothies, a delicious baked snack, like our sourdough pretzel, or try some fresh squeezed orange juice with our slow-cooked oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats.”

This is the eleventh Jamba Juice store and the first new store opening for Blended Star, LLC since they purchased ten locations through a refranchising deal with Jamba in February of 2010. “We identified this location about 18 months ago as a great place for our first expansion in the Utah market,” said Lindstrom. “The City of West Valley and the Valley Fair Mall staff have both been great to work with throughout the entire process. They are committed to the revitalization of this area and we are proud to be a part of that effort.”

The Jamba Juice West Valley City location is located outside Valley Fair Mall and is open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

With the goal of bringing a convenient better-for-you, meal option to busy shoppers on-the-go, Corey Peterson, principal of Just Juice It, LLC celebrated the opening of his first Jamba Juice franchise store at the Northshore Mall, a Simon Property, in Peabody, MA on August 27, 2011.

“We are very excited to bring Jamba Juice to shoppers at the Northshore Mall. With our offering of healthier beverages, wholesome breakfast options and ‘throughout-the-day snacks,’ mall visitors are able to have a great tasting item knowing they are being good to their bodies,” said Corey Peterson, owner/operator of the Northshore Mall Jamba Juice. “Whether you are just walking the mall to get some exercise, doing a little shopping, or just meeting friends for a fun afternoon together, Jamba offers a full selection of healthful, great tasting menu items to help keep you energized and feeling good while you are out and about.”

The Northshore Mall location will feature Jamba’s blended-to-order, real whole fruit smoothies, including their better-for-you and tasty All Fruit or Fruit and Veggie smoothies, fresh squeezed orange and carrot juices, hot coffee and organic teas, a variety of delicious snacks and baked goods, a trio of tasty California Flatbreads and, of course, Jamba’s craveable hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats and soy milk.

Jamba will be located conveniently located on the 2nd floor near Nordstrom at the Northshore Mall at:

210 Andover Street
Peabody, MA 01960
Store Phone: 978-531-1330
Office Phone: 781-686-1580

The Jamba Juice Peabody location is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

This is the first Jamba Juice store for franchise owner, Corey Peterson. Peterson has 17 years of experience in the restaurant business and currently plans to open three more Jamba Juice locations in Massachusetts.

Jamba Juice Company, a leading healthy, active lifestyle brand, launched their “Team Up for a Healthy America” campaign bringing together national partners in a united commitment to help raise awareness of our Nation’s obesity epidemic.  Reinforcing their vision to inspire and simplify healthy living, the Jamba Juice “Team Up” campaign is intended to show America how pledging to make simple changes to eat more healthy and become more active can lead to an overall improved lifestyle.

Starting today and continuing through November, people across the nation looking for ways to enhance their exercise and diet routines, can log onto www.teamupandpledge.com to sign up and begin getting engaged.  Everyone who pledges can earn the title of Ambassador of Fitness and win fun prizes.  Sample pledges include activities such as “Shoot hoops with family and friends”, “Eat fruit for my afternoon snack”, “Skip the elevator and take the stairs”, and “Don’t pass on breakfast”.

Based on the achievement of pledge milestones, Jamba Juice will make a significant donation in support of partner sponsored initiatives that promote healthy, active lifestyles such as physical activity programs, school gardens, and nutrition education.

“Jamba Juice prides itself on being an integral part of our customer’s everyday healthy lifestyle choice and is raising the bar in the fight against obesity,” said James D. White, chairman, president and CEO, Jamba Juice Company.  ”Jamba Juice has taken a significant step in aligning our partners –and any other groups who may have an interest in joining us– in an innovative awareness campaign that we hope will make a positive and lasting impact in people’s lives.”

Partners who have pledged to support the “Team Up for a Healthy America” campaign include Venus Williams and the WNBA.  The first people to make their pledges were Jamba Juice team members, WNBA players and WNBA employees across the United States.

Venus Williams will serve as one of “Team Up’s” official spokespersons and has committed her voice to help inspire and motivate participants to become more active and healthy in their lifestyle choices.  Ms. Williams is an internationally recognized tennis star and has won seven Grand Slam titles in her career to date.  She recently joined Jamba Juice as a celebrity spokesperson and franchise owner.  Ms. Williams celebrated the opening of her first Jamba Juice store in Bethesda, Maryland on July 6, 2011 and is expected to open four additional stores over the next two years in the D.C. Metro area.

“I am excited to play a role in getting America more engaged in healthy activities and believe that the ‘Team Up’ program is a meaningful way to help motivate our nation to get out and get active,” said Venus Williams, tennis star and entrepreneur. “I can’t think of a brand with more cache in the health and wellness space than Jamba Juice and that aligns so well with my goal to help inspire healthy, active living.”

“The WNBA’s ongoing commitment to showing the joy and benefits of leading a healthy and fit life align perfectly with the “Team Up for a Healthy America campaign”, said WNBA President Laurel Richie.  ”Our entire league is committed to supporting Jamba Juice in their effort to educate and enhance the public’s daily healthy activities.”

WNBA players who have signed on to participate in the Team Up for a Healthy America campaign include:  Four-time All-Star Alana Beard; fourteen year veteran and All-Star Tangela Smith; 2009 WNBA Rookie of the Year Angel McCoughtry; 2003 WNBA Finals MVP Ruth Riley; 2005 WNBA Champion Nicole Powell;  2010 WNBA Rookie of the Year Tina Charles; All-Star Candice Dupree;  two-time All-Star Michelle Snow; WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for June, Rebekkah Brunson and recently named one of the WNBA’s 15 Greatest Players, Ticha Penicheiro.  

