Wong to Help Jamba Launch New Fresh-squeezed Juices Line with Kick-off Event on Maui, January 13th
(HONOLULU, HI) – 2015 is already looking like a banner year for Kolten Wong, with a new major sponsorship agreement and the likelihood of a breakout MLB season for the Hilo born-and-raised Saint Louis Cardinal second base big-hitter. Wong, who hit .249/.292/.388 with 12 homers, 20 stolen bases, 14 doubles and 42 RBIs in 2014, has signed on with Jamba Juice Hawaii as a spokesperson for their new, high-performance line of fresh-squeezed juices.
A Kamehameha Schools graduate, Wong played college baseball for UH Manoa and was co-winner of the 2008 Hawaii Baseball Player of the Year award. Selected by the Cardinals in 2013, he received international media acclaim when he hit a walk-off home run in October 2014 to put the Cardinals into the playoffs. In December, he was nominated for NL Rookie of the Year.
“Jamba Juice has always been a part of my daily work-out routine, so advocating the health and performance benefits of their new fresh-squeezed juice is more than just a business deal for me,” said Wong.
Jamba is the leading retailer of made-to-order, freshly-squeezed juice. The new juices are blended with whole foods like kale, beets, carrots, apples and ginger, and provide consumers with a great-tasting and affordable way to get extra vitamins and nutrition.
Wong’s first appearance as a spokesperson will be on Tuesday, January 13 at Maui’s Queen Kaahumanu Center, between 4-7 pm, where the company will roll out its new juice program for Maui before launching statewide this summer. A portion of Jamba Juice sales for that day will be donated to Maui little league baseball teams.
“Kolten is a local hero doing Hawaii proud on a national stage,” said Chris Scanlan, CEO and owner of the 33 Jamba Juice stores in Hawaii. “We have followed him since his UH days, and his focus on performance, hard work and dietary discipline is as inspirational as is his low-key, no-nonsense response to all the fanfare.”
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About Jamba Juice Company
Founded in 1990, Jamba, Inc. 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™, baked goods, and snacks. As of September 2014, there are 862 Jamba Juice locations worldwide.
About Jamba Juice Hawaii
Jamba Juice Hawaii has 33 stores operated by Blue Pacific, LLC, an authorized Jamba licensee; across Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island. Jamba Juice Hawaii is the category-defining leader in all-natural, made-to-order fruit smoothies, juices, acai bowls and other snacks for health-conscious consumers with discerning tastes. Jamba Juice smoothies are packed with 4-5 servings of fruit and loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients. Visit www.jambahawaii.com for store locations and more information.