Emerald City Smoothie

Something Nutritious & Delicious!

2012-01-31T16:21:00.000-08:00

Just Great Stuff Bars
By Betty Lou’s

Four delicious flavors should be enough to get you hooked on these organic bars, but if it’s not, here are a couple more reasons why they are so great:
-Each bar is packed with one half to one full serving of fruit -depending on the flavor you choose
-Vegan and gluten free
-Filled w/antioxidants and fiber for a healthy immune system & digestive track
-Enriched with protein from rice and nuts
-Low calorie –170-180 calories per bar

Stop by your local ECS for availability. http://emeraldcitysmoothie.com/Locations.aspx Also, check out other Betty Lou’s delicious products including Nut Butter Balls, Organic Patties, Fruit Bars and Organic Harmony Bars.

Product Highlight: Syntha 6 Protein

2012-01-24T13:29:00.000-08:00

Syntha 6 is made from a variety of proteins and designed for an array of diets and lifestyles to assist in:
- Weight management
- Muscle growth and enhancement
- Recovery
... - Nutrition
Syntha 6 is different from other proteins as it contains 6 types of protein with varied digestive rates. This will enable you to stay fuller longer and feed your muscles at a steady rate rather than all at once. This means that your body will be able to digest all of the protein.
Syntha 6 has zero soy protein and contains 5 grams of fiber per serving. For a great tasting, high quality protein stop by an Emerald City near you.

Come See Us Craft

2012-01-20T10:57:00.000-08:00

We Craft
We have a smoothie for everyone. We craft great tasting, healthy meal alternatives, kids smoothies, snack smoothies, granola layered smoothies, weight loss smoothies, smoothies to help you gain lean muscle mass, and smoothies that just plain taste good. Our smoothies are made with REAL fruit, no low end smoothie mix here.

We also offer snacks for kids and adults to curb your hunger in between meals or give you quick energy for the car ride, hike, bike, run, walk, jog, or the like.

We stand out
Each smoothie is made to order so you can get the taste you desire and the nutrition you need all in one cup. We offer soy milk as an alternative for those with dairy allergies and intolerance. Soy and egg protein is also available for substitution. We want to make sure we take the best care of you, even if it means making a custom smoothie every time you visit.

You can customize your smoothie even further by adding anyone of our boosters. We offer vitamins, minerals, immune protection, protein and more.

We Are
We believe a company should stand for something, fulfill a purpose, and contribute something special-even wonderful-to its customers and its community, or it shouldn't bother being
a company at all.

When it comes to smoothies, meal alternatives and nutritional supplements, Emerald City Smoothie stands for everything that is fresh, healthy, nourishing and flavorful.

Through cutting edge nutrition, superior quality and caring service, we are committed to enhancing the everyday lives of our customers-body, mind and spirit.

While it's important that our customers know what we stand for, it's equally important that they know what we won't stand for. We never sacrifice quality; we use real fruit and only the highest quality ingredients, each helping you reach a personal health goal, along with enjoying a unique taste sensation.

Put On Your Running Shoes

2012-01-18T09:48:00.000-08:00

Get to better health the old fashioned way - get out there and run off those pounds.

Check out this inspiring story

out of Glendale, AZ. (Photo from Dave Martinez/AP)

Don't forget to keep your muscles fueled and healthy before and after your runs. Stop by Emerald City for your dose of glutamine to reduce soreness after your run and stock up on healthy snacks such as: protein bars, energy shots drinks and gels, protein and more. See what we have here.

Item of the week: Irwin Natural's 15 Day Weight Loss Cleanse & Flush

2012-01-17T16:15:00.000-08:00

By Christine Wagner

Looking to get a jump start your diet this new year? Irwin Natural’s 15 Day Cleanse is an easy way to get you on the right track to a healthier you.
Benefits:
-Eliminates excess wat...er
-Stimulates healthy digestion
-Supports cleaning of digestive tract
-Increases metabolism and energy
-Supports a flatter abdomen
-Promotes vitality and better overall health

Available at participating ECS locations.See More

Get Fit!

2012-01-11T12:33:00.000-08:00

Product of the Month
ALRI Hyperdrive 3.0+

Everyone wants something that will help them lose weight. Why not use a product that works?

... ALRI Hyperdrive 3.0+ is designed to:

- Boost energy
- Effectively burn fat
- Increase calorie expenditure
- Promote mental focus and alertness
- Control hunger
- Enhance lean mass

New Year New You

2012-01-05T11:01:00.000-08:00

By: Christine Wagner

Product of the week: Jacked 3D
1. Pre-workout energy & focus drink powder
2. NO crash, NO bloat, NO headaches
3. 4 delicious flavors: Fruit Punch, Grape Bubble-gum, Lemon-Lime, Raspberry Lemonade
4. Great for both men and women looking to maximize their workout, lose weight and get toned

... How it works (Main Ingredients):
1. Contains Geranium to stimulate the central nervous system
2. Schizandral A to increase mental focus and muscle performance
3. Caffeine & Theophylline to fight fatigue and drowsiness and stimulate nervous system

Visit your local ECS today for availability.

The Secrets to Avoiding Bad Partnerships

2011-05-26T15:30:00.000-07:00

May 26, 2011
Executive Insights | May 2011 | By John Morell
The Secrets to Avoiding Bad Partnerships

Business partnerships can help quick-serve entrepreneurs make big profits, but if everyone’s expectations aren’t clear, they can ruin relationships—and businesses.
Emerald City Smoothie was founded by a group of business partners.

Business partnerships, like marriages, start with a courtship, a honeymoon, and then either years of bliss or a torturous separation. Although most partnerships have their own form of prenuptial agreement with ownership arrangements and corporate papers, those can’t prevent turbulence and breakups from occurring.

Experts say that learning more about a potential business partner is a critical first step to any such partnership, but also one that many entrepreneurs don’t emphasize enough. “People are blinded by what they see as a great opportunity that’s going to go away if they don’t jump on it now, so they might make bad quick decisions,” says Pam Faber, a partner with the corporate law firm LeClairRyan who specializes in the restaurant industry. “You find partners coming together because one might have restaurant expertise and the other has access to capital, but that’s usually not enough. There are some key areas you have to discuss, because if you don’t, you may be in for trouble in the long run.”

“What’s made our group work is the fact that we’ve worked together and we know each other’s strengths and weaknesses,” says Al Schriber, vice president of administration for Emerald City Smoothie, which has 55 units.

