Martin Sprock opened the first Planet Smoothie store in Atlanta in 1995. Since then, the company has expanded throughout the United States.Each Planet Smoothie location serves a variety of fruit smoothies, wrap sandwiches (called Round-A-Bouts), soups, vitamins, supplements and low-fat snacks.
Fresh fruit smoothies were a virtually unknown product in 1983, when Jeff and Jill Summerhays began selling them part-time at events. The company caught the eye of Michael Haith, founding partner of a food, beverage and special-event consulting firm and Maui Wowi’s current CEO. Haith revamped the franchise concept and expanded the product line, which [...]
Juice It Up! smoothies got their start on the California coastline, where surfers and other beach-goers enjoyed the fresh fruit shakes. The first Juice It Up! store opened in 1995 in southern California. Juice It Up! smoothies include up to five servings of fruit with complimentary nutritional supplements. Juice It Up! stores also offer freshly [...]
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