PHOENIX, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Inventure
Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading specialty food marketer and
manufacturer, has expanded its Jamba® "at home"
Smoothies line with a pair of superfruit smoothies featuring
non-fat Greek yogurt. Pomegranate Pick-Me-Up™ and Acai
Super-Antioxidant™ are the first smoothies in the Jamba® "at
home" line to feature Greek yogurt in the formulation. The new
smoothies are expected to be available for retail sale next month
with a suggested price of $3.29 -
$3.99 per eight-ounce package.
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Pomegranate Pick-Me-Up™ and Acai
Super-Antioxidant™ represent the third expansion of the popular
grocery and club store retail line of smoothie kits in the past six
months. Inventure first introduced the original line up of
Strawberries Wild®, Razzmatazz® and Mango-a-Go-Go® in
May of 2010. It added a fourth flavor – Caribbean Passion®
-- in September of last year, and Orange Dream Machine® hit
stores last month. More than 15,000 grocery and warehouse club
stores have added the Jamba® "at home" line of smoothies to freezer
cases since the product was originally launched in 2010.
Pomegranate Pick-Me-Up™ contains pomegranate,
blueberries, strawberries and non-fat Greek yogurt. Acai
Super-Antioxidant™ features acai, blueberries, raspberries and
non-fat Greek yogurt. Both recipes feature antioxidant rich berries
and non-fat Greek yogurt that provides additional protein when
compared to standard non-fat yogurt. Each smoothie serving also
provides a full serving of fruit, 100% daily value of Vitamin C and
no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.
"Greek yogurt is clearly on trend and a pretty hot product
today," said Steve Sklar, senior
vice president marketing, Inventure Foods. "We have been looking at
formulations featuring dark berries and fruits that provide the
highest antioxidant values, and because Greek yogurt has added
protein benefits, we thought we'd put it all together to create an
inspired smoothie geared towards consumers who value both health
benefits and great taste."
Phoenix-based Inventure Foods
launched the Jamba "at home" smoothie kit line under a licensing
agreement with Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ: JMBA), a leading
healthy, active lifestyle brand.
About Inventure Foods, Inc.
With manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Indiana and Washington, Inventure Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SNAK) is a marketer and manufacturer of specialty brands in
better-for-you and indulgent categories under a variety of Company
owned and licensed brand names, including Boulder Canyon™ Natural
Foods, Jamba®, Rader Farms®, T.G.I.
Friday's®, Nathan's Famous®, Poore Brothers®, Tato Skins®
and Bob's Texas Style®. For further information about Inventure
Foods visit www.inventurefoods.com.
About Jamba Juice Company
Founded in 1990, Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ: JMBA) is a
leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you, specialty beverage
and food offerings, which include great tasting, whole fruit
smoothies, fresh squeezed juices, hot coffee and teas, slow cooked
hot oatmeal made with organic steel cut oats, Fit'n Fruitful™
smoothies with Weight Burner Boost™, fruit and veggie smoothies,
Whirl'ns™ Frozen Yogurt, breakfast wraps, sandwiches and wraps,
California Flatbreads™ and a variety of baked goods and
snacks. Jamba-branded products for at-home enjoyment are also
available through select retailers across the nation and in Jamba
outlets. Jamba Juice Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Jamba, Inc., a holding company which owns and franchises Jamba
Juice stores on a global basis. As of January 3, 2012, Jamba Juice had 750 locations in
the United States consisting of
307 Company-owned and operated stores and 443 franchise-operated
stores. In addition, at January 3,
2012 there were 19 international stores. Fans of Jamba Juice
can find out more about Jamba Juice's locations as well as specific
offerings and promotions by visiting the Jamba Juice website
at www.JambaJuice.com, becoming a Jamba Insider
at www.JambaJuice.com/Insider, Liking our Page on Facebook
at www.Facebook.com/JambaJuice, following us on Twitter
at www.Twitter.com/JambaJuice or by contacting Jamba's
Guest Services team at 1-866-4R-FRUIT (473-7848).
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