Great partners tend to have complementary strengths, Faber says, and these strengths are critical to consider from the outset. For instance, one person might thrive at the day-to-day operational elements of a business, while the other might be better with financing and spending, she says.

However, even partners who are seemingly perfect for each other may have underlying issues. “I saw one partnership that on paper looked like a great success,” Faber says. “Both people had complementary personalities and skill sets. They were both very focused on the business and it looked like a slam dunk for them.”

The company began to do well, as expected, but the partners began to argue about where profits should go, which led to an irreconcilable breakup. “One of them was looking at the business for supplementary income and just wanted the profits in his pocket,” she says. “The other partner had a bigger vision, which included growing the company by pumping profits back into operations.”

The result? Faber helped them get rid of the business. “They couldn’t resolve their issues and sold the company over a question that should have been discussed the first day they met: What do you want from this business?”

For Chad Smith and Kurt Prestwich, the answer to that question was easy when they went into business together. Their families had known each other for years, and the two Las Vegas–based entrepreneurs had talked for a long time about leaving their jobs to do something together.

The friends had been watching the growth of Yogurtland, the frozen yogurt operation with locations in 13 states, and thought it was time to bring it to Las Vegas. “Kurt’s family was in the restaurant business, so he knew how to run the operations side, and I knew the financial end, which worked for us,” Smith says.

The two own and operate four Yogurtlands in the Las Vegas area and say that after three years, their partnership has survived the stresses of getting the business going. “It can be a challenge, but it works for us since he’s more reflective and doesn’t react to issues like I do,” Smith says. “If we were both type-A personalities, we might not get along as well.”

Having both partners understand the franchise they’re buying into and the functions of a business is critical to a successful partnership, says Kelcey Lehrich, franchise director for Fresh Planet, a fast-casual concept with four stores in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.

“Good partnerships aren’t made just because people have the money and they’re willing to work. They need to have some business sense,” Lehrich says. “I’ve seen people who come together and one is a businessperson and the other doesn’t have that same savvy. They’re enthusiastic and positive about buying a franchise, but I can tell that it’s not going to work for them. It’s like a marriage where one person thinks they can change the other. That doesn’t happen, and if you think you’re going to make your partner a good businessman, that’s not likely to happen either.”

When talking to potential franchisees, Lehrich says he asks them for proof that legal details have been agreed upon already. “If they’ve reached the point where they’ve had an attorney draw up agreements and contracts, that usually means they’re serious and they’ve passed an important milestone,” he says. “You can’t get into a business like this on just a handshake. It takes a commitment from all the partners involved.”

For her part, Faber says she usually gives a questionnaire to potential partners who are interested in co-ownership. “Besides the basics like, ‘What’s your business plan?’ and ‘Where do you see the franchise in five years?’, we look at the tougher questions: ‘What do you want your exit strategy to be?’ and ‘How will you handle the business if it fails?’”

Among the issues that Faber says need to be looked at are bad actions. “This is when you find that buddy you’ve known for a long time and whom you’ve been in business with for a few years is skimming money from the register,” she says. “Or he’s disgruntled with you and sabotaging the business.”

A succession plan is critical for a partnership because if the relationship gets shaky or unforeseen issues occur, it could destroy the business. “I’ve seen situations where one partner is in a coma and the other has to do two jobs or hire someone to fill in,” Faber says. “That’s where you may have to exercise a clause in your contract to buy the other person out.”

Another issue with forming a partnership is how to organize it. The trend of the past decade, Faber says, has been to create a limited liability company (llc) because of the flexibility it provides.

“You can more easily carve up everyone’s duties, specifying, for instance, that one person will spend 25 percent of his time on the business while another will spend 75 percent,” she says. “If you have a general partner who is running the business, you can set up how much oversight the other partners have in the day-to-day operations.”
“Good partnerships aren’t made just because people have the money and they’re willing to work. They need to have some business sense.”

But figuring out who does what and when can become the source of resentment over time. It’s not uncommon for someone with capital to team up with someone with operations experience as a partnership in a franchise, but divvying up profits can vary.

“With Kurt and I, we’re 50/50, but we may be the exception,” Smith says. “I know of other partnerships where it’s 75-25 or 85-15 in favor of the partner with the capital. I didn’t want that; Kurt and I are equals in this and we both need each other to make it a success.”

Despite the advantages, an LLC may not be for everyone. For instance, creating a corporation can be more beneficial for some tax considerations, but it limits the ability of dividing up business duties, Faber says.

While getting two people to agree on and succeed at a business partnership can be daunting, getting 10 people to do so can seem downright impossible. But that’s exactly how Schriber’s Seattle-based chain Emerald City Smoothie operates.

“Two of us are full time, three of us are available on an as-needed basis,” he says, “and we regularly update the other five on what’s happening in the company.”

Schriber says that element of communication is the key for any partnership to be successful. “You need each person to give an honest assessment of what’s going on so that no one is in the dark about what’s happening,” he says. “You don’t want any surprises since you’ve got money in the game and you want to see your operation succeed.”

Another potential minefield is a partnership made up of family members. “Many times people will bring the family issues into the business, where they’re not needed,” Faber says. “A parent who’s used to having the final say may not like his daughter having an equal voice in the business, so there’s some growing up that has to occur to make some of these successful.”

For brother and sister Tom and Cheryl Jones, owning four Cousins Subs shops together in the Milwaukee area has been a natural partnership. “We really took to our jobs with me handling marketing and back-office work and her doing the daily operations,” Tom says. “One advantage over any other partnership is that we know each other so well. I know she’s not going to steal from me, and she trusts me the same way.”

Still, spending holidays with your business partner can make it feel like you never get away from work.

“At family events, we don’t talk about business,” Tom says. “So hopefully we can keep it going that way.”

2011-04-04T13:18:00.000-07:00

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Smoothie operator: South Windsor man expanding West Coast smoothie chain in Connecticut

2011-03-03T09:39:00.000-08:00

By Howard French Journal Inquirer

At 21, South Windsor’s Yannick Nicome is already a seasoned entrepreneur.

When he was only 19, he opened the first Emerald City Smoothie chain location in the eastern U.S. at the Evergreen Walk retail complex in South Windsor. By the end of 2010, Nicome opened his second shop in Bristol, and he’s already on the hunt for a third location in the state. The chain is based in Washington State. Nicome insists he isn’t a natural-born entrepreneur. He wasn’t, he says, the sort of child to set up a lemonade stand or make money mowing neighbors’ lawns. However, he says, “I was always good with people.”

