From fruit and vegetable smoothies to organic protein shakes and coconut juice, today’s refrigerated and frozen beverages have what it takes to quench anyone’s thirst.
Inventure Foods, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., expanded its Jamba at-home smoothie line to include Blue Fusion and Red Fusion, available in the frozen section of grocery stores nationwide.
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. expanded its Minute Maid brand to include new reduced-calorie options. Minute Maid Pure Squeezed Light No Pulp Orange Juice Beverage features 50 calories per 8-fluid-ounce serving and 50% less sugar and calories than regular orange juice.
Kraft Foods, the Northfield, Ill., maker of Lunchables brand lunch kits, introduced new varieties that include Strawberry Banana-flavored smoothies from Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Melville, N.Y., said it purchased the Europe's Best line of all natural, frozen fruit and vegetable products in Canada from The J.M. Smucker Company.
Now your nearest Jamba Juice outlet ... is as close as the home freezer. Jamba Juice Co., Emeryville, Calif., said it is partnering with Inventure Foods, Inc. to offer convenient, make-at-home varieties of the Jamba All Natural Smoothies.
