Orange Julius vs. Smoothie King vs. Jamba vs. Tropical Smoothie Cafe
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I used to open a movie theater every morning next door to a tropical smoothie. They gave us a dollar off for being local employees and they also did half off smoothies before 10 am so it was honestly the best deal of the bunch.
damn it probably cost a lot of money to open a new movie theatre every day….
Are you talking about the one in the village in Huntington?
@@unoentodos7519Huntington ny? Fellow long islander?
A new theater every day… you must be larger than AMC at this point
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When i as a kid, a local Jamacian family owned a Tropical Smoothie Franchise. It was amazing because they sold authenic Jamacain food along with the smoothies. Ive been disappointed in every Tropical smoothie cafe ever since.
Now I'm craving oxtail or curry goat with a pineapple smoothie...
Always enjoy your videos
@@deyesedlol some ackee and fried green plantain would be good with the smoothie
@@selenahamby5524Mmm, that sounds bomb. ❤
Normally I skip over the sponsor section of videos with no shame because people put them at pivotal points in the center of the video which is annoying, or they put them at the very beginning of the video when I was excited to get into the topic which is also annoying. But Company Man puts them at the end of the video so he does not interrupt anything and basically gives us the option of whether or not we should keep watching. That is respect for your audience right there! At that point I feel obligated to at least keep watching and listen to what he has to say about the sponsor. Company Man actually structures his videos the way that he would want to watch a video if he were in the audience. Nothing but respect for him! Interesting video as always!
I appreciate that very much. Not interrupting the flow of videos has always been very important to me for the exact reasons you described. Thank you for noticing.
Good point. After reading this comment, I’m going to stick to the end.
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You should do a discontinued series like how the product was expected to perform and where it went wrong. I think it’d be cool to hear the back story on some of my favorite snacks growing up
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When I was younger: “Your name is Julius? Like Orange Julius?”
Lol haven’t seen one in years.
I’ve literally only seen them inside our malls, ever
@@quinn799 There’s one two cities over to me, which is surprising. It’s like an island DQ
A fatal four way video? On a Wednesday?
A surprise but a welcome one indeed
One of my favorite childhood memories was going to the Richmond mall in Richmond, Indiana with my brother and parents and my mom would always go to the Orange Julius and buy a large one that we could all sip on while we wandered around the mall. We didn’t have much money growing up, so this was one of the only treats that we would get when we would leave the house. I used to love going to that mall just to have Orange Julius.😊
Jamba Juice is my favorite, but I loved Orange Julius when I was a kid back in the 1980s! I wish our malls still had Orange Julius because I haven’t seen them in decades!
Was that the place in the mall from Stranger Things?
@@captainnutnut6077that’s probably Scoops Ahoy, which is a fictional ice cream shop.
Orange Julius are gone at malls unless you have Dairy Queen they operate from there.
@Markimark151 yes, I know that, but I'm pretty sure I saw an Orange Julius somewhere in the background. That's why it stuck out to me in the first place.
@@zzizahacallar yeah, I blame Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway for closing down most of the mall Orange Julius locations.
Living on the west coast, I've only really seen Jamba wherever I go. I think I've seen an Orange Julius once or twice, but it's predominantly Jamba where I've been, so when I'm in the mood for a smoothie, it's the only brand I search for, not necessarily thinking about alternate smoothie shops.
Same. Never heard of those other two. Julius only in the malls. There is also Robeks but they are $1 more expensive than Jamba.
Also the mexican frutas places have fruit salads and make smoothies and licuados (milk based instead of juice) but don't look as clean. I feel their drinks are more authentic and use just fruits and no syrups, less sugar.
A Tropical Smoothie Café came to my local town, and it's been a big hit. I'm glad for them because the food is really good.
We had Smoothie King and later Tropical Smoothie Cafe. At their peak, our Smoothie King had a better selection and had some extras that added creaminess. Later a different franchise came (Inta Juice), and later the owner went independent. But what did they all eventually do? They axed 3/4 of their flavors, made the continuing ones less rich, and started selling trendy "health" foods and sandwiches. We only went for the smoothies, and in their updated state, you can make something better at home, so we haven't bothered with these places in ages. Huge disappointment at the time. The wide variety of distinctive flavors were so special and routine.
I feel like I had an unusually bad experience with smoothie king. I live on the west coast and visited Jamba juice regularly. On a visit to New York I tried smoothie king. Whatever I ordered had a scoop of ice, a can of canned peaches (with the syrup) and some pumps of syrup fruit flavors. It was horrendously sweet and I had less than half of it.
As a Gen Xer, I will always prefer Orange Julius. They were delicious when you asked for egg!