Nicome does come by his business sense somewhat naturally. His stepfather, the late Charles E. Gooley, was CEO of Yankee Energy Services Co., known as Yankee Gas. And Nicome says he feels fortunate that as a child he was able to soak up some of his stepfather’s business acumen.

“I give him all the credit,” he says.

Some credit also goes to his mother, Jacqueline Gooley.

“My mom and I were in New York, in Times Square,” Nicome says, recalling a turning point in 2008. They were taking a break and enjoying a smoothie, Nicome says, when he offhandedly said he thought he could run a smoothie business. His mother’s response — “Do it” — threw down the challenge.
During a subsequent trip to Seattle to visit friends, Nicome discovered Emerald City Smoothies and learned that the West Coast chain was on the verge of going east. And a career was born.

By June 2009, Nicome had opened the Evergreen Walk location, at the LL Bean end of the shopping center. It soon attracted a core of regulars from among employees and patrons of several fitness centers in the area — especially LA Fitness, just north of the shopping plaza.

But Emerald City isn’t just for the fitness-conscious, he says. In addition to offerings aimed at body builders and other workout aficionados, Nicome says his shop has more than 40 distinct types of smoothies including selections designed to help bolster the immune system or control weight.

Still, the enthusiasm of the LA Fitness crowd for his shop led to his second store, something Nicome describes as a “boutique type” shop.
That operation opened in December inside the LA Fitness gym in Bristol.

Nicome says both of his smoothie shops are doing so well that he’s already looking for a third location in Connecticut, possibly in the eastern part of the state.

The smoothies range in price from $4.25 for an “Orange Twister” at the low-fat end of the menu to $6.25 for “The Builder,” which is listed under the category “Bulk Me Up.” There are even gluten-free options for those with allergies.

Nicome has goals beyond selling smoothies. One of them is to travel, possibly in connection with the Merge Missions program at the Church of the Living God in Manchester, which he attends. He traveled with the program to Chile in 2010 in the wake of that country’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake. Nicome, who attended middle school in South Windsor before switching to home schooling, also says he wants to finish college. He started by taking online courses from Oral Roberts University but put that on hold as his budding business began to demand most of his time.

“I will finish,” he says of his drive to earn a degree in “business entrepreneurship,” but then adds, “One thing at a time, for now.”

Emerald City Smoothie opened its shop in Bellevue, Wash., in 1996. It now has more than 60 shops and plans to add 25.

Nicome’s Connecticut locations so far are the only ones east of the Mississippi River, with the remaining shops in Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington.

February 2011 Newsletter

2011-02-17T16:41:00.000-08:00

Product Highlight: ALRI Chain'd Out - Brand Chain Amino Acids
It might be winter, but that is no excuse to neglect your body. Feed your muscles and stay in shape year round with ALRI's non-hormonal branch chain amino acids Chain'd Out in three delicious flavors including blue raspberry, berry banana and appletini.

From a company established in 2001, Author L. Rae has done it again with this cutting edge formula created for people like you. Whether you are a body builder looking to bulk up, an avid runner wanting to avoid muscle breakdown, or a new mom trying to get back into gear, this product is for you.

Some benefits of ALRI’s Chain’d Out include:
- Increased energy, stamina and focus
- Increased muscle mass
- Enhanced oxygen and nutrient utilization
- Faster recovery
- Anti-fatigue, anti-aging and anti-stress effects
- Non-hormonal amino acids

Check it out for yourself at an Emerald City Smoothie near you and find out more info about Chain’d Out and other ALRI products at http://www.alrindustries.com/ .

Health & Fitness
10 Easy Ways to Eat Right

Dr. David Katz, founding director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, says eating right is easy you just have to follow these ten simple guidelines:
1. Use smaller plates.
Whether you're already trim or trying to lose weight, one of the best things you can do for your waistline and your health is to downsize your dishware. Cornell University nutrition researcher Brian Wansink, PhD, has found that switching from a 12-inch to a ten-inch plate leads people to eat 22 percent fewer calories. If you downsized only your dinner plate, you'd be eliminating more than 5,000 calories a month from your diet. It really is that simple.

2. Make half of every meal fruits or vegetables.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends five to nine servings of produce a day, but if you follow Dr. Katz’ rule, you won't have to count. At breakfast, fill your bowl halfway with cereal, then top it off with berries or sliced banana. At lunch, eat a smaller—or half—sandwich, and add two pieces of fruit. At dinner, make sure your plate is at least 50 percent salad, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, or whatever veggie you choose. This ensures that you get enough nutrients and automatically reduces the amount of fat and calories you consume (provided you don't go crazy with fatty dressings and toppings).

To make sure you get all of the fruits and veggies you need in your diet try any Emerald City Smoothie selection. We have several low calorie options, as well as the Beta Boost which is made with 100% all natural carrot juice.

3. Don't eat on the run.
The first problem with grabbing and gulping is that it usually means fast food. And even a smallish fast food lunch (small burger, medium fries, diet soda) delivers around 800 calories—more than the average woman would want to get at dinner. When we eat on the go, our brains tend to register the food as a snack—regardless of how many calories we consume—leading us to overeat at our next meal.

A simple solution if you are in a hurry is a smoothie. Emerald City offers quick service and healthy meal alternatives. In a real rush? No problem! Call ahead and we’ll have it ready when you walk in the door, or better yet use our curbside service and we’ll bring it out to you.

4. The shorter the ingredient list, the better.
Most of the healthiest foods have only one ingredient: Think broccoli, spinach, blueberries, etc. Try the Island Breeze with strawberry, banana, papaya or the Fruity Supreme with strawberry, banana, non fat milk and protein. These simple options are packed with the nutrients and vitamins you need to fuel your body.

5. Nutritious food doesn't have to be expensive.
Dr. Kratz and a few colleagues completed a study in Independence, Missouri, comparing prices between a diverse list of healthy grocery items and a list of less nutritious ones. With rare exception, they found that the smart choices cost no more. In fact, there was a potential small savings associated with the healthy selections. And that's without considering such economical options as occasionally substituting beans or lentils for meat, or making a sandwich at home rather than spending money at a restaurant.

Emerald City Smoothie offers numerous smoothies for under $5. This is much less than you would spend on lunch at a restaurant with much more nutritious ingredients for the price.

6. Take an extra ten minutes a day to prepare healthy meals.
By devoting a few minutes to planning for more nutritious eating, you invest in your own health and that of your family.
Preparing a smoothies at home will help your whole family eat healthy. Stop by any Emerald City Smoothie to pick up protein powder and vitamins to add to your smoothies.

