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Robeks
Juice goes to Ireland
Franchisee Thomas Jones carried out extensive research
of 'juice bars' in the United States and Australia in
advance of signing a 10-year license agreement with
Robeks to develop stores throughout Ireland and Northern
Ireland.
Jamba
Rolls Out Breakfast Menu
Jamba Juice is rolling out its new breakfast menu nationwide
and is taking its passion for healthy living to the
next level by blending more than 650,000 free breakfast
products on April 8. To educate consumers about the
critical role a healthy breakfast makes in their day,
the brand is challenging Americans to take the 21-Day
Breakfast Challenge.
Planet
Smoothie Café expansion
Raving Brands is preparing its Planet Smoothie concept
for a second wave of aggressive growth. Although it
was a late comer to the competitive smoothie segment,
Planet Smoothie quickly proved itself a contender by
growing rapidly during 1995 to 1999 from 19 to 100 stores,
mainly in the Southeast.
Lisa
Marie Presley addicted to smoothies
Mother-to-be is uffering from a very healthy craving
during her pregnancy - she is addicted to fruit smoothies.
The daughter of rock 'n' roll king Elvis Presley is
four-and-a-half months pregnant with twins - her first
with fourth husband Michael Lockwood.
Green
tea boosts antibiotic effectiveness
"We tested green tea in combination with antibiotics
against 28 disease-causing micro-organisms belonging
to two different classes," Dr. Mervat Kassem of
the Alexandria University in Egypt said in a statement.
"In every single case green tea enhanced the bacteria-killing
activity of the antibiotics."
New Strawberry
Varieties
Three new strawberry varieties were released by plant
breeders at the University of California, Davis. The
California Strawberry Commission says each of the new
varieties promises outstanding flavor and high productivity,
and that plant breeders began working on the new strawberry
varieties in 2001, reported California Farm Bureau.
Video:
Ethanol: We told you so...
Glenn Beck on ethanol. Ed. Google, 'switchgrass',
which should be used for bio fuel.
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