I invested in a VitaMix blender and I make my own green smoothies for breakfast every morning and have been for years. I control what goes in, how much sugar, etc. And at a much lower cost. I don't know the exact recipes that any of these four use, but as a consumer, you really need to watch out for how much sugar they contain.
No thanks. I'd rather pay $10 for super sugar drinks and die young
I love this Guy. Your research is so well done my Sir.
His research is only surpassed by his masterful use of stock footage.
@@foxyfoxington2651 absolutely agreed.
Orange Julius is freakin classic.
It's like Cinnabon. Just no replacing it imo.
I want some just hearing about it!
I like Orange Julius. Especially back in the day when you could order one with a whole egg cracked into it.
“Eat Better, Feel Better” is such a good slogan!
How could we not like a smoothie this is absolutely delicious 😋
I can't have any of them now on my current diet, and never had Tropical Smoothie Cafe available to me, but I've tried all three of the others, and think they're all great. Orange Julius always felt different from the others, because it wasn't pitched as blatantly as a "healthy" option; it was always a dessert option for me as a kid. My favorite smoothie chain isn't even in the video, though: Robeks. they're smaller by a good bit, but their South Pacific Squeeze is my favorite smoothie hands-down.
Really love listening to some history about Smoothies coming to be. This video flowed very well and really love Jamba Juice by getting the Strawberries Wild. 🍓
I've been with Smoothie King for 15 years plus a follower of the channel so I've been waiting for this one! Glad you mentioned the history, and our clean blends initiative.
There's a Tropical Smoothie Cafe about 4 minutes from my house and they not only have great tasting smoothies, but the food is also delicious as well.
Tropical Smoothie!! Been getting a kiwi quencher from them for years.
New Mexico has been stuck with Keva Juice, some local joint which has been subpar at best. Being from Chicago, I was spoiled with Jamba, and I am so happy they finally opened one here in Albuquerque!!!
I live in reno and we got a few keva juices too!!
I remember orange Julius existing in the malls around here since I was a little kid. Hearing the blender start up at the kiosk as you walked by it is such a core memory for me. I feel like, as far as smoothie quality goes, there are other places out there better. But damn. They hit the spot on the right day.
I’ve never even heard of Tropical Smoothie Cafe until I temporarily moved to Florida a couple years ago! And they were everywhere where I went - pricey but also had good food like chicken wraps.
I remember Orange Julius smoothies from my youth and loved them. I did not like their devil logo, however. I still make a homemade Orange Julius version with orange juice and half-and-half. Yummy!
In Australia, we have Boost Juice, as the county's most dominant smoothie conglomerate. Their smoothies are pretty good.
As a kid growing up in the 80’s, I remember the Orange Julius stand at the old Southtown Mall in Fort Wayne, IN. If I remember right it was across from where we waited in line for Santa, the Easter Bunny and the train ride.
i’ve worked as a manager at jamba for like two years and have been subbed to you for way more, this is like my dream video
In California back in the 1960s, Orange Julius would have their beverage stands at the county and state fairs. Since there were no Orange Julius locations where I lived, having such a refreshingly different beverage during the heat of the fair season was a delightful treat, indeed!
And I still recall the option the customers were given if they wanted their Julius with an egg.
I have had an Orange Julius since I was a kid in the 1960s. There was one at an outdoor mall and when we went there and mom shopped, dad would take me to O.J. for a drink at the walk up window. We never went inside to eat, just the window for the drink.
Funnily enough, surf city squeeze is the only one i knew of before watching this vid (besides jamba juice, but i never went there before for some reason). My mall experience growing up was usually grtting bannana strawberry smoothie with my family whenever we go to the mall. I sometimes drink other flavors such as ice cream orea smoothie. I remember they had free smoothie samples too that i always got. That's my experience at least in california with jamba juice the only other one i remember seeing in malls.
I've never had any of these, though my local Dairy Queen sells Orange Julius obviously. My favorite smoothie comes from a mom-and-pop Vietnamese sandwich place a couple of towns over. His taro and mango smoothies are absolutely to die for.
Orange Julius always makes me think of the opening to that Fraiser episode where Fraiser helps Niles buy an engagement ring for Daphne and fed up with waiting Martin goes to get something from Orange Julius.
"leave em in the comments , I'd like to hear what you have to say"
The way he says it lol it's like a theme song
Loved orange Julius had one at our mall
I was so happy when Surf City was mentioned! There used to be 3 in my area, and only one of those locations reminan open. My boyfriend and I are so loyal to this spot, best smoothies ever!
There's this coffee hut across the street from this big high school in my town, it's relatively independent, but all of their drinks are so good. My girls LOVE their smoothies the most.
