Jamba Juice Names Greg Schwartz, Vice President, Supply Chain Management
Jamba Juice, the category-defining leader in healthy blended beverages, juices and good-for-you snacks, announced the appointment of Greg Schwartz as Vice President, supply chain management, effective July 9, 2007. This newly created position will report directly to CFO Don Breen and develop and execute a global supply chain strategy.
"Jamba is in an active expansion period," said Breen. "Establishing a global sourcing and distribution strategy as well as implementing information technology to support our system will be instrumental to growing our brand. Greg brings a wealth of experience to help Jamba Juice reach its strategic growth goal to be the world's leading source of healthy energy."
Mr. Schwartz brings 16 years of global and strategic sourcing, business development and materials management in food, general merchandise and operating supplies areas. He was most recently Vice President, global procurement for Wal-Mart focusing on global sourcing, primarily imports from Asia. Prior to that he spent 7 years with Safeway, Inc. and held several executive and leadership positions including Vice President, strategic sourcing, business development and materials management. Mr. Schwartz also worked with Phillip Morris Companies in their Kraft Food division and held several director, manager and buying positions in the purchasing and packaging area.
Mr. Schwartz received a bachelor degree in Business-Economics and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Illinois, Champaign.
About Jamba, Inc.
Jamba, Inc. is a holding company and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company, owns and franchises JAMBA JUICE stores. Founded in 1990, JAMBA JUICE is the category-defining leader in healthy blended beverages, juices, and good-for-you snacks. Today, JAMBA JUICE has more than 630 stores, of which more than 400 are company-owned and operated. For the nearest location or a complete menu including new All Fruit smoothies, please call: 1-866-4R-FRUIT or visit the JAMBA JUICE website at
www.jambajuice.com.
SOURCE: Jamba, Inc