Fans and friends of Jamba Juice, Venus Williams, or the WNBA as well as other organizations interested in joining the “Team Up” campaign can find more information at www.teamupandpledge.com or by visiting Jamba Juice directly at www.jambajuice.com.  

Founded in 1990, Jamba Juice is a leading destination for specialty better-for-you beverage and food offerings, including great tasting real whole fruit smoothies, fresh squeezed juices, hot beverages including organic coffee and tea, hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, wraps, salads, sandwiches, California Flatbreads, premium frozen yogurt, Whirl’ns Frozen Yogurt, and a variety of baked goods and snacks. Jamba-branded products for at-home enjoyment are also available through select retailers across the Nation. As of April 19, 2011, Jamba Juice had 741 locations in the United States consisting of 434 franchise-operated stores, 307 Company-owned stores and two international stores.

McDonald’s has revealed its new sponsorship plans for the 2012 Olympic Games. The games will be held in London next year and the fast food chain is launching their Champions of Play for the Olympic Games promotion. The program will unite children from around the world to encourage a blend of healthy eating and daily exercise for life long health.

McDonald’s also reports profit growth for the eight straight quarter. This rise in profits, coming at a time when food costs are cutting the profits of other restaurant chains, is driven largely by low-cost beverages. McDonald’s new frozen lemonade has proven popular and is returning a fair profit on each sale, while returns on hamburgers drop as beef prices rise.

Labor shortages are being reported by restaurants across the state of Georgia after new laws were passed to cut down on immigration. The Georgia Restaurant Association reports that over 250 restaurant owners reported having trouble finding workers during the summer hiring season. 91 of survey respondents were against the immigration reform bill.

Big Apple Bagels was honored by Restaurant Business Magazine as one of the 50 fastest growing chains in America in the most recent issue. The chain has been around since 1993 but has recently experience a surge in popularity and expansion. The company is working on seven new locations due to an attractive franchise package.

Venus Williams, world renowned tennis star and health enthusiast, has joined the Jamba Juice team. Williams will serve as a celebrity spokesperson for the company as well as owning her own locations in the Washington D.C. and Maryland area. She chose the chain for its concern with the health needs of consumers and its tasty menu of smoothies and shakes.

Bruegger’s is adding new sandwiches to their menu in all restaurant locations based on their artisan Ciabatta bread. The chain is known for their New York style, freshly made bagels but is expanding lunch and dinner options as well. Two new paninis, the Turkey, Artichoke and Mozz and the Chicken Aioli Melt will soon be available.

Pizza Patrón, a new pizza chain offering new Hispanic flavors, is featuring the Toluqueña pizza until September. The pizza is topped with classics like pepperoni, ham and the Mexican sausage chorizo. The sausage was developed with the same blend of spices and ingredients as used by the artisans in Toluca, Mexico where chorizo originated.

Pizza Pizza will soon launch a new line of Italian sandwiches that includes four different options. Chicken Cutlet, Meatball Marinara, Spicy Italian Sausage and Veal subs are coming to all Pizza Pizza locations. These sandwiches are all traditional Italian recipes to balance out the innovative toppings of the pizzas on the menu.

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria has announced their plans to open a third restaurant of their newest concept brand. Coal Burger uses a coal fired oven like the ones used to give Grimaldi’s pizza its signature taste. This produces flavorful, charbroiled burgers very quickly. The new restaurant will open in Casa Paloma, Arizona.

 Dan Coudreaut is the executive chef and culinary director for McDonald’s and is responsible for testing and creating all of the foods that the chain serves. He has to balance the desires and favorites of 27 million daily diners with health concerns over high fat and sodium content. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and has been in the position for 7 years.

Hot pot is a old style of Asian cuisine that is customizable and adaptable to fast food and casual dining chains. China’s Little Sheep hot pot chain has done so well that American fast food giant Yum! Brands is offering to buy the chain. Yum! owns chains like Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut and is interested in bringing hot pot to America.

Restaurants used to invite reporters, food critics and local politicians for special dinners to build anticipation of a menu change or new addition. But modern restaurants are saving these special seats for bloggers and Twitter users who can reach 10,000 local potential customers with one click of their mouse. Social networking stars are now more valuable to many restaurants than traditional media critics.

CiCi’s Pizza is continuing their drive to offer new and exciting pizza topping combinations with the Cheeseburger Pizza. All national restaurant locations will now carry the new option on the buffet. The pizza is topped with ground beef, pickles, mustard, ketchup and plenty of cheese. Guests can enjoy the taste of a classic cheeseburger without visiting a burger restaurant.

Cold Stone Creamery may be best known for their indulgent and rich ice cream flavors, but the chain has now put low-fat frozen yogurt options in all of their locations. These new yogurt options were tested in limited release at the beginning of the year. Customer demand was high enough to ensure that frozen yogurt became a permanent addition to the Cold Stone menu.

Jamba Juice is ready to help health conscious guests stick to their diet or calorie intake goals. The chain offers 22 different beverages that have less than 250 calories in the 16 oz serving size. Criticism of some of the chain’s less healthy options has caused them to highlight the variety of low calorie choices that are available on the menu.