7. Retrain your palate.
As any 5-year-old or picky eater can attest, familiarity is a powerful driver of dietary preference. But taste buds are malleable and can be taught to appreciate new and subtler flavors. When you swap processed, high-fat, sodium-packed, and over sweetened food for healthier fare, it can take one to two weeks before your taste buds acclimate. Don't expect to love new flavors right away (and certainly don't expect your kids to). Just keep serving the new dishes, and soon neither you nor your palate will recall what all the fuss was about.

8. Stop eating before you feel full.
Slow the pace of your meals. Pay attention to what you're eating. And call it quits when you're about 80 percent full. After a pause, you'll likely find that "mostly full" is full enough. Studies indicate that simply by eating at a leisurely pace, you could drop up to 20 pounds a year.

9. Sit down to dinner with the entire family.
Whether it's just you and your spouse or a family of 12, demand that everyone treat the dinner hour as holy. Kids who eat with their parents are less likely to consume junk, less likely to overeat, and less likely to be overweight. Parents who eat with their children report greater satisfaction with family life.

10. You really are what you eat.
You want radiant skin? Consider that your skin depends on the flow of blood for nutrients and oxygen—which, in turn, requires healthy blood vessels and a steady supply of red blood cells generated by your bone marrow.

The best way to keep your body humming is to eat a well-rounded, nutritious diet. Want to-die-for, salon-style hair? Then you need healthy hair follicles to build hair in the first place—and that, in turn, depends on having a healthy heart to pump nutrients to those follicles, and healthy lungs to give them oxygen.

Emerald City Smoothies offers an array of boosters you can add to your smoothie to keep you healthy. For shiny hair, glowing skin and healthy nails, along with many other benefits, add flax oil to your smoothie. This supplement is rich in omega fatty acids (good fats) which keeps you a well oiled, healthy machine. To find a location nearest you log onto our website at www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com and click on store locations.

Customer Feedback
Message:
Nadia from Virginia wrote:

I used to live in Bellingham, Wa for 5 years and went to your location there about
4-5 times a week. I moved back home to Richmond, Va and I want to say I really miss your smoothies. I have tried other smoothie places here and they just don't compare, nothing compares to the store the manager/owner, the people that worked there and most of all the smoothies. I often think maybe I can get one over-nighted but, unfortunately I do not have the money for it, Mango Mania was my favorite just talking about it makes my mouth water with delight the craving gets bad sometimes for the smoothie and the experience of watching them make it for me right there. There are times of where I think if I had the money to fly out there for a smoothie I would do it in a heartbeat. I have told everyone I know here about your smoothies and how if they had one they would never want one from anywhere else again.

Emerald City Smoothie is my favorite smoothie shop ever and nothing once again can compare to you. Thank you for reading my message and all I have to say is if it is possible for you to open a store here where I live, I can guarantee you would be the top smoothie/health store here.

Thank you,

Nadia

You Tube Channel!

2011-02-17T16:29:00.000-08:00

We have our very own You Tube Channel! Check us out at http://www.youtube.com/user/EmeraldCityHQ

January 2011 Newsletter

2011-02-17T16:23:00.000-08:00

Health & Fitness
10 Healthy Snack Foods

When snacking you want to make sure you are both satisfying your belly and nourishing your body. Make sure to stick to high-protein, healthy carbs and fiber to keep you feeling fuller longer without the spike in blood sugar.

If you are craving something salty try these foods:

Food Should Taste Good Chips – made with all natural ingredients and available in 3 delicious flavors: Sweet Potato, Multi-Grain, Jalepeno

Ostrim Sticks are made with both ostrich and beef making them an extra lean snack for kids and adults

Snacktrition offers almonds, cashews and other healthy nuts mixed with sea salt or dry roasted

If you are craving something sweet:

Peeled Snacks offer the perfect satisfaction for any sweet craving – choose from an assortment of dried fruit, and dried fruit and nut mixes

Froose whole grain fruit snacks are a fiber rich, gluten free, low sugar alternative to candy and other fruit snacks – great for kids and adults

Any one of our Low Sugar smoothies including Fruity Supreme, Island Breeze, Pacific Splash and the Zip Zip.

Stop by a location nearest you to stock up on snacks for your kids’ lunch box or your office desk.

Did You Know

A healthy heart is the golden ticket to a longer, healthier life. Make sure to keep your heart in optimal health by keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure down.

Here are a few quick tips to help:
1) Cut out bad fats and eat good ones like omega 3’s, olive oil and canola oil instead. You can find essential oils in fish, nuts and lean cut meats.
2) Whole grains are essential to lowering your risk of cardiovascular disease. So, eat your oats!
3) Reduce your salt intake. Increase levels of sodium in the diet can lead to high blood pressure. Try reduced sodium options or add just a pinch yourself instead of heavily salting your food.
4) Exercise! Get up and get moving! The best way to strengthen your heart and contribute to your overall health is by exercise. Try to walk, run, hike or bike at least four times a week

Product Highlight: Bee Sure
Bee Sure is a drink mix you can put in smoothies or other liquids containing over 200 nutrients! Bee Sure is made up of whey protein concentrate, bee pollen, Hawaiian spirulina and Siberian Ginseng.

These ingredients combined, do a body good. Whey protein concentrate helps repair and build bones and tissue; building muscle and promoting fat loss. Bee pollen is rich in protein, amino acids, enzymes and co-enzymes and essential fatty acids. Spirulina is mostly known for its anti-ageing benefits. However, it is also an energy boost and helps detoxify the body. Last but not least Ginseng is associated with mental and physical health and assists in the absorption of vitamins and minerals in the body. It also aids the body in eliminating toxins and resist daily stress factors.

Bee Sure is an easy way to make sure you get healthy and stay healthy. Visit your local Emerald City Smoothie to check it out for yourself.

Bee Sure All Natural. (2009) True Organics USA Site. Retrieved from http://www.trueorganicsusa.com/beesure.html

Customer Chat

Linda writes:

“My nephew was in a car wreck around Thanksgiving and he went into Emerald City Smoothie and they bent over backwards to help him. They gave him suggestions on things to help him stay healthy and not lose weight while he had his jaw wired shut. Thank God for Emerald City Smoothie.”