I used to go to the original Jamba Juice/Juice Club location in San Luis Obispo all the time when I was a kid.
Your skill at finding companies that I've never heard of amazes me. And there are 4 of them this time.
I appreciate you and thank you for making content.
Jamba Juice was my childhood smoothy shop. They're the reason I love smoothies in the first place. Now I make my own Strawberries Wild and Banana Berry Smoothies since moving out of California. Surprised Roebeks isn't on the list.
I visited Florida once and there was a non-chain smoothie bar near my hotel. On hot Florida days it was a GODSEND
This was a surprise, comparing four companies in just one video...smooth!
Thanks🎉
In my area, there's another one called Inta Juice. Got locations in Colorado that I know of and at least one Wyoming one here in Cheyenne. There are also plenty of local ones such as Beach Please Drink Company and BlendZ Wellness Bar.
man this video brought back some good memories. My hometown was too small for any of these shops, but there was an Orange Julius at the mall in a bigger town 30 minutes away. I remember sometimes going along with my mother or older sisters to shopping trips and whenever they included the mall, we would stop and grab a smoothie as well as some popcorn from the stand next door. I always got a small rainbow popcorn and small strawberry banana smoothie. I've since moved to a small city where I still get an Orange Julius smoothie when I order from DQ. We also have smoothie king here, and Tropical has a location, interestingly enough, in a larger city about 30 minutes away. No Jamba though. Haven't tried these other ones yet, as I mostly stick with a chain called Juice Stop now.
Orange Julius is my favorite but where I live is a local place who cut up the fruits and vegetables in front of you. Delicious!
Jamba for me. The orange Julius. OJ was a mall staple
I loved Jamba when I lived in Denver. I haven't tried their freezer section option at Walmart, though.
Surf City Squeeze!!! I'm from SoCal and they had one in one of the local malls. I loved the Strawberry Banana and Chocolate PB. That's a company name I haven't heard in years!
Great video!
Downtown Chicago in Mid 1970s Orange Julius Had Great Burgers & St. Louis Cheese Whiz' and Bacon Bites Hot Dogs. I Miss Those Days.
You’re the best at these
Interesting comparisons.
Tropical smoothie has its roots here in my part of Florida. For the longest time their HQ was in a Destin, FL shopping mall. I can remember getting peanut power smoothie after the gym and it hitting the spot every single time.
surf city squeeze was in the local mall growing up. thanks for that reminder.
There is a small company in my home town that I love. It has been open for YEARS so they must be doing something right😊
Surf City Squeeze is the absolute best. The local one by me has the kindest owner too. She fills your smoothie, tells you to drink it just so she can pour the rest of the smoothie left behind in the blender into your drink. Never had any other shop do that.
Heard of and seen all four, but only frequented Smoothie King both back home and at college (Louisiana company, so it had more stores around than the others). Was a great alternative way to get something healthier than cafeteria food after work in college. Didn't go back to one until they opened a store close to my previous apartment in MD.
Since moving away, I just started to regularly make my own smoothies, which became less expensive and fit my eating habits with intermittent fasting while working from home. But, I may give any of them a shot some time.
I appreciate the honorable mention for surf city squeeze. It was my first job.
MISS SMOOTHIE KING! There was one next door to my middle school, and would always get the Cranberry Cooler as a kid. When I go to Jamba Juice, I always get the Sour Patch Kid off of the secret menu. So good!
I've never heard of any of these companies. Here in Australia the #1 smoothie company is 'Boost Juice' and they DOMINATE the market.
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Orange Julius, loved them since the 80's ❤❤
Would love to see a video talking about why there is a difference between Dairy Queen and Texas Dairy Queen.
Because of Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council and Rolly Close.
@@jamespohl-md2eq Yes, but I would really enjoy a more in-depth video about it.
@@labyrinthx There isn’t any depth.
You need to look the boba (tea and tapioca drink) although it is like drinking slugs through a straw.
Orange Julius has been my favorite mall drink.
Thanks for your great content.
We had Orange Julius here at two local malls and I enjoyed a refreshing drink there many times. Sadly, these were some of the first places to pull out of the malls before the 1990's. Now, we have one mall here, but it's pretty empty. I miss malls.
In the early 2000s, a stop at Jamba Juice before school was a daily errand. Half the kids showed up to wait for school to open with a Jamba Juice cup. Near the time I graduated, Jamba Juice was *the* coolest after school job to have (second only to In n Out), and of course the “secret menu” with the drink that tasted just like a pink starburst felt like an insider secret.
I haven’t gone to a Jamba Juice in over a decade now. Last time I went it felt like such a deserted wasteland compared to its hey day.
