Smoothie And Juice Chains See No Signs Of Chilling Sales.(Brief Article)

Food Institute Report, The, August, 2001

Sales at juice and smoothie chains are expected to reach $663 million this year, up 20% from $552 million last year, according to the Juice & Smoothie Association, a Chino Hills, CA-based industry group, reported The Star Tribune (Aug. 17). Jamba Juice, San Francisco, CA, has grown to 325 outlets nationwide. Smoothie King, New Orleans, LA, which has 270 units in 20 states, said it is looking to expand in the Midwest, while Atlanta, GA-based Planet Smoothie, with 125 stores in 25 states, is opening an average of five stores a month.

Fresco Juice Co., with outlets in Uptown, MN, and in six Northwest Athletic Clubs, will open in the LynLake, MN area this month. President Terry Xanthos said that in coming months he hopes to sell half his business to private...

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