Subway Restaurants, the world’s largest fast food chain, is supporting the West Alabama Food Bank in feeding the victims of the tornadoes that destroyed much of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It has been a few months since the disaster occurred but the victims still need help. Subway is helping concerned individuals make donations to the food bank through a text-message hotline.

Burton’s Grill, a small restaurant chain based in New England, has added their seventh location in Nashua, New Hampshire. The restaurant is an upscale, full-service dining establishment serving updated American cuisine classics. Other locations can be found in Massachusetts, Virginia and Connecticut.

Hof’s Hut Restaurant & Bakery is celebrating their 60^th anniversary with the 60 Days of Celebration promotion. The chain has six locations in Southern California and specializes in burgers, chili and hot dogs. The chain will be giving away .60 menu items throughout the next 60 days until the promotion ends on September 16^th.

World recognized tennis star and business entrepreneur, Venus Williams, has teamed up with Jamba Juice to promote the healthy, active lifestyle brand as celebrity spokesperson for the brand. Ms. Williams is also a Jamba Juice franchise store owner and has plans to open five stores in the Washington D.C. Metro Area over the next two years.

Ms. Williams was in Bethesda, Maryland on July 6 to celebrate the opening of her first Venus Williams-Jamba Juice store, which is located in the Westfield Montgomery mall. She expects to open a second store in the Washington D.C./Maryland market before the close of 2011.

“My goal is to help inspire our nation’s youth to become more active and to make better dietary choices. As a recognized healthy, active lifestyle brand that offers simple menu solutions for eating right while engaging in healthy activities, Jamba Juice is a perfect fit to help me in that endeavor,” said Venus Williams, tennis star and entrepreneur. “I am excited to be opening stores this year and proud to be a part of the Jamba Juice organization.”

“We are thrilled to have attracted such a high caliber healthy lifestyle advocate, sports professional and entrepreneur as Venus Williams to support our brand,” stated James D. White, chairman, president and CEO, Jamba Juice Company. “We share her passion when it comes to helping our nation’s youth lead healthier lives. She will be an outstanding champion for Jamba Juice and we are very excited to be partnering with her.”

In her role as Company spokesperson, Ms. Williams will represent Jamba Juice, one of her favorite health and wellness brands, in key advertising and marketing campaigns, through personal appearances and in digital and social media activities.

With a goal of supporting consumers’ active summer, Jamba Juice Company, a leading healthy, active lifestyle brand, highlights their menu of 22 delicious beverages that are 250 calories or less (in the Sixteen ounce size).  Fans seeking healthy beverage options, can find a variety of choices at Jamba Juice that offer many additional benefits aside from having 250 calories or less, including; Fruit Refresher beverages made with coconut water containing electrolytes for refreshing replenishment, Fruit & Veggie Smoothies with 3 full servings of vegetables and fruit, All Fruit Smoothies, Probiotic Fruit & Yogurt Blends help support immune system and digestive health, Fresh Squeezed Juices, select Classic Smoothies, Jamba Light Smoothies and the pre-boosted Coldbuster Smoothie.*

“We know that as the temperatures rise during the summer months, customers look for a variety of healthy, refreshing beverages that not only quench their thirst, but also provide nutritional value that meet their health and wellness needs,” said Susan Shields, senior vice president and CMO, Jamba Juice Company.  ”Our 22 drinks with 250 calories or less are the perfect solution for a post-workout replenishment, an easy afternoon pick-me-up or a refreshing option to beat the summer heat.”

The three Fruit & Veggie smoothies (Berry UpBEET, Apple ‘n Greens and Orange Carrot Karma) have fruit-forward flavors and are made with juice from vegetables like carrots, beets, spinach, broccoli and kale.  Each Sixteen size delivers 3 full servings of fruits and veggies and is less than 250 calories.

The three Fruit Refreshers (Tropical Mango, Purely Pineapple and Strawberry Lemonade) are refreshing, icy fruit beverages that deliver the natural hydration benefits of coconut water.  With essential electrolytes, these drinks are a great way to stay hydrated on a hot summer day.

The three Probiotic Fruit and Yogurt smoothies offer healthy, refreshing yogurt drinks made with fresh nonfat yogurt, soymilk, whole fruit and Jamba’s specially formulated Probiotic Boost – a great way to help support immune system and digestive health.

Made with just fruit and juice, the five All-Fruit smoothies are healthy and nutritious with three full servings of fruit in a Sixteen size.

As with all offerings, Jamba Juice’s beverages contain no artificial preservatives, no artificial flavors, no high fructose corn syrup, and 0gm trans fat.

* All beverages may not be available in all stores – check menu for specific drinks.

With the goal of bringing a convenient better-for-you, meal option to busy travelers on-the-go, Bill Newlin and George Walker, principals of Air Ventures LLC, celebrated the opening of their first Jamba Juice location in the Southwest Terminal at the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) airport in Maryland.

Fans traversing through the Southwest Terminal in the Baltimore Washington International airport will now be able to enjoy Jamba’s blended-to-order, real whole fruit smoothies, fresh brewed coffee, Hot Blends™ hot beverages, craveable hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, or tasty California Flatbreads™ as they make their way to their next destination.

“We believe Jamba Juice is the best name in the smoothie category and we are very excited to be opening our first store here at BWI,” said Bill Newlin, owner/operator of Jamba’s first franchise location in the BWI airport. “Customers seeking a healthier beverage or snack alternative while on the go, now have an outstanding better-for-you, great tasting option available to them.”

