Jamba Juice

Jamba Juice and SYGMA Gear Up for Supply Chain Distribution Alliance

(February 17, 2011)—Jamba, Inc. and SYGMA, a national foodservice distribution company owned by Sysco Corp., have announced plans to form a supply chain...

Former Burger King Pres. to lead Umami Burger Group growth

The restaurant group that operates Umami Burger and 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria has named Paul Clayton, former president of Burger King and CEO of Jamba Juice, to head the company as it plans expansion into Chicago, Las Vegas and beyond.

The nine planned units will offer menu items from both chains as early as September.

Revenues fell as the chain moves to a more asset-light model.

Management responsibilities are being realigned as part of the shift.

The discontinuation of JambaGo comes as many restaurant upstarts are looking to embrace more automation and take labor out of sales.

Instead of heeding what normally are yellow lights, restaurants stomped on the gas and crashed through barriers this week.

The smoothie chain, which co-branded with Bruegger's Bagels,  launched order-ahead via its app

The company said its same-store sales were the best in more than two years.

Most consumers (76 percent) say their snacking habits have changed in some way during the past two years, reports a new study by foodservice industry consultant Technomic.

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