How Jamba Put Smoothies on the Map
Now pushing 30, the brand is still squeezing all it can from the fruity segment it pioneered
Two years ago, Saturday Night Live aired a skit featuring Kenan Thompson and Beck Bennett stranded in the desert and dying of thirst. As Bennett gazes blearily into the distance, a wondrous vision appears. It’s a chipper young man wearing an apron and standing at a counter. He’s holding up an ice-cold yellow smoothie. “Bananamatazz with a zinc boost—for Mark!” he yells.
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This story first appeared in the Aug. 19, 2019, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.