Jamba Juice is committed to bringing health and happiness to customers everywhere and has been inspiring and simplifying healthy living since its first California store opened in 1990. Jamba’s menu offerings are made from quality ingredients, taste great, and contain 0g trans fat, no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors, and no artificial preservatives.

This is the first Jamba Juice store for Air Ventures, LCC and principals, Bill Newlin and George Walker. Newlin and Walker have over 10 years of experience in the franchise business and currently own and operate more than 13 restaurant venues in airports across the country, including Great Lakes Brewing Company in the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport AIRMALL in Cleveland, Ohio and the Cisco Brew Pub in the Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Jamba Juice BWI airport location is open from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week, 365 days a year, based on airline arrivals and departures.

Food trucks are booming in popularity as the economy makes the low start-up costs much more attractive when compared to opening a stand-along building. Social media has made promoting and keeping guests updated on route information much easier for food truck users. Mobile eating is also more social and even faster than fast food restaurants.

Former fast-food executive Herman Cain is promising Americans that if he becomes President, he’ll turn the economy around. He claims to have turned around the struggling Godfather’s Pizza chain to profits in just over a year. Cain has also been the regional vice president of Pillsbury’s Burger King division and President of the National Restaurant Association.

An amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act recently added by the Department of Labor has triggered a lawsuit from the National Restaurant Association. The Department gives restaurant owners who employ tipped wait staff just 30 days to change their posted information on tip credits. The NRA, along with the Council of State Restaurant Associations and others, are pushing to lengthen the time limit on compliance.

Real Mex Restaurants will soon have a new chief operating officer. Edie Ames will take the position on July 11^th after a stint as chief operating officer at Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group. She was also the president of Morton Restaurant’s Group for half a decade. The board of the company and the current president chose her for her extensive experience in the restaurant industry.

The three winners of the Krystal’s Design a Box contest held last fall recently visited Chattanooga as part of their grand prize. The guests enjoyed trips to famous Chattanooga attractions like Ruby Falls and Rock City. They also saw their new designs printed on the real Krystal boxes at the luncheon held at the end of the trip.

The McDonald’s All-American High School Basketball Games will be held in Chicago, according to an announcement from the company. The games will be held next March and gives high school basketball team members from around the country a chance to compete at the national level. ESPN will cover the boy’s tournament, while ESPNU will cover the girl’s game.

Dairy Queen‘s first three locations in the Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia is now open for business. One location is the company’s largest and features two stories. Franchisee Al Safwa Food Group operates the chain exclusively in Saudi Arabia right now. The company will open at least 5 more locations this year, and plans to have 32 by the end of 2015.

Five Jamba Juice stores are now in operation in South Korea. The most recent location opened in the town of Seocho, the neighborhood of Seoul that is home to the Supreme Court. The chain has opened all five locations in the country within the last five months. Jamba Juice was accepted enthusiastically by South Koreans and is very popular.

VooDoo BBQ & Grill focuses on Louisiana style barbecue and creole style side dishes. They will soon expand outside of Louisiana just in time for their 10^th anniversary. New franchisee rights have been awarded that allow franchisees to develop restaurants in Greenville, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina, among other areas.

Olive Garden has announced the winners of the 15^th annual “Pasta Tales” essay competition. A homeschooled student named David Carr won the grand prize with his essay about becoming an environmental filmmaker. He received a $2,500 savings bond towards higher education and a trip to New York City.

Jamba Juice and the SPC Group has announced the opening of their fifth Jamba Juice location in South Korea. The store opened in Seocho, a popular residential and commercial district in Seoul and home to the South Korean Supreme Court.

“The Seocho store represents the fifth Jamba Juice store to open in South Korea in the past five months,” said James D. White, president, chairman, and CEO, Jamba Juice Company. “The speed at which SPC is opening stores speaks to the growing popularity of our brand.”

“The Jamba brand continues to be enthusiastically received by the South Korean population,” said Thibault de Chatellus, senior vice president International, Jamba Juice Company, “We are pleased with our early success in South Korea and look forward to growing and developing our brand in other international markets”.

Jamba Juice plans on developing 50 to 70 traditional and non-traditional locations in 2011 and is currently awarding franchise opportunities in select markets around the globe. For more information about joining the Jamba Juice team, visit, http://jambafranchise.com.

Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA) is a holding company and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company, owns and franchises JAMBA JUICE(R) stores. Founded in 1990, Jamba Juice is a leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you food and beverage offerings, including great tasting fruit smoothies, juices, and teas, hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, wraps, salads, sandwiches, and California Flatbreads(TM), and a variety of baked goods and snacks. As of April 19, 2011, Jamba Juice had 741 locations in the United States consisting of 434 franchise-operated stores, 307 Company-owned stores and two international stores.

Jamba Juice Company, a highly recognized, healthy active lifestyle brand, has announced the launch of their new Fruit Refreshers beverages with coconut water.  The three new beverages, available in over 700 stores beginning May 24, are refreshing and thirst quenching drinks that deliver essential electrolytes and the natural hydration benefits of coconut water.

The beverage platform includes three delicious flavors.  Purely Pineapple is a thirst quenching blend of pineapple juice, pineapple sherbet, coconut water, peaches and ice.  Strawberry Lemonade is a tart and fruity blend of strawberries, lemonade, coconut water, lime sherbet, sorbet and ice.  Tropical Mango is an icy-cold, refreshing blend of mangos, passion-mango juice, coconut water, pineapple sherbet, orange sherbet and ice.  Each Sixteen size Fruit Refresher with coconut water is 230 calories or less and contains as much potassium as a banana.  They are made with whole fruit and provide an excellent source of vitamin C.  

