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

By Paolo Gorgo: Jamba Juice's (JMBA) shares declined 13% after announcing Q2 2013 revenues that did not meet consensus. The company delivered a 1.9% Y/Y revenue increase, while income from operations increased 32.1% to $6.6 million and operating margin improved by 230 basis points to 9.9%. The stock is still drifting downwards as we write.

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) has been able to deliver robust performance driven by steady global same store sales (comps) growth, and impressive results in majority of the regions. Its digital initiatives and efforts in channel development continue to bode well for the coffee maven as well. Yet, after the company released its earnings on Thursday, investors and analysts looked down upon its report, as it missed expectations on certain fronts.

By Paolo Gorgo: Highlights for the quarter and the year (click to enlarge) (click to enlarge) Quick summary of Jamba's turn around story Through some relatively easy to read charts, we'll quickly provide a short summary of Jamba's (JMBA) turnaround in the last few years, for those of you who may not be completely familiar with the story.

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.

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 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.

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.

By Paolo Gorgo: After the fake Apple (AAPL) store was highlighted last month, journalists have started reporting about several other Chinese “copycat stores” that resemble western brands.