2010-10-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

Fueling the Denver market with nutritious and delicious meal replacement smoothies

October 13, 2010 // Franchising.com // DENVER, CO – The uncertain economy has proven to be no match for the $2 billion smoothie industry. Emerald City Smoothie, best known for helping consumers live healthier lifestyles, is pleased to announce the opening of their first location in Denver.

Located at 760 South Colorado Blvd., the new store will present health conscious appetites with fresh and healthy smoothies along with on-the-go meal alternatives and nutritional supplements. Being committed to providing only the best products available, Emerald City Smoothie offers a large selection of dietary supplements, healthy snacks, proteins, beverages, and bars to support your healthy eating habit.

"With the active lifestyles of consumers in the Denver market, we are thrilled to open the first Emerald City Smoothie, fueling the local appetite with nutritious and delicious meal replacement smoothies," said Adam Peterson, local owner of the Denver store. "Emerald City Smoothies offers an alternative to fast food and helps consumers reinforce any exercise regimen or health goals."

Local entrepreneur and health enthusiast Adam Peterson has spent the past 10 years working in the sports industry and has always been involved in helping people achieve their lifestyle goals. Throughout his career, Peterson has observed the growing demand for products that promote an active and healthy lifestyle for Denver residents. Opening an Emerald City Smoothie in Denver presents Peterson with the ideal opportunity to fulfill his desire of opening his own business while enhancing the everyday lives of their customers.

"When it comes to smoothies, meal alternatives and nutritional supplements, we use fresh fruit and only the highest quality ingredients, each helping you reach a personal health goal, along with enjoying a unique taste sensation," added Peterson.

Unlike most smoothie concepts where smoothies can add up to 1,000 calories, Emerald City Smoothie products have less than 400 calories and four grams of fat. Best known for their uniquely blended smoothies – combining fresh fruit, high quality proteins and nutritional supplements – Emerald City Smoothie is dedicated to helping consumer's lead healthier lifestyles by offering nutritional smoothies without compromising on taste. Each Emerald City Smoothie recipe is designed to help reach a health or lifestyle goal, from boosting immune systems and giving energy, to losing weight and building muscle.

All of Emerald City's Smoothies are created to order from the freshest ingredients. The menu features smoothie favorites such as The Power Fuel, - Energizer, and Tropical Paradise. Customers can also be treated to meal replacement options such as Lean Body, and the Lean Out.

For more information or to contact Emerald City Smoothie of Denver, call Adam Peterson at (303) 757-7557 or visit www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com.
About Emerald City Smoothie

Emerald City Smoothie is a Seattle-based franchise best known for their uniquely blended smoothies that combine fresh fruit, intense flavors and nutritional boosters. Since their launch in 1996, the company has taken steps to ensure that every location provides the same taste, quality, friendly and knowledgeable service for all their customers. Whether looking to lose weight, build muscle, or just picking up a nutritious meal replacement, each smoothie is designed to reach a health goal or a taste sensation. Today, the company boasts more than 60 locations throughout the United States and plans to have more than 100 operating stores by the end of 2017. For more information on Emerald City Smoothie, visit www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com.

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Emerald City Smoothie Newsletter August 09

2009-08-18T15:34:00.000-07:00

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2009-06-10T13:54:00.000-07:00

Emerald City Smoothie grows by thinking small
Christa Hoyland Editor

10 Jun 2009

Emerald City Smoothie is one quick-service brand that is getting creative as it seeks to expand in a tight credit market. The 63-unit chain, located primarily in the Northwest, is focusing on a variety of tactics to appeal to franchisees, from store design to its franchise marketing efforts.

Julie Vance, vice president of operations for Emerald City Smoothie, said the company had already been developing a kiosk store model before the downturn. But with credit tight, the smaller, less expensive unit has become popular with existing and prospective franchisees.

The kiosk model reduces the buildout cost by about 50 percent, Vance said. Many of the units are being located inside large fitness centers or other complementary businesses to reach the brand's core customers.

The brand's healthy meal replacement smoothies appeal to fitness customers and have helped the company be somewhat recession resistant.

"We continue to see incremental growth, and it's really related to the overall wellness industry and its growth," she said.

Franchisees are opening one or two kiosk stores a month, with the speed of opening dependent upon finding the right location more than obtaining credit, Vance said.

Another new design is an inline store with a much smaller footprint than the chain's traditional 1,000-square-foot units. The smaller units are designed for high-traffic locations and also reduce the buildout costs. That design also is appealing to franchisees because its speeds up the time to open as well as offers a faster return.

"When you're spending half, it's much easier to improve your return on investment," she said.'

Franchise incentives

Emerald City Smoothie also is offering several incentives as it markets to potential franchisees. One is a buy-one-get-one-free offer, which offers a free kiosk location to operators who also open a standalone unit.

Although the $20,000 savings is a good value, Vance said the program has not been as successful as the company had hoped, largely due to fewer franchisees wanting to operate more than one store as well as the tightened credit market.

An incentive program that has drawn interest is the company's master franchisee focus. The intent is to open up new territories and offers franchisees the rights to develop locations in an entire region or state.

Industry growth prospect

Alisa Harrison, spokeswoman for the International Franchise Association, said it's become more common for franchisors like Emerald City Smoothie to adapt their programs to help franchisees obtain the necessary financing. Such flexibility is an example of the entrepreneurial spirit inherent to franchising.

"We still expect that franchising will continue to outpace growth of other businesses," she said. "It's just that many may not be growing as fast as we have seen in the past. But the model of the way of expanding your business and growing your business certainly is true in good times and in bad."

Emerald City Smoothie Opens in Edmonds Harbor Square Athletic Club

2009-06-04T12:13:00.000-07:00

By Pat Ratliff
The Beacon

If you have a hankering for a smoothie but also want to be sure you are eating only healthful food, I have a suggestion for you.

Emerald City Smoothie, located at 160 W Dayton St. in Edmonds (that’s right – it’s inside the Harbor Square Athletic Club) has just opened and is available for members and non-members alike. You don’t have to be a member to partake of these world-class smoothies, they are right inside the door.

Emerald City Smoothie offers fresh, healthy smoothies as a meal substitute, a snack or a healthy treat. The smoothies use no syrups as flavors, only fresh fruit, and contain about 30 percent less sugar than similar products. They are being received very well in the community.

“Response from members here in the Harbor Square Athletic Club has been phenomenal,” Ken Park, owner, said. “Everyone has welcomed us with open arms.”

The problem so far is not enough people know it’s there.