“Our introduction of Fruit Refreshers with coconut water continues Jamba Juice’s commitment to providing our customers who have a natural interest in maintaining a healthy active lifestyle, with innovative, unique new products,” said Susan Shields, senior vice president and CMO, Jamba Juice Company. “These new, thirst quenching fruit beverages are the perfect way to stay hydrated on a hot summer day.”

From May 25, 2011 – June 8, 2011, Jamba Juice will provide a special trial offer on Sixteen size Fruit Refreshers for just $2 at participating Jamba Juice locations (coupon required).  Customers can print a coupon from www.jambajuice.com or http://www.facebook.com/jambajuice.  

Fruit Refreshers with coconut water will be available in stores starting Tuesday, May 24, 2011.

Jamba Juice Company, a highly recognized, healthy active lifestyle brand, announced today the expansion of their highly successful Whirl’ns Frozen Yogurt, a line of frozen yogurt treats featuring signature flavors found only at Jamba Juice. The line was originally launched December 2010 in 22 Sacramento area Jamba Juice stores. Jamba decided to expand the line into over 100 additional stores in Southern California. Beginning May 24, fans in select Los Angeles and San Diego area stores will be able to enjoy Jamba’s unique all-natural, fruit-based frozen yogurt in 10 signature flavors, including a rotating seasonal offering.

“Our introduction far exceeded expectations,” said Susan Shields, chief marketing officer, Jamba Juice Company. “The product line has proven to be an excellent fit with the Jamba brand.”

Jamba Juice leveraged their product innovation and blending expertise to create a product platform that provides a meaningful point of difference to customers within the growing premium segment of the frozen yogurt category.

“We hit the mark with this product offering. Consumers perceived it to be a very different frozen yogurt experience and it has proven to be a successful addition to our afternoon and evening daypart growth,” continued Ms. Shields. “Jamba is a beverage and meal solution provider that our customers can count on to make eating healthier easier. You can expect that we will continue to introduce differentiated and proprietary new products that meet those needs.”

Jamba Juice has had a longtime commitment to bringing high quality, better-for-you products to fans on-the-go while promoting a healthy, active lifestyle. Jamba Juice offers customers a variety of delicious products, providing kids and adults alike, better-for-you menu options that don’t sacrifice on taste. This latest announcement of Whirl’ns Frozen Yogurt represents a continuation of Jamba’s transformation into a leading specialty food and beverage destination and further reinforces Jamba Juice’s position as a healthy, active lifestyle brand.

Venus Williams and Jamba Juice announced in April an agreement to build five Jamba Juice stores in the Washington and Maryland marketplace, slated to open later this summer. But it turns out that celebrity franchisees are nothing new. Here’s a look at a few notable chain/celebrity franchisee relationships.

Singer Jimmy Buffett became a franchisee in 2000 when he got the rights to build Krispy Kreme outlets in Palm Beach County in Florida. The move was part of a previously stated effort by the company to nearly double its number of locations by 2005. Mr. Buffett also owns his own slew of restaurants and cafés under the Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise monikers.

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Despite owning 12 restaurants and producing over 2000 episodes of his show for food network, celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse was still surprised by the equipment and practices of the kitchens he visits in the upcoming show “The Originals”. The chef will tour some of the most historical American eateries, including the Peter Luger Steakhouse and the Grand Central Oyster Bar.

Del Taco is adding two new crispy chicken offerings to their national menus. The Big Fat Crispy Chicken Taco includes a fresh breaded chicken tender, lettuce and tomatoes, grated cheese and your choice of a bacon ranch or creamy chipotle sauce. A Crispy Chicken burrito will also be added this week including the same sauce choices and two chicken tenders.

The new sirloin steak items Panera Bread is adding it to its chain menu this week have been in development for over two years. Options include the Steak & Egg Breakfast Sandwich, the Steak & White Cheddar Panini and a Steak & Bleu Cheese Salad. Only top quality sirloin steak cuts go into these items, and the meat is complemented with the best cheeses, toppings and lettuce.

Jamba Juice has expanded into its 24^th state in the country, making it present in nearly half of all states. The new franchise location was opened in Orange, Connecticut. Operator David Katz is new to the chain, but is a graduate of the Center for Culinary Arts and is an accomplished business owner with years of experience in the restaurant industry.

Fazoli’s wants to recognize mothers year round, not just on Mother’s Day, so each regional market will award the Mother of the Year award to one lucky customer. The chosen mothers will be entitled to a year’s worth of free meals at Fazoli’s. Anyone can nominate their favorite mother through the company’s Facebook page.

America’s favorite Japanese themed restaurant chain, Benihana, is offering a new May special. The Hibachi Steak for Two meal involves five courses to feed two for just $40. Appetizers, salad, soup and hibachi grilled steak are all included in this meal. This special will not be available on Mother’s Day, and will return to its normal price when June begins.

Tulsa will be home to the next Dickey’s Barbeque Pit as the 70 year old chain continues to grow. While the company only operates 147 stores, 35% of their growth has occurred in the last 2 years. The Tulsa location is operated by Mark Woeppel.

Dunkin’ Donuts new advertising campaign will include four Boston Red Sox players and the team manager. The commercials and ads will combine two New England favorites – the Red Sox and Dunkin’ Donuts Iced Coffee. Featured players include David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez.

