Jamba Juice Appoints Rachel Phillips-Luther as Chief Marketing Officer
July 19 2016 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Leading Smoothie Company Continues to Build
for Future with Addition of Marketing Leader
Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA) (“Jamba”), a leading health and
wellness brand, today announced that Rachel Phillips-Luther will
join Jamba Juice® as Chief Marketing Officer, effective August 9.
Ms. Phillips-Luther will report to President and CEO Dave Pace and
will be based in the Jamba Support Center when it relocates to
Frisco, Texas.
Ms. Phillips-Luther brings a deep understanding of the
restaurant industry and a history of energizing brands. She most
recently served as Chief Marketing Officer with Zoës Kitchen, where
she led the comprehensive repositioning of the brand and
contributed to their successful IPO, which was a top performing
Consumer IPO of 2014. Her understanding of the consumer and ability
to leverage content to elevate emotional equity of both the team
and guest contributed to her success in the role. Prior to her role
at Zoës, she served as Vice President of Marketing with FHRG, Inc.
and Vice President of Marketing and Brand Innovation with Kona
Grill. Ms. Phillips-Luther previously held leadership roles at
ROMACORP and Sambuca Restaurants.
“I am delighted to have Rachel join the Jamba team,” said Dave
Pace, President and CEO, Jamba Juice. “Rachel brings tremendous
energy and an instinctive understanding of the consumer. Coupled
with a strong history of success in developing brand strategy and
innovation, Rachel has proven her ability to shape brand
architecture and develop consumer campaigns that consistently
deliver impressive financial results. Additionally, she has a
reputation of developing dynamic teams, which will play a critical
role as we complete our transition to Texas and expand the
marketing discipline at Jamba.”
About Jamba, Inc.
Jamba, Inc., owns and franchises Jamba Juice® stores through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company. Jamba Juice Company
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 teas
and a variety of food items including, hot oatmeal, breakfast
wraps, sandwiches, Artisan Flatbreads™, Energy Bowls™, baked goods
and snacks. As of March 29, 2016, there were 885 store locations
globally. There were 68 Company-owned and operated stores and 752
Franchise-operated stores in the United States, and 65
Franchise-operated international stores. Jamba Juice Company
expanded the Jamba® brand by direct selling of consumer packaged
goods (“CPG”) and licensing its trademarks. CPG products for
at-home enjoyment are also available online, through select
retailers across the nation and in Jamba® outlets in the United
States.
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).
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JuiceMike Fuccillo, 510-596-0100, X-7Dir. Corporate
Communicationsmfuccillo@jambajuice.com
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