“I’m hoping people in the surrounding area can become aware of who and where we are,” Park said. “The concept is there, we just have to get the awareness out. We’re the only ones available whose main focus is on nutrition.”

Because Emerald City Smoothie replaced a coffee bar in the health club, they still serve coffee and espresso drinks but everything else is nutrition related. Power-type bars, baked chips and yogurt and fruit – there’s a lot to choose from.

Owner Ken Park recently opened two Emerald City Smoothie locations, his other one is in Bellevue. The two franchise locations were part of a two-for-one special package offered by the parent company. Park was in the computer business for the last 25 years, working at Microsoft for the last 10 years.

Park welcomes all residents of Edmonds to come down and try his smoothies and “see the difference.”

Emerald City Smoothie rolls out nutrient-enhanced coffee

2009-04-17T09:24:00.000-07:00

By Sonya Moore

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. (April 8, 2009) Emerald City Smoothie, a 65-unit chain based here, is rolling out a new weapon in the coffee wars: a cup of joe that not only wakes you up but gives you a burst of energy as well.

Since February, the smoothie chain has introduced its JavaFit coffee line to 18 units, with three stores debuting the nutrient-enhanced coffee product this week. The JavaFit line features four different types of drip-coffee products that are nutrients enhanced, including the Diet, Energy Plus, Immune and Multi-Vitamin coffees.

Before February, Emerald City did not offer coffee on its menu. In March, the chain expanded its hours to better compete with other chains making a run at the breakfast daypart. Jamba Juice earlier this year rolled out a steel-cut oatmeal product, as did Starbucks. In March Seattle-based Starbucks also began offering its “breakfast pairings” value deals for under $4.

A 16-ounce serving of JavaFit coffee is priced at $1.50. Customers can request the coffee with soymilk, or add other protein and nutritional boosters for an additional 75 cents per boost. Guests can also request to blend the coffee with any smoothie on Emerald City’s menu.

“We are a company that was founded out of the Seattle, Washington, market; we’re obviously in the neighborhood of many well-known coffee locations so many of our customers look for coffee,” said Julie Vance, Emerald City’s vice president of operations. “We’re also in an environment where the weather fluctuates, not everyone wants a smoothie in the dense Seattle weather.”

The chain also is offering 2.5-ounce packs of ground JavaFit coffee as a retail item available in stores for $3.50. Emerald City also launched last November a protein-based oatmeal product aligned with cereal brand Kashi Co.

Vance said that the JavaFit items are being introduced to Emerald City locations where such products make sense, such as freestanding units and those found within gyms.

“You get that audience and they need something to give themselves energy that’s healthy — those were natural picks,” Vance said.

Vance said that Emerald City already has seen an increase in morning traffic at locations that offer the coffee products. “We’ve seen a trend of people coming in, grabbing coffee in the morning and visiting lunchtime for a smoothie, which is a perfect scenario,” she said.

Emerald City two months ago also introduced a loyalty program and the chain is exploring the introduction of such new products as healthful sandwiches and wraps by the end of the year.

2009-03-13T14:41:00.000-07:00

January Newsletter

New Year New You!

Our goal is to help you reach your goals. Whether you want to slim down, lean out, bulk up or just get healthy we have something to fit your needs and keep you looking great! Visit any of our 63 locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Arizona to find a smoothie that works for you.

Health and Fitness
The Power of Antioxidants: Staying healthy and energized
The flavanoid quercetin, found in citrus fruits, berries, red grapes and onions, is shown to be a powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and has positive effects in helping prevent heart disease, cataracts and respiratory diseases.

According to a study out of Queensland, Australia mice that were given quercetin were less likely to contract the flu virus when exposed. Also, reaching stressful levels of exercise increases the risk of becoming ill; however, quercetin reversed these affects.

Visit your local Emerald City Smoothie for your daily does of quercetin in the all natural energy drink FRS®.[i]

Log onto our website at (enter site link here) to enter to win a case of FRS!

What’s in a name?

FRS stands for Free Radical Scavenger. This is the scientific term for powerful antioxidants such as quercetin.

Are you getting enough Vitamin D?

Vitamin D was one of the top ten medical breakthroughs of 2007 as listed in Time Magazine. However, since then we have discovered much more. Researchers have long known that the “sunshine vitamin” boosts bone strength by encouraging the body to absorb calcium. Many new studies published in 2007 and 2008 suggest that the vitamin has a lot of other benefits such as, warding off diabetes, gum disease and multiple sclerosis – and maybe even cancer. Among infants, children and teens it is a matter of preventing rickets, a bone softening disease that can lead to fractures and bowed legs.

Doctors encourage us to add between 1,000 and 2,000 I.U.’s of vitamin D to our daily diet. Why? We’re sun deprived! The simplest way to boost levels of vitamin D is by soaking up ultraviolet rays, prompting the skin to manufacture D, but in gray northern climates, Boston, Seattle or Milwaukee, for instance, the sun is too weak from November through February to trigger vitamin synthesis. Even if you live in sun rich California, SPF-8 is enough to inhibit the vitamin’s production.

What are the effects you ask? A shortage of D could lead to a rough flu season. Among the benefits of supplementing with vitamin D, it also helps strengthen our immune systems and defenses in the lungs.

So where do we get vitamin D from? The sun is the most common source, but if you live in the northwest where the sun is weak, you should try adding more vitamin D rich foods to your diet including: fortified milk and cereal, salmon, tuna, sardines, or eggs. Try our Quick Start smoothie with 100% Egg Protein, High Performance Fitness Liquid Multi-Vitamin, or the all natural energy drink with quercetin FRS.[ii]

Did You Know

Potassium

Did you know that 90% of American men are deficient in potassium that promotes muscle and bone health?!

Make sure to stop by any Emerald City Smoothie today and order the potassium packed Nutty Banana. If you are not a fan of bananas you can also consume orange juice or wheat germ, both found in the Quick Start smoothie.

Recession Hits Health Too
With record highs in unemployment and our economy in a recession history has shown illness becomes a concern.

Emerald City Smoothie is here to make sure you stay healthy. It’s as easy as adding a boost to your smoothie or purchasing one from our selection to take at home.