Country music star Randy Travis is the newest musician to sign with the Cracker Barrel Music Program. The program exclusively distributes the releases of a variety of country and Christian musicians through their nationwide general store locations. Randy Travis’ new CD is self titled and part of the proceeds of each sale will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

With the goal of bringing a healthy, active lifestyle brand to fans in his local community, David Katz, principal of Five Star Equity Partners, LLC, celebrated the opening of his first Jamba Juice store in Orange, Connecticut, helping launch Jamba into the Company’s twenty-fourth state and newest franchise outlet.

“I am excited to bring Jamba Juice, a renowned and popular specialty beverage and food destination, officially to fans here in Orange,” said David Katz, owner/operator of Jamba Juice in Orange, Connecticut. “We started the blenders whirling officially today and now local fans and visitors are able to enjoy one of our more than 30 made-to-order whole fruit smoothies, including Jamba’s latest innovation in their smoothie portfolio–Fruit and Vegetable smoothies that provide one serving of veggies and two servings of fruit in every 16 oz serving. We also serve fresh squeezed orange and carrot juices, wheatgrass, and, of course, Jamba’s highly regarded slow-cooked oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats.”

Jamba Juice has been inspiring and simplifying healthy living since it opened its first California store in 1990. Jamba offers a portfolio of on-the-go, better-for-you menu offerings are made from quality ingredients, taste great, and contain 0g trans fat, no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors, and no artificial preservatives.

Jamba will be located conveniently adjacent to the Bruegger’s Bakery at:

263 Boston Post Road
Orange, CT 06477
PH. 203-795-1300

The store will be open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. to enable fans coming or going a convenient option to pick up a nutritious and delicious menu offering. During hours of operation, parents will be able to enjoy their favorite Bruegger’s coffee offering, while the kids enjoy their favorite Jamba Juice smoothie.

This is the first Jamba Juice store for local Orange entrepreneur and franchisee, David Katz, who is one of the youngest franchise operators in Jamba’s system and the franchise operator of the adjacent Bruegger’s Bakery. Katz was the winner of the 2011 Orange Economic Development Corporation’s Business Person of the Year and is a graduate of the Center for Culinary Arts (Cromwell, Connecticut). He honed his chef skills in several high-end restaurant kitchens in New Haven, Connecticut. For Katz, the investment in Jamba Juice represents an opportunity to bring a nationally recognized health and wellness brand to his local community, friends, and family and further the mission to inspire and simplify healthy living.

Fuddruckers, the custom burger chain, is planning to feature its two most popular signature burgers in May as well as an old favorite. The Inferno Burger is returning for the first time in 5 years, along with the featured Southwest Burger and the Swiss Melt. All three can be found at any participating Fuddruckers location for a limited time.

In the next few weeks a new Red Robin Gourmet Burgers location will open in Long Island. The new location will feature the same gourmet burger and sandwich menu as other chain locations. Each burger sold during the grand opening week beginning May 9^th will also contribute .50 cents to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Along with celebrating its 70^th Anniversary this year, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit chain is also hosting grand openings for three new locations. This weekend three chains will open their doors in Minnesota to serve great barbeque to visitors in Rogers, Plymouth and Eagen. Despite 70 years of steady popularity, Dickey’s has seen a nearly 40 percent growth rate in the last three years alone.

The Chain Restaurant Compensation Association has announced that none of the 39 organization members have announced any salary increase freezes for this year, unlike the previous years. This means managers and other high level employees may see pay increases over the course of 2011. Base salary increases were frozen as the restaurant industry took a hard hit when the economic slumped.

The Philippines will be the next international country to be home to Jamba Juice locations as the company has signed a new agreement to develop 40 new stores there. This marks their second international branch. Jamba Juice is also growing domestically with plans to add over 50 new stores in the United States over the next year.

Despite the struggling economy in Central Florida, many business owners are taking chances and opening new restaurants. Three University of Central Florida graduates are partnering together to open the new Terrace 390 in Orlando. In Florida alone nearly 1000 new food industry locations applied for permits since January of 2011, including food trucks and restaurants.

Jack in the Box restaurants will be offering a new blackberry flavored milkshake for a sweet summer treat. For a limited time visitors can enjoy the fresh shake, made with real ice cream, at all participating locations. The blackberry flavor was first tested in 2007 as a lighter alternative to Chocolate and Oreo shake flavors, and has proven very popular in the summer.

Jamba, Inc. today announced that the Company has signed a master development agreement with Max’s Group of Companies, a well-established restaurant and franchise operator, to develop 40 Jamba Juice locations in the Philippines over the next 10 years. The first Jamba Juice location is scheduled to open in late 2011.

Max’s Group of Companies currently operates three brands in the Philippines, including Max’s Restaurant, a well-known casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1945, which now has over 100 locations and a growing presence internationally. The partners for Max’s Group of Companies collectively represent four families and three generations of experience owning and operating restaurants as both franchisees and franchisors. Max’s Group of Companies also operates a major US-based coffee and doughnut brand in the Philippines.

“The partners at Max’s Family of Companies are highly experienced restaurant and franchise chain operators with 120 restaurants in the Philippines and nine in Canada and the U.S. We could not have found a better team with whom to partner as we enter our second major international market,” said Thibault de Chatellus, senior vice president, Global Franchise and Development, Jamba Juice Company. “We expect a strong and positive reception as Jamba already enjoys some awareness among Filipinos who have traveled in the U.S.”

