Irvine, California-based Juice It Up! is celebrating its 20th anniversary with plans for a steady expansion across the United States. The chain is on track to add at least twenty additional locations by year-end. It is currently awarding a variety of franchise opportunities including area development, single unit, and non-traditional opportunities such as college campuses, airports and gyms across all U.S. regions. The raw juice bar and hand-crafted smoothie franchise specializes in fresh-squeezed juices, blended-to-order real fruit smoothies and nutrient-rich options such as Açaí and Pitaya Bowls. The lifestyle brand has more than 80 locations across California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Texas, the company is showcasing newly revamped restaurant designs. Earlier in the month, the company reported solid same-store sales and average unit volume growth of three percent in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the first quarter of 2014. Additionally, average unit volume increased by 16 percent, respectively, over the previous year’s fourth quarter. These latest financials continue the brand’s consecutive, month over month net sales growth, resulting in more than 50 percent sales increases over the past two years.
CATEGORY: Quick Service
Chain Name: Juice It Up!
Company Name: LLJ Franchise LLC
Street Address: 17915 Sky Park Circle, Suite J, Irvine, California 92614
Tel: 888/705-8423 & 949/475-0146 Fax: 949/475-0137
Email: [email protected] Website: www.juiceitup.com
Menu Specialty: Smoothies and fresh raw juices with several proprietary blends
Introduced: Introduced in 1995 in Southern California
No. of Locations: Over 80 units in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Texas
Areas of Operation: National
Types of Location: Malls, plazas & non-traditional sites such as college campuses, airports and gyms
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Franchise
Size Req’d: 1000 to 1500 sq ft. and food court or kiosk for non-traditional sites from 180 to 800 sq. ft.
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc): Remote storage space for smaller units.
Contact Name: Frank Easterbrook - President, CEO, Balboa Brands Inc.
Carol DeNembo – Vice President, Marketing, Balboa Brands Inc.
Marcus Skinner – Franchise Development Manager, Balboa Brands Inc
Laina Sullivan – Vice President Franchising, Real Estate Development, Juice It Up
Rachel Turney – Director, Marketing, Balboa Brands Inc.
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PARENT COMPANY: Balboa Brands Inc., Irvine, California (949/263-9855
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