Tips for Stacking

For a MASS BUILDING stack try:
-30 minutes prior to workouts: 20 grams whey, 3-5g creatine and 1-2 grams amino acid
- 30 minutes post workout: 20-30 grams whey protein, 10-20 grams casein protein, 305 grams creatine and 1-2 grams amino acids

For a METABOLIC stack try:
-250-500 milligrams green tea extract, 100-400 milligrams caffeine two to three times daily before meals and 3.4 grams CLA with meals three times daily

For Building STRENGTH try this:
-30 minutes pre-workout take 1000-1500 milligrams Betaine, 1-3 milligrams Taurine and ½ cup wheat germ in pre-workout protein smoothie
-30 minutes post workout 1000-1500 milligrams Betaine and 1-3 grams Taurine to post workout protein smoothieEmerald City Smoothie is competitive in price and offers high quality vitamins and supplements.

If you prefer to reap the benefits from a smoothie without adding boosters, try our Zone Zinger or Re-juvenator for a vitamin-dense smoothie that will give your immune system a jump start. Both are packed with Vitamins A, C, Calcium and Iron to keep you going strong.

Supplement Health
When it comes to sports supplements it is very difficult to figure out what to take if you don’t know what you are looking at. One of the most important ways to making sure you get the most out of your supplements is stacking.

Stacking supplements is combining two or more products to enhance results. Certain supplements work better when paired together and aid in lean muscle growth, fat burning and strength building. Here are a few stacks to try for achieving muscle mass growth, losing weight by boosting your metabolism and building strength.

Building Muscle Mass - Whey Protein, Casein, Amino Acids and Creatine are the most effective supplements to stack when trying to gain muscle mass. Whey protein is a dairy based protein which boosts blood flow and aids in building muscle. Casein is another type of milk protein which digests slower and increases protein synthesis (muscle growth). Amino Acids help repair muscle tissue, and when combined with Creatine, which helps boost muscle size, boosts the effects of creatine.

Increasing Metabolism - Green Tea Extract, Caffeine and CLA are three keys to boosting weight loss and fat storage by boosting your metabolism. Green tea boosts metabolism naturally, while caffeine helps remove stored fat by putting it into circulation where it can transfer to your muscles and be used as energy. CLA (Conjugated Linolic Acid), a naturally occurring fatty acid found in meat and dairy, also helps process stored fat and blocks little fat cells from growing bigger, however, at a slower rate (one to two months before noticing results).

Strength Building Stack – Betaine, Taurine and Wheat Germ will aid in building strong muscle and muscle mass. Betaine inhibits the production of the amino acid homocysteine, which is associated with the risk of cardio vascular disease. Taurine is an amino acid that helps boost muscle strength and endurance. Wheat germ is the inner layer of the wheat kernel which stores protein, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals. This is a slow digesting carbohydrate that boosts both muscle strength and endurance, and enhances reaction time in athletes. Wheat germ offers many other health benefits as well.

[i] Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2007). Quercetin, March 15, 2007, p. 272-275, retrieved from http://www.pharmpress.com/shop/samples/diet_supp_3E_sample.pdf

[ii] Guthrie, C. (2007). Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2009, from Time Magazine
Web site: http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686252_1690393,00.html

2009-01-26T16:52:00.000-08:00

Tom & Angela
Nap ier
Emerald City Smoothie franchisee
Mercer Island & Redmond Ridge
Tom Napier, along with his wife, Angela,
opened two Emerald City Smoothie stores last
year on Mercer Island and in Redmond Ridge.

One of the areas Tom Napier investigated
before joining Emerald City was the background
of the company’s ownership. It turns
out that Jim Baskett, Emerald City’s president
and CEO, bought the health drink enterprise
in 2005 after being a loyal customer for many
years. Baskett also used to be an executive
with local timeshare company, Trendwest Resorts,
which was sold to homebuilding giant,
Cendant, for nearly $900 million in 2002.

That track record and level of personal
attachment to the franchise convinced Napier
that he was in good managerial hands. The
smoothie shops cost around $200,000 to
open, including franchise fees.

Napier also ran the business plan for his
franchises by his Smith Barney financial advisor
and his attorney before signing up. Tom and
Angela intend to open two additional Emerald
City stores—one this year and another in 2008.

The best advice Tom got while talking with
other existing franchisees, he says, was to take
only “A” locations. He says franchisees also
verified company claims that 60 percent of
customers stop in four times a week or more.

“I was amazed at the amount of repeat
customers,” he says. —C.T.

Phoenix, AZ: In the news

2009-01-26T16:49:00.000-08:00

'Being well:' Emerald City a wonderful
land of smoothies
Colleen Sparks
The Arizona Republic
May. 4, 2007 01:38 PM

I will do just about anything to avoid the congestion and sore throat that made me sound
like one of Marge Simpson's cranky sisters on The Simpsons for several days last week.
And I'm always up for trying something sweet, so I stopped by Emerald City Smoothie,
4206 E. Chandler Blvd., to look for a tasty, medicinal treat this week.

I felt like a kid in a candy store looking at all the delicious-sounding smoothies with fresh
fruit, chocolate, peanut butter and other ingredients made to taste like banana cream pie,
mocha coffee and even peanut butter and jelly.

I sampled a peanut butter and jelly smoothie that tasted better than anything I've ever
made in my kitchen (which isn't saying much, I must admit).

New owners Scott and Lilly Simpson (no relation to Homer and his family) and former
manager Heila Jefferson hooked me up with a "berry, berry" smoothie with blueberries
and an immunity boost that has lots of vitamins I don't have in my kitchen. All I know is
it tasted good, boosted my energy and came in a size big enough for breakfast and lunch.
I'll definitely try smoothies again as a way to wake up in the morning, grab a quick snack
when I get busy or to keep me healthy so I can get off the couch and avoid watching
reruns of The Simpsons.

Emerald City Smoothie in Chandler, Arizona is open from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. (480) 706-4900.

Last Newsletter of '08

2009-01-15T12:28:00.000-08:00

Did You Know

Did you know that 60% of Americans don’t get the minimum of five servings of fruits and vegetables every day! Don’t let this happen to you or your family; visit your local Emerald City Smoothie and try any number of our smoothie selection. We even have a smoothie with vegetables! Try out Beta Boost for your daily dose of beta-carotene; it only has 320 calories.

Did you also know that 50% of American women are deficient in calcium! This is outrageous, especially because insufficient calcium intake can lead to osteoporosis. Emerald City Smoothie is here to help. Visit any Emerald City Smoothie location and get a calcium boost added to your smoothie. This is an easy, inexpensive way to make sure your bones stay strong.

Ready, Set, Read!

“Beauty…is about your health and happiness.”

