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Jamba Juice: A National Brand?
In a presentation given at a conference in New York City on 10 June 2008, Jamba’s CEO, Paul Clayton, announced that his company’s leadership status is translated by a 19% share of the US market. The company is well ahead of its closest competitors, as Freshens caters for 6% of the market, and Smoothie King and Planet Smoothie for 5% and 1% respectively, he added.

Yogen Fruz Signs Master Franchis Agreement
The company has granted exclusive development rights to Frozen Guy LLC for all of south Florida below the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, including Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The company also has master franchise agreements in the Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan areas, with the first two stores opened this past month in suburban Chicago’s Woodfield Shopping Center

Juice Good for Your Health
Eating fruits and vegetables helps keep you healthy and protects against disease, but it's not always easy to consume as much produce as experts advise. Fortunately, juices can be a convenient way to squeeze in extra servings. Six ounces -- just 3/4 cup of juice -- counts as one serving of a fruit or vegetable.

Super Fruit Juice Not a Fad: A Trend
Super fruits like Goji berries and Mangosteen are only grown in rich, tropical regions and are said to be rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Super-fruit juices are pretty new. Some bottles just hit H-E-B shelves two months ago. They're filled with exotic super fruits, like Acai from the Amazon and Goji from Tibet. Maureen Carson says she'll try anything to make her daughters eat or drink healthy foods.

Pomegranate juice could help fight arthritis
Studies have shown that extracts of the fruit can reduce inflammation in the body, one of the most common triggers of the disease.The team behind the study, published in the Journal of Inflammation, believe that pomegranate could have the same effect on humans. If true, it could point the way to a new treatment which could avoid the side effects of current anti-inflammatory drugs, which can include nausea and bleeding in the stomach.

QSRs Shifting Beverage Focus
Limited-service restaurants, in the aggregate, have reduced the number of beverage items on their menus compared to the prior year, reports foodservice consultants Technomic in the new Beverage Consumer Trend Report. The greatest drop occurred in customized beverages like specialty coffees, teas, and smoothies. At the same time, there has been a corresponding increase in limited-time only (LTO) beverages.

Al Gore's Climate Solutions Fund Closes $638 Million
Al Gore, part-time politician, and now capitalist, has parlayed his celebrity into a cash cow. Feeding on the masses he has successfully exploited the media, politicians and corporate America and is now duping them out of millions.