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Juice
Gallery: Frozen Yogurt Concept Announced
Juice Gallery Multimedia has launched its newest Real-World
Business Start-up concept: Fresh Frozen Yogurt.
"Everything old is new again, and frozen yogurt
is back again, this time with a bam! The model fits
right in with what we have been doing for the past 15
years and has a lot of synergy with juice and smoothies,"
said Dan Titus, president of Juice Gallery Multimedia.
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What's on the menu of this new Costa Mesa, California
location? - The menu at this little café is small
and to the point. Yogurt is the specialty, with many
add-on flavors and toppings to choose from. It also
sells fruit juice smoothies and a few snacks. Start
with plain frozen yogurt and flavor it with toppings.
The choices of toppings are seemingly endless, with
Oreo pieces, sprinkles and fresh fruit, such as kiwi
and strawberries, among the favorites.
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Juice
It Up! smoothie chain plans Aspen expansion
The nationwide smoothie craze, which has developed
into a $2 billion a year industry since the mid-'90s,
might just be making its way to the Roaring Fork Valley.
Juice It Up!, an Irvine, Calif.-based company specializing
in the "Southern California-style" juice bar,
has recently been eyeing real estate throughout the
valley with the hopes of opening a few franchise locations
in the next 12 months.
Emerald
City Smoothie company expanding to Jacksonville
A Seattle-based nutritional smoothie company is
targeting Jacksonville and other Florida cities as part
of its national expansion campaign. Emerald City Smoothie
intends to open up to 10 franchises in Jacksonville.
It also plans to open multiple locations in St. Petersburg,
Clearwater, Miami, West Palm Beach and Orlando over
the next five years as part of its plan to open 250
stores by 2010.
Robeks
Opens Connecticut Location
Months after its colorful sign was first put up on 883
Post Road, attracting the attention of drivers stuck
at the stop light and walkers-by, Robeks Fruit Smoothies
& Healthy Eats celebrated its grand opening this
Friday and Saturday with free smoothies and a radio
broadcast at the store. The new store is owned by Cheryl
Curthoys, a Stamford resident who fell in love with
the chain after regularly going to the Robeks in Stamford
for her meals while working there at her previous job
in corporate marketing.
Sunkist®
Naturals juice and smoothies announced
Sunkist teams with Maverick Brands to introduce great
tasting, good for you 100% juices and smoothies - “We’re
pleased and excited about expanding the Sunkist product
line into the premium smoothie and juice category with
Sunkist Naturals,” said Sunkist President and CEO
Tim Lindgren. “With our new licensing partner,
Maverick Brands, we’re bringing consumers delicious,
nutritious 100% juices and smoothies under the trusted
Sunkist brand.”
Superfoods:
dangerous?
Superfoods have taken the market by storm in
recent years, but food manufacturers need to take a
step back and use the ingredients with caution if they
are to continue reaping the benefits, says Datamonitor
in a FoodNavigator-USA.com series contributed by market
researchers. As the legitimacy of health claims comes
under closer scrutiny, superfoods risk falling out of
grace as quickly as they appeared.
Regulators
Seek to Undo Whole Foods Deal
Federal regulators are continuing legal efforts to block
Whole Foods Market Inc.'s $565 million takeover of rival
Wild Oats despite the deal closing in late August. The
Federal Trade Commission tried to block the deal earlier
this year on antitrust grounds. A federal district court
ruled against the agency in August.
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