Jamba Juice stores are closing, driven by franchise terminations, as national retail footprint shrinks

Jamba Juice stores are closing, driven by franchise terminations, as national retail footprint shrinks

Jamba Juice has a sobering message for entrepreneurs who want to open a franchise: You might be better off somewhere else.  In a “special risks” section of its 2026 franchise disclosure document (FDD), the smoothie chain revealed that 130 Jamba Juice franchise agreements have not survived the last three years. Opening a Jamba Juice, the document bluntly states, “could be a higher risk investment than a franchise in a system with a lower turnover…