PHOENIX, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- What do you
get when you combine the antioxidant power of fruit with a generous
dose of vitamins from leafy green vegetables? It's a Jamba®
Green
Fusion™ fruit
and veggie smoothie, of course. It's the latest in a long
line of popular frozen "at home" smoothie kit varieties to be
developed by innovative food manufacturer, Inventure Foods, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SNAK), in partnership with leading smoothie retailer,
Jamba Juice Company, Inc. Green
Fusion™ smoothie
appears in the frozen section of grocery stores this month with a
suggested retail price of $2.99 -
$3.49 per eight-ounce bag.
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Green
Fusion™ combines
green apple, mango, pineapple, kiwi, banana, broccoli, spinach and
spirulina to offer a sweet yet hearty smoothie appropriate for
morning commutes, post-workout recovery or a better-for-you
snack. Each eight-ounce glass contains just 120 calories* and
provides a full serving of fruit. In addition, each glass provides
100 percent of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin
C, 40 percent of the RDA of vitamin A and 25 percent of the RDA of
vitamins D, E, K, B1 and B6.
Each smoothie kit contains whole pieces of frozen fruit and
vegetable blocks that, when blended with one cup of apple juice,
makes two, eight-ounce servings.
"We're excited to take our expertise in the frozen berry
business and apply it to our first vegetable fusion smoothie," said
Steve Sklar, senior vice president
marketing for Phoenix-based
Inventure Foods, Inc. "The Green Fusion smoothie is on trend with
today's consumer who is looking for a refreshing, great tasting
smoothie that provides a substantial boost of vitamins and a full
serving of fruit."
Green Fusion™ is
the sixth variety of Jamba smoothies to travel from the retail menu
to the grocery store freezer. Additional varieties include
Strawberries Wild®,
Mango-a-Go-Go®,
Razzmatazz®, Caribbean
Passion® and Orange
Dream Machine®.
About Inventure Foods, Inc.
With manufacturing
facilities in Arizona,
Indiana and Washington, Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SNAK) is a marketer and manufacturer of specialty food brands in
better-for-you and indulgent categories under a variety of Company
owned and licensed brand names, including Boulder Canyon Natural
Foods®, Jamba®, Seattle's Best
Coffee™, Rader Farms®, TGI Friday's®, Nathan's Famous®, Vidalia
Brands™, Poore Brothers®, Tato Skins® and Bob's Texas Style®. For
further information about Inventure Foods, please visit
www.inventurefoods.com.
About Jamba, Inc.
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
and juice blends, hot coffee and teas, hot oatmeal, breakfast
wraps, sandwiches and mini-wraps, California Flatbreads™, frozen
yogurt, 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. As of
January 1, 2013, there were 809 Jamba
Juice store locations globally. Jamba is a proud sponsor of "Team
Up for a Healthy America" in the fight against childhood obesity
and encourages fans to join the Team Up community of celebrities,
athletes and other leaders committed to getting kids active and
involved at www.myhealthpledge.com. 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 or by contacting Jamba's Guest Services team at
1-866-4R-FRUIT (473-7848).
SOURCE Inventure Foods, Inc.