Starbucks Goes Healthy, Opens First Juice Store - Will It Succeed?

Starbucks is betting that consumers and investors alike will have an appetite for its products beyond coffee. With the recent acquisitions of Teavana, Evolution Fresh and La Boulange Café and Bakery, the Seattle-based coffee giant is aiming to expand its offerings and capture the midday and afternoon traffic that has been elusive so far.

By Benzinga: By Paul Quintaro Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) rallied on Thursday, moving back into positive territory late in the afternoon session.

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Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) 2013 Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference May 29, 2013 10:00 am ET Executives Howard Schultz - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Troy Alstead - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer Analysts Presentation Moderator

Starbucks made its big entrance to the single-serve coffee market with its Verismo machine in October. In fiscal Q1, Starbucks sold more than 150,000 Verismos, according to the company.

By Qineqt:Jamba (JMBA) Inc. operates in the $3.4 billion juice business, and has seen 7 consecutive quarters of same store sales gains. CEO White has been praised for his successful turnaround measures.

Starbucks Coffee Co.’s foray into juice is bearing fruit (and vegetables), with its first Evolution Fresh store now open and selling “wholesome products” in Bellevue, Wash.

By Paolo Gorgo: Jamba Juice (JMBA) turn around story may probably be resumed in a relatively simple way: in 2009, the management team decided to reduce the number of company owned locations, and concentrate its growth efforts on franchise-operated stores and licensed consumer products – with both strategies potentially representing very high margin contributors to the company's bottom line.