The biggest change was moving to an asset-light model, which was "substantially complete" in June The group has a proclivity for operating brands that have scale and continue to be a "fan favorite" indulgence—even though Jamba Juice has made efforts to be a little healthier.
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Salty and Sweet," according to QSR. As such, they opened the first mashup of the two stories in May Jamba Juice and Auntie Anne's are both under the same parent company after all, which made starting this franchise combo a little smoother for the Bowlings. Focus Brands is the parent company of both the smoothie giant and the pretzel joint, as well a handful of other restaurants that include Cinnabon , Schlotzsky's, Moe's Southwest Grill , and those ever-popular Carvel ice cream cakes.
The Bowlings told QSR that their combo drive-through location in Texas has met all sales expectations and beyond in the first few months of launching. Perhaps that's in part because the pair focused on the drive-thru aspect of their enterprise, a component they had already seen prove to be useful for other restaurants during the COVID pandemic. Clearly, their customers' love for the salty and sweet combo of Jamba and Auntie Anne's has helped the Bowlings make their unique idea highly successful so far.
In early , Jamba decided to dry and appeal to all of the customers who were finally commuting to work again as, in many place, coronavirus restrictions began to change and lift. They did this by introducing a new breakfast item called a "handwich". The handwich comes with a pork sausage meat patty or, for vegetarians, an Impossible Foods patty.
It's a new and unique addition to a chain that's more often known for fruity drinks than more substantial meal items. The two options both include melted cheddar cheese and a sprouted grain bun, deployed here in alignment with Jamba's new health-conscious vibe. And what of the idea behind the handwich and its name? According to Jamba , the menu item gained the moniker because you should be able to hold the sandwich in one hand and eat it on the go.
This is Jamba's debut in the breakfast sandwich space, where there is plenty of competition from other fast food chains that have heavy morning traffic. What if you could get a fresh smoothie from a vending machine?
One Walmart location in California now sports a Jamba inside the store. But not just any Jamba, considering that this one has no employees present. It is a co-branded kiosk with Blendid , a robotics company that specializes in contactless food kiosks and aims to help food companies scale their businesses for faster and easier operations.
In this particular Jamba kiosk, a robotic arm makes your smoothie in a mere 3 minutes, according to Insider. But, unlike a human employee, the robot in question can make 9 smoothies simultaneously. This is the first partnership of its kind between Blendid and Jamba, but there is a plan in place to add many more such kiosks in the future.
So, be on the lookout for more robot restaurants. Blendid is already planning to expand by adding more locations in California and Georgia. Jamba Juice started out as a college senior project Shutterstock. The idea was inspired by another juice shop Shutterstock. Jamba Juice acquired almost juice shops in the '90s Instagram.
Jamba Juice isn't as healthy as you think Shutterstock. They have a super secret menu Instagram. Jamba recently rebranded Shutterstock. The founder of Jamba Juice died in Shutterstock. The word "jamba" means "to celebrate" in Swahili, and in turn Jamba Juice celebrated a healthy lifestyle. The brightly colored decor of the new stores and the smoothie names contributed to the effort to brand the Jamba Juice sensibility.
Perron was also quick to recognize infringements and displayed a willingness to go to court to prevent rivals from copying Jamba's store layout, packaging, or drink names. While Juice Clubs gradually made the transition to the Jamba Juice concept over the next two years, Perron initiated a site acquisition and development plan to roll out new Jamba Juice outlets at an accelerated pace, with a goal of reaching the 1, mark in a few years.
He believed it was important to stake a claim in the fast-growing juice segment of the restaurant industry. By mid, the chain had 30 stores, all located in California, 18 of which were company owned. A year later that number would virtually double, and California would top the mark in total juice bars, with any number of competitors cropping up.
In August , Jamba took an initial step in expanding outside the state when it signed a licensing deal with Whole Foods Market of Austin, Texas, a major natural and organic foods grocery chain. Whole Foods' staff, trained by Jamba personnel, were to operate juice stands under the Jamba name and logo. The agreement allowed for Jamba outlets in four supermarkets, two of which would be established in California.
Whole Foods supermarkets in Boulder, Colorado, and Tempe, Arizona, were chosen as the first non-California Jamba Juice locations, with the ultimate goal of placing juice bars in all of the Whole Foods 75 supermarkets spread across 17 states and the District of Columbia.
In addition to tapping into the organic and natural food store sector, Jamba targeted two other locales that management believed were fertile territories for its concept: universities and airports. Jamba's infrastructure evolved along with its menu. In order to retain them for an extended period, store managers were treated as quasi-owners.
Not only did the company pay managers a percentage of a store's profits as an incentive, Jamba developed a retention plan, which it labeled "J. Should managers agree to another three-year term, they would be granted a three-week paid sabbatical.
Moreover, employees in managerial positions received stock options. Jamba workers also received considerable training before being allowed to work alone, and were encouraged to make decisions in order to address customer problems without the need to seek managerial approval.
It was Jamba's focus on the needs of its customers that led to changes on the menu. While they waited for their smoothies to be prepared, many customers were known to visit neighboring shops to buy a bagel. The drinks may have been adequate meal replacements from a nutritional point of view, but they lacked what was called the "chew factor. After much fine tuning, the chain introduced the results of that effort in the Jambola, a four-ounce, high-nutrient bread that was toasted and, accompanied by a smoothie, created a "Power Meal.
Over the next two years, Jamba added to its food offerings, all the while introducing new smoothie concoctions. In , a line of vegetable soups, Souprimos, was launched. Because customer feedback indicated that the product fell short on taste, Jamba decided to improve flavor and consistency by including some fat to the recipes.
In early , the chain added gourmet soft pretzels to its menu. In addition to the traditional salted pretzel, Jamba offered two exotic flavors, Apple Cinnamon and Sourdough Parmesan. Smoothies and soups were then combined with either the breads or pretzels to produce what the chain now called Jamba Meals.
The Jamba chain boasted some outlets in early when Perron negotiated a merger with one of Jamba's main competitors, Zuka Juice, which totaled nearly stores, 25 of which were company owned. Zuka had been launched in Provo, Utah, in by Dave Duffin, who now elected to join forces with Perron rather than battle over the same territory and see the smoothie business degenerate into something like the s bagel wars, which resulted in overexpansion and the bankruptcy of several aspiring chains.
Only in Utah, where the brand was well entrenched, would the Zuka name be retained. To further accelerate growth, Jamba also began opening stores with major franchising partners.
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