Synopsis of You Being Beautiful:
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz bust the myths and stereotypes about the way we view ourselves-and how we define beauty. In these pages, you'll find out why beauty isn't as much about your vanity as it is about your humanity. The doctors take a scientific, informative, and entertaining look at the three levels of beauty and explain how they all work together to form a complete, and authentic YOU.”

From hair to toenails, they go through every part of your body to explain how different foods, vitamins, creams, gels, and injections can really boost your looks. They scrutinize the beauty myths that bombard us every day and offer an unbiased perspective on which ones cause more harm than good. You will be able to revamp your beauty regimen (or start a new one from scratch).[1]

Here are just a few health tips from the book:

- You need B vitamins for your mitochondria -- the parts of your cells that turn food into energy

- Green tea has been shown to have the highest content of polyphenols, which are chemicals with potent antioxidant properties.

-Give your skin a boost with vitamins A, C, E and B3 & B5

You can find several of these vitamins in an Emerald City Smoothie such as, Sambazon with antioxidants, Quick Start with Vitamins C and B5, and the Zip Zip with Bee Sure, which contains Spirulina, bee pollen, ginseng and whey protein which all work together to keep your immune system healthy and energy high.

Health Tip

Five unhealthy work habits to kick before they get you down!

Shape’s December issue gave readers five important health tips they can take to the office. Imagine all of the germ infested staplers, fax machines and printers you come in contact with at work that have the ability to make you sick or harm you physically. Since people are spending more time than ever before in the office, here are some ways you can protect yourself.

1. Your service light never goes out. You are constantly on call for work and never get a moment to yourself. This can indeed cause high levels of stress, which increases the level of cortisol in your system. Cortisol affects your heart rate, blood pressure and muscles. Although in some situations this can help get us through an emergency, chronic stress puts you at risk for diabetes, heart disease and depression.

To make sure you don’t stress yourself out with work, Shape suggests creating an end-of-the-day ritual. It can be as small as listening to your favorite song to get out of work mode and in to home mode or turning your blackberry off for an hour. Just take some time to decompress.

2. You keep to yourself. “Having a close friend in the office makes you more content and productive.” Work doesn’t just affect your life while at work but every part of it.
Make sure you don’t become depressed or unhappy with your job by grabbing some gossip time but keep it about issues outside of work like what you did that weekend or plans for the evening.

3. Your desk is a jungle. Not with paperwork or dirty coffee mugs, but with germs! This can easily make you sick especially during cold season when you are more at risk.
Wipe down this mess a few times a week. Including your keyboard, mouse and anything else you touch on a regular basis. This will help kill germs and kick a potential cold.

4. Your cubicle mate sneezes nonstop. Did you know that 80% of colds are caused by touching an infected surface!To protect yourself, skip handshakes by telling people you just got over the flu. This is an easy fix and you don’t offend anyone. Other things you might try are exercising regularly and eating healthy food. Try Emerald City Smoothie’s Beta Boost with carrot juice and vitamins or the Eternal Energizer with cold fighting antioxidants.

5. You only have eyes for the screen. The computer screen that is. Fixing your eyes in an up-close position for long periods of time can cause harm. You can put yourself at risk of developing “dry, burning eyes; headaches; blurred vision; and sensitivity to light.” This can eventually lead to other more serious problems like impaired vision.

You can decrease your chances of pore eye sight by limiting excess light that is straining on your eyes. Use lamps instead of overhead lights and position your monitor away from the window to rid yourself of excess glare. You can even take a break as simple as reminding yourself to blink or look away from the computer screen. [1]

Customer Feedback

Mairead from Seattle blogged: “My post-workout secret. Zip Zip! Zip Zip is a banana, apple, spirulina, soy smoothie. Elevated to perfection with Bee Sure, a super food boost. It revs up the metabolism, balances out the body's protein needs, and tastes like honey. They offer high-cal and low-cal smoothies in a zillion different flavors with tons of boosters. And it’s just plain fun to end a workout saying, “I'd like a Zip Zip please.” ”

Thanks Mairead. We’ll Bee Sure to keep more great smoothies coming your way! Don’t forget you can add this great tasting super food to any smoothie!

[1] Barnes & Nobles, from http://search.barnesandnoble.com/You-Being-Beautiful/Michael-F-Roizen/e/9781416572343

[2] Shape Magazine, retrieved from http://www.shape.com/healthy_living/your_health/work_life.html

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Emerald City Smoothie Franchise Opportunities

2009-01-14T16:27:00.000-08:00

Emerald City Smoothie
When it comes to smoothies, meal alternatives and nutritional supplements, Emerald City Smoothie stands for everything that is fresh, healthy, nourishing and flavorful. Through cutting edge nutrition, superior quality and caring service, we are committed to enhancing the everyday lives of our customers by offering nutritionally dense, custom blended smoothies. Our unique blending method and the use of the best ingredients available creates loyal customers that, on average, visit our locations 3 to 5 times a week.

We are committed to smoothies, meal alternatives and nutritional supplements that match the needs of our customers. High quality, which won’t be compromised for the price, matched with superior flavor and consistency.

Our two-in-one business model sets us apart from the competition. We are a smoothie bar and retail store that sells healthy snacks, sport nutrition, supplements and vitamins.

Growing Category – Smoothies are the fast food for the 21st century
Smoothies are a $2.5 billion food category Growing up to 20 percent per year Analysts predict sales volumes to double every 3-4 years Healthy eating, smoothie meal replacement is a trend, not a fad

Growing System─100 + Stores
Expanding Nationwide from a large base in Seattle, WA Opening new locations every month
Great Opportunities Still Available in many states and metro areas

Extensive Help - Setup, Training and Support Guidance with site location & demographic analysis
Turn key store construction options
Custom designed store layouts and colors Detailed training programs and Grand Opening Support
Assistance with marketing & promotion

Emerald City Advantages

Menu Designed for a lifestyle – menu categories for goals and lifestyle. Over 40 smoothie options available.

Weight Watcher point assignment for all smoothies.

Established relationship with national food service provider to maximize buying power and service

Healthy Alternative to Fast Food – customers know every calorie they eat.

Easy meal on the go for the busy professional, active family, etc.

Premium Quality – Fresh Fruit, Best Ingredients

Loyal customers who visit 3 to 5 times per week – some twice a day

75% of current franchise owners were customers first

Ease of operation and management

Multiple Unit Opportunities Available.

Kiosk Opportunities Available

Make a Difference in People’s Lives – every day

Call us today to set up a meeting or simply visit our website at www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com/about_franchise.php for information on franchise opportunities.