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

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.

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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.

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.

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) has announced the opening of a new La Boulange bakery outlet by June 12, for the first time outside San Francisco, in the Mid-Wilshire area in Los Angeles. The restaurant’s menu will be stretched to include lunch and dinner items like make-your-own croissant burgers and alcoholic drinks, beyond regular snack offerings such as bakery items, salads, and sandwiches. The brand’s other outlets typically remain open till 7 pm.

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 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

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.