“We are long-time fans of Jamba and think the brand is a perfect fit for our restaurant portfolio. In the health and wellness restaurant space, Jamba provides a wonderful assortment of great tasting, on-the-go products that make eating healthier simpler,” said Sharon Fuentebella, executive vice president, Max’s Group of Companies. “Given our hot and humid climate, we believe that Jamba Juice is the perfect option to satisfy Filipinos desire for beverages and snacks that are not only better-for-you, but are also deliciously refreshing.”

In addition to expanding into its second international market, Jamba Juice expects to add up to 50 to 70 new domestic traditional and non-traditional franchise locations in 2011. Jamba is currently awarding franchise opportunities in select markets around the globe. This recent franchise development activity reflects the accelerated pace growth for the Company and supplements the 436 currently operating franchise stores. For more information about joining the Jamba Juice team, visit, http://jambafranchise.com.

The upcoming Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show held by the National Restaurant Association in May will feature a strong emphasis on social media marketing due to the rise in popularity of this new internet tool. Restaurant owners will get to mingle with some of the biggest names in online media like Google, Facebook and Yelp. Social media experts will highlight marketing strategies and ideas to help the restaurant industry grow.

Sunny Street Cafe may focus on breakfast, but this hasn’t held them back. The chain recently signed a new 40 location development contract to build new locations in Western Canada. This is the company’s first expansion out of the United States. Canada’s breakfast and early lunch market is growing steadily and the Sunny Street Cafe brand will adapt well to the Western part of the country.

Fast-casual chain Veggie Grill has nominated their new CEO and is drawing up plans for explosive expansion. Greg Dollarhyde is the new CEO and brings a large equity investment with him. The vegetarian and vegan menu focuses on comfort foods like plant based sandwiches and soups, and is primed for a rise in popularity as health becomes a major concern for many diners.

Asian fast-casual dining is also experiencing a boom in popularity and the Mama Fu’s Asian House chain is riding the wave. Six new locations are in development in the El Paso, Texas and New Mexico areas. Mama’s Alamo, a franchisee that already operates popular chains like Buffalo Wild Wings and Smashburgers in 7 states, will develop the six new restaurants.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has had the same menu for over 50 years, and has only grown in popularity for it. However, the chain is finally breaking tradition by adding a single new permanent item to the menu. The new Spicy Cheddar Sausage will be added in all national locations after limited release in February. The last addition to the chain’s menu occurred in 1952.

The Dickey’s Barbecue Pit chain is also expanding with a new restaurant location. Initial plans have placed the location in Draper, Utah. Two Pit locations are already operating in Utah, but this will be the first opportunity with the company in Draper. Dickey’s plans to open over 60 new restaurants across the country by the end of 2011.

Venus Williams has signed a Letter of Intent with the popular Jamba Juice chain to open as many as 5 new locations in the Washington D.C. area. If the deal is finalized, Ms. Williams will also gain rights to franchise the brand exclusively in that area. The first location will open later this summer. Venus Williams chose the Jamba Juice chain because as an athlete, she wanted a franchise that focuses on nutrition and good health.

If the lucky lady you are taking out for Mother’s Day likes Middle Eastern cuisine, the Arya Global Cuisine in Cupertino is featuring a special buffet for the holiday. A smooth jazz brunch with menu items like champagne, omelets and fresh fish will be served early in the day. A four course dinner is also available that combines American, Persian and Italian cuisine.

Blue on Highland, in Needham Massachusetts, will also hold a special Mother’s Day brunch. Menu specials will include French toast, sirloin steak with eggs and lobster bisque. Dinner will also feature holiday specials and all women will be honored with a complimentary rose. Live jazz will compliment the Mother’s Day meal.

Cha Cha’s Tacos & Tequila is ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with live music and drink specials. Beginning at 11:30 am two live bands will perform, customers will be encouraged to dance and hourly drink and menu specials will be announced. The Brea, California restaurant has amped up their Cinco de Mayo celebration this year to be bigger and better than ever.

Jamba Juice Company and Venus Williams have announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent to form a joint venture to develop up to five Jamba Juice stores in the Washington D.C./Maryland marketplace over the next two years. The venture will also provide a platform for a long-term relationship, which would provide Ms. Williams’ organization with the certain exclusive rights to franchise the Jamba Juice brand throughout the Washington D.C./Maryland marketplace. The terms of the arrangement are expected to be finalized within the next 60 days and the first store to open later this summer.

The two organizations’ goal in establishing this partnership is to leverage the strength of their respective brands to promote health and wellness in the D.C. area and to work together to help promote lifestyle changes to fight childhood obesity. In addition, the expansion of Jamba stores in this marketplace will help promote economic development and provide job opportunities for local residents.

“I have been a long-time fan of Jamba Juice and its mission to help inspire and simplify healthy living,” said Venus Williams, tennis star and entrepreneur. “Regardless of the venue — whether I am on the tennis court or on an interior design project – keeping fit and eating healthy are critical to ensuring I maintain peak performance. Jamba offers a fantastic line-up of tasty, better-for-you products that I can feel good about eating. I am excited to be a part of Jamba and, through that partnership, to be bringing a healthy lifestyle brand to the D.C. METRO area that can offer others an easy way to maintain their focus on staying active and eating right.”

