Juice It Up!
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Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1998
Juice It Up! smoothies got their start on the California coastline, where surfers and other beach-goers enjoyed the fresh fruit shakes. The first Juice It Up! store opened in 1995 in southern California. Juice It Up! smoothies include up to five servings of fruit with complimentary nutritional supplements. Juice It Up! stores also offer freshly squeezed juices, healthy snacks and shakes.
Franchisor has 13 employee(s); 13 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Negotiable
Juice It Up! smoothies got their start on the California coastline, where surfers and other beach-goers enjoyed the fresh fruit shakes. The first Juice It Up! store opened in 1995 in southern California. Juice It Up! smoothies include up to five servings of fruit with complimentary nutritional supplements. Juice It Up! stores also offer freshly squeezed juices, healthy snacks and shakes.
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17915 Sky Park Cir., #J Irvine, California 92614 |
Phone: (888)705-8423/ (949)475-0146 |
Franchisor has 13 employee(s); 13 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Negotiable
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $199.6K-246.4K Franchise fee: $25K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | No | No |
| Startup Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $80K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
Operations
- 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
- At franchisee's location: 1 week
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Security/safety procedures
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
- Regional advertising
Rankings
Franchise 500® rank:
#189 (2009); #208 (2008); #189 (2007); #232 (2006); #202 (2005);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#183 (2008); #146 (2007); #175 (2006); #144 (2005);
#189 (2009); #208 (2008); #189 (2007); #232 (2006); #202 (2005);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#183 (2008); #146 (2007); #175 (2006); #144 (2005);