drinks ltd see boost drink . for the drink produced by nestl see boost beverage . boost juice bars type private industry food & beverage founded march 2000 2000 03 1 founder janine allis headquarters chadstone melbourne australia number of locations 236 2009 2 area served chile china estonia gcc germany hong kong india indonesia lithuania macau malaysia mexico republic of ireland singapore south africa south korea thailand and the uk . 1 key people jeff allis ceo co founder janine allis founder geoff harris director of board rod young marc besen 1 products juices & smoothies website www.boostjuicebars.com boost juice bars is an international chain of retail outlets that specialise in selling fruit juice . boost juice bars was formed in 2000 with the first store located in adelaide south australia . 1 the company has expanded internationally with stores in asia europe russia and the middle east through franchising . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 reception 3.1 awards and acclaims 3.1.1 2004 3.1.2 2005 3.1.3 2006 3.1.4 2007 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the founder of boost juice bars janine allis noticed the fad of the juice bar when on holiday in the united states in 1999 . with her husband janine allis decided to bring the idea to australia . 3 in 2000 allis opened her first boost juice bar in king william street adelaide while she was on maternity leave . 4 at the end of 2004 boost juice had 175 stores operating across australia and new zealand . 5 in may 2006 boost juice bars ceased operations in new zealand after the franchiser which operated all the new zealand stores was put into liquidation . the stores were sold to tank juice who are now operating them under the tank brand . 6 in 2007 the founders of millies cookies richard o sullivan and mario budwig signed an agreement with boost juice bars to launch the brand in the united kingdom . 7 by the end of the year the company had also expanded into chile kuwait singapore indonesia and most recently thailand . 8 in 2008 nestl launched a range of fruit smoothies in association with boost juice bars to operate alongside the company s expansion into the united kingdom . 9 between 2009 and 2012 a boost store operated in china but it was plagued by problems the store opening was delayed the shop fit was average and the product was not as good as expected . 10 in 2010 riverside company bought a 65 % stake in the boost investment group paying around 65 million for the share . 11 that year boost juice launched boost the way you feel rebranding to mark its 10th anniversary . 12 allis also participated in the channel ten tv show undercover boss . 13 14 in 2011 boost juice signed a franchise agreement for india . 15 operations edit legend former locations current locations no data as of june 2009 there are stores operating in australia chile estonia germany hong kong indonesia kuwait lithuania macau malaysia portugal singapore south africa and the united kingdom . franchising agreements have been secured in the baltics china germany hong kong india mexico the republic of ireland south korea and thailand as part of a global expansion programme . 1 16 in 2007 boost juice bars attempted to acquire the canadian juice bar company booster juice which would have led to the company being floated on the stock market though this was unsuccessful . 17 reception edit a boost juice outlet promotes their product at a community festival in melbourne awards and acclaims edit 2004 edit mybusiness readers choice award 18 telstra business woman of the year telstra business owner national award winner 2005 edit amex franchisor of the year 19 brw fastest growing franchise 20 price waterhouse coopers franchisor of the year award vic 2006 edit governor of victoria export awards commendation 21 2007 edit highly commended supreme award for best retailer national retailers association awards bank of queensland franchise award 22 national retailers association awards supreme reward for best retaile see also edit juice bar list of restaurant chains in australia references edit a b c d e a boost is born . boost juice bars . retrieved 24 june 2009 . study kit 2008 2009 pdf . boost juice bars . retrieved 24 june 2009 . dabkowski stephen 15 july 2003 . boost juice blends a success that s overflowing . the age . fairfax media . archived from the original on 25 march 2010 . kermond clare 3 december 2009 . from little things given a boost big things grow . the sydney morning herald . fairfax media . archived from the original on 23 june 2012 . o neill rob 14 december 2004 . small tricks big business . the sydney morning herald . fairfax media . archived from the original on 29 october 2015 . boost finds fresh owner in new tank . new zealand herald . 10 may 2008 . retrieved 24 june 2009 . bond georgina 9 may 2006 . smoothies the new coffee wars . bbc news . retrieved 24 june 2009 . australian boost juice launches in uk . easier . 15 march 2007 . archived from the original on 23 july 2008 . nestl and boost juice bars launch boosted smoothies range . talking retail . 8 april 2008 . archived from the original on 19 august 2010 . bleby michael 17 december 2012 . boost juice to try china again . business review weekly . archived from the original on 5 january 2015 . greenblat eli 3 may 2010 . boost juice sells majority stake for 65m . the sydney morning herald . fairfax media . archived from the original on 18 april 2015 . boost ad tells customers smile it won t kill you . mumbrella . 1 november 2010 . archived from the original on 21 november 2012 . boost juice boss goes undercover for tv . franchise business . 1 november 2010 . archived from the original on 29 october 2015 . yeap sue 1 november 2010 . undercover boss visits perth woman . yahoo 7 news . archived from the original on 29 october 2015 . greenblat eli 27 september 2011 . boost juice takes on india . the sydney morning herald . fairfax media . archived from the original on 26 december 2014 . boost juice bars polots major global expansion . bandt . 23 april 2007 . archived from the original on 31 august 2010 . retrieved 24 june 2009 . new look boost juice ready to expand . smart company . 11 september 2007 . retrieved 24 june 2009 . speaker biographies . retail world . 29 june 2009 . retrieved 24 june 2009 . the growth of boost juice bars . franchise expo . retrieved 24 june 2009 . boost juice franchise profile . inside franchising . retrieved 24 june 2009 . export award acknowledges the growth of aconex . victoria . 11 october 2006 . retrieved 24 june 2009 . ara 2007 victorian awards program melbourne . retail . 18 september 2007 . retrieved 24 june 2009 . external links edit official website australia official website united kingdom v t e food chains in australia casual dining burrito bar hog s breath caf la porchetta nando s outback steakhouse sizzler fast food ali baba bing boy boost juice bucking bull chicken treat chinese legend chooks fresh & tasty 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