I never heard of these smoothie shops except Jamba Juice near me
All the surf city sqeezes closed near me. Loved the chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie
Planet smoothie is another good smoothie place. I love it!
Great video....
Still waiting on videos about the MOVING and/or fitness industry
Haven’t seen an Orange Julius in yearssss!
Im so used to Emerald City Smoothies in my area, Ive barely heard of some of these by now
Say, Company Man! I was recently thinking about places that seemed to come and go big and then disappear over time and one in particular was the Pasta Pomodoro Restaurants in the SF Bay Area during the late 90s and early 2000s! They were EVERYWHERE at one point and then just faded away!
Banana smoothies Are the best
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I worked at jamba juice when smoothies were $3.75. Nowadays EVERY time i walk into one of those place, I walk out 5 seconds later because the prices have gotten WAY out of control and it's REALLY not hard to make that stuff at home.
I worked at Jamba Juice too and I remember when their Power sized 32oz smoothies were reduced to 28oz as the largest option while the price itself went up. And they changed the name of their large from “Power” to simply “large”.
I wasn't aware of Surf City Squeeze until I had one of their smoothies last night at Woodfield Mall in Illinois. Had to be one of the simpler, fresher takes on a smoothie I've had. I'd say it jumped right to the top of my list. Too bad it's about an hour from where I live. Oh, and Jamba Juice is setting up camp in that same mall in the spring. Kind of a comeback for them in Illinois. The one in my neighborhood left in the late 2000's. They're nonexistent here now. We'll see how the reboot goes for them.
For the first time ever since subscribing I've never heard of theses companies in my life 😂
I love that you brought up Surf City Squeeze! Besides my mom, I’m the only person that knows about them lol
I've never had any of those, we had an Orange Julius in our mall in the 70's& 80's. I was never in the mall long enough to eat.
I first met Orange Julius then Jamba. I'm also familiar with Robek's. I've not been in a Tropical Smoothie Cafe in years, and have never been in a Smoothie King, but remember when there were a few where I live. The Whole Foods I worked in early in the 21st century had a Jamba that later became a coffee/juice bar.
I'm from the Midwest and have only even heard of Orange Julius... And they left the area years ago lol
The only one of these I have had is Smoothie King and I love them!
I have seen orange julius, but I don't recall ever going there since I was a kid/early teen the last time I was in one of the malls that had one (my family moved and one of the malls closed down aside from a couple anchor stores since).
Ooh, it's about time you've talked about Smoothie King!
2:30 - YYYAAAYYY Sparky!
Jamba Juice used to be everywhere in the late 90s-early 2000s around town. I loved their Cold Buster and enjoyed whenever they had coupons for free drinks! Nowadays I'd never be able to handle all of the carbs in them! Like 91 grams! Yikes!
The surf city squeeze tidbit was a huge surprise
surf city squeeze - That was one of my favs before.
YYYYAAASSSSS my secret passion. Thanks bruh
I use to have a cookbook that detailed how to make fast food recipes and one of them was Orange Julius. I've only ever had a smoothie from Jamba.
Surf City Squeeze is at our local Taco Time locations and I love seeing that rad little logo when I drive by!
I used to love Tropical Smoothie! Their wraps were the best! But the local owner shut down their best of 3 locations because the manager their was sexually harassing the help. Another location was closed a year or 2 after that. They seemed to disappear for a while until I noticed a new location downtown more than 10 years later. Sadly I found their wraps were 2/3 the size they once were, and the prices went up. I never went back after that. I get better value from Subway's pathetic business slowly being strangled by the recent invasion Wawa (in FL).
Grew up with Smoothie King and heard my parents talk about how good Orane Julius was, but never saw one. Never even heard of Tropical Smoothie Cafe til this video, surprised by their size already.
Oh this should be good!
Can you do a video on Anytime Fitness vs. Planet fitness? Happy New Year Company Man
There is a Safeway store here with a Jabma inside right by the entrance, very tempting lol.
We have a few Smoothie King locations around here. I really like the one closest to my house. When they first opened I went there a lot and got to know the owners a bit. They weren't even on Yelp when I first went there so I added them and gave them a very glowing review, which they were very thankful for. Said it seemed to get a few more eyes on their location, but who knows, they could have just been being nice. They did offer me a freebie but I refused. Politely of course. It's a great location though and they're much nicer and better at making a good smoothie than the other locations within driving distance. There's one near my kids former high school where we'd stop occasionally when I'd collect her from school and they always put the boosts in without blending them enough so you'd get these big clumps of vitamin tasting powdery guck. So glad the new one came along.
Man, now I really want one. lol