“Venus is a legend in the sports world, an entrepreneur, and a role model who serves as an inspiration for anyone seeking to achieve new heights in their personal or professional lives. In her we found a partner as committed as we are to enabling people to lead healthier, more active lifestyles and who wants to help people find simple solutions to eating better,” stated James D. White, chairman, president and CEO, Jamba Juice Company. “Regardless of her endeavor, Venus goes after everything with gusto and a motivation to win. And she is committed to helping others succeed too. Her support for a brand like Jamba that brings great tasting, better-for-you, convenience to eating healthier is a win for everyone.”

Jamba sells a variety of food and beverage products including whole fruit smoothies, fresh squeezed juices, hot beverages, wraps, salads, sandwiches, frozen yogurt, and a variety of baked goods.

White noted, “This partnership is a perfect match between two brands that are both passionate about creating viable and healthy communities while helping people achieve their lifestyle goals of being more active and eating better.”

Jamba Juice Company plans to develop 50 to 70 traditional and non-traditional store locations in 2011 and is currently awarding franchise opportunities to passionate individuals who desire to be a part of a popular and sought-after healthy, active lifestyle brand.

The Danish restaurant Noma was recently named as the best restaurant in the world by the San Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants List. Over 800 food industry experts voted for their favorites, and Noma gathered the most votes. The chef and team at the restaurant are excited but not surprised because Noma first made it to number one on last year’s list.

Red Robin restaurants will soon feature a new menu in all company owned restaurants, according to Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. More than a dozen new items will be added to the menu of gourmet burgers, chicken sandwiches and other healthy options. New appetizers, including fried mushrooms and clam strips, and new side items for combo meals.

Wingstop is already the maker of fine hot wings, but they’ve expanded their chicken offerings by adding a new sandwich. The Glider Chicken sandwich features a whole boneless chicken breast breaded and tossed in the guest’s choice of Wingstop’s famous sauces. The new Gliders are topped with pickles and served on fresh yeast rolls.

High sodium intake can lead to kidney problems, high blood pressure and heart attack, so Subway restaurants have started reducing the sodium in all of their sandwich menu items. All of the items on the Fresh Fit menu have 28% less sodium now, and the rest of the sandwiches had a reduction of 15%. Subway is now the largest restaurant chain in the world, and they want to help their customers make healthy choices.

Starbucks has released its 2010 Global Responsibility Report which outlines the amount that the company spent on environmentally friendly and consumer conscious choices. Over half of the power used by Starbucks restaurants in America came from a sustainable source, and the company engaged over 50,000 young people in community activity. Fair trade coffee purchases were also up.

Jamba Juice is working on an active refranchising campaign to update and refresh older stores. The company sold 41 stores in the Midwest recently, bringing the total of refranchising stores to 173. This frees up resources for the company to focus on their company owned locations in California and other states. Of the over 700 total locations, only 308 are now operated by the company itself.

Yum! Brands, the company that operates popular franchises like Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, has opened its 400^th  KFC location in Indonesia.  The company looks to over 1,000 locations in Indonesia by 2015.

Parents and kids can print out Easter Egg Holders from the Chuck E. Cheese’s website because the company wants families to get excited about the holiday. The Egg Holder creates a beautiful centerpiece once the child has colored and decorated it and filled it with dyed eggs. Kids can also find printable decorations for making their own Chuck E. Cheese’s egg.

Portland City Grill is bringing a new option for private dining in Portland by unveiling their new private Chef’s Table. The Chef’s Table seats 14 and guests will eat in total privacy 30 floors about the city. The restaurant presents a stunning view of the Portland skyline, and the 30^th floor location is the perfect location to view it from.

The Daily Grill is holding a new contest that involves making a 30 to 45 second commercial for the restaurant. The “If I Make a Commercial for Daily Grill” competition starts on May 1^st. The grand prize includes $4,000 cash and $1,000 worth of gift cards to the Daily Grill. Winners will be chosen based on creativity and quality, and how much the commercial motivates people to visit the grill.

Jamba Juice has announced the completion of its refranchise initiative, originally announced in May 2009, with the sale of 41 stores in the Chicago/Minneapolis markets to J J Maa, Inc. The Company was successful in completing the sale of 173 stores, exceeding the original goal to refranchise up to 150 stores primarily outside of California. In conjunction with several of the refranchise transactions, development agreements for an aggregate of 52 additional new Jamba Juice stores were entered into as well as commitments to refresh and refurbish select mature stores.

“To have exceeded our goal is a significant accomplishment. I could not be more proud of the entire team. Refranchising these stores will allow us to better focus our operational resources on our Company-owned stores in California and New York and improve efficiencies and performance. It also creates a business shift to an asset-light business model that is less capital intensive,” stated James D. White, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Jamba Juice Company. “We were able to find new or existing highly qualified and successful franchisees who wanted to be a part of the Jamba team. We welcome all of our new franchisees into the system and look forward to working with them in their respective markets.”

The Company believes that the completion of the refranchise initiative better positions Jamba for accelerated growth, will increase brand presence and market share, will provide the Company with greater overall margins, and reduce capital outlays.

Jamba, Inc. is a holding company and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company, owns and franchises Jamba Juice stores. Founded in 1990, Jamba Juice is a leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you food and beverage offerings, including great tasting fruit smoothies, juices, and teas, hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, wraps, salads, sandwiches, and California Flatbreads, and a variety of baked goods and snacks. As of April 18, 2011, Jamba Juice had 744 locations consisting of 308 Company-owned and operated stores and 436 franchise stores. For the nearest location or a complete menu, visit the Jamba Juice website at www.jambajuice.com or call 1-866-4R-FRUIT (473-7848).