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Just Fresh set for CNBC's 'Power Lunch' in Charlotte
Charlotte, NC, October 4, 2007 – Imagine healthy fast food in the setting of a nice restaurant. The men behind this revolutionary idea are Joe Drury, who just sold a big ol' Bojangles' biscuit to Hugh McColl, and Just Fresh Big Cheese Dana Sinkler -- creator of Terra Chips. They hosted a gathering Wednesday evening at the new-concept Just Fresh Kitchen Café at RiverGate Shopping Center just north of Tega Cay.

Just Fresh's Dana Sinkler on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch

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New York City, NY, Sept. 12, 2007 – CEO of Just Fresh, Dana Sinkler, was recently on the Big Idea with Donny Deutsch to talk about his first venture, Terra Chips. But while on the show, he was able to talk about Just Fresh and all that it has to offer.

Just Fresh Featured on LowCountry Live in Charleston, SC

Charleston, SC, Sept. 19, 2007 – On Wednesday morning, Just Fresh’s Director of Marketing, Frannie Bramlett, appeared on the TV program LowCountry Live in Charleston, South Carolina with her friend, Alida Sinkler, to teach audience members how to make a Baby Banana Parfait. While on the show, Frannie was able to promote Just Fresh and it’s partnership with Louie’s Kids and the Kid’s Week event that is taking place at Just Fresh Belle Hall in Charleston.

Just Fresh® Opens New Restaurant Concept in Charlotte - Quick Service, Superb Food, Green Principles Create Unique Dining Experience Called Fine Casual

Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 5, 2007 – Just Fresh® has launched a unique restaurant concept that promises to create a new niche in the nation’s food service industry with the opening of its kitchen/café in Charlotte’s RiverGate shopping center at NC 49 and NC 160.

The new restaurant provides fresh, great-tasting food and the atmosphere of a table service restaurant with the speed and pricing of a quick service restaurant – all in a setting that’s friendly to the senses and the environment.

“We spent about a year recreating our menu,” said G. Dana Sinkler, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Just Fresh. “We wanted great-tasting, healthy items for breakfast, lunch and dinner – with a strong emphasis on natural, minimally processed foods and enticing variety. It’s impossible to look at this menu and resist checking it out.

“The concept is unique in the nation’s food service industry. We call our new idea Fine Casual Dining. It’s the perfect concept for today’s busy, health-conscious families.”
The new generation Just Fresh Kitchen Café is built on five principles as outlined in the mission statement.

At Just Fresh, we believe:
• In cooking wholesome, natural, great tasting food.
• In creating spaces where our guests feel at home.
• In practicing green building principles.
• In partnering with our communities.
That you are what you eat so…“Eat well, feel great.”

The 3,600-square-foot restaurant features at least 18 design details dedicated to green principles, including:
• The ceiling tile in the dining area and restrooms contains 70 percent total recycled content.
• Countertops consist of 100 percent recycled glass solid surfacing, free of volatile organic compounds.
• The carpet tile in the dining area contains Eco Solution-Q fiber and uses EcoWorx backing with water-based adhesive.
• The wall covering in the lounge area and restrooms is made with Duraprene, an earth friendly composite of reclaimed wood fibers fused with latex.

The Just Fresh Kitchen Café menu is designed to attract guests morning, noon and night.  Breakfast includes made to order omelets with Eggland’s Best® Eggs to whole grain pancakes and muffins.  Lunch fare focuses on tossed to order salads, signature sandwiches and wraps made with all natural deli meats, even turkey and veggie burgers.  Dinner’s Green Plate Specials feature Coleman’s all natural beef and pork, plus salmon, chicken, pasta and a veggie plate.  Specialty wines and beers round out the offerings.  The Just Fresh Kid’s menu is extensive and offers healthy alternatives to run of the mill fast food fare.  Other touches include fresh blended smoothies, shakes, floats and coffees, desserts, cookies and brownies. 

“Even on a busy school night, Mom and Dad can take the kids to Just Fresh for a tasty, healthy dinner that can squeeze into their budget and their schedule,” Sinkler said.
Over the past year, under new ownership, Just Fresh has expanded into Georgia and Kentucky, while developing its new concept. The just-opened RiverGate restaurant will serve as the prototype for future locations.

Just Fresh® Bakery Café & Market Partners with Louie's Kids for Kid's Week - A Fundraiser to Raise Finances for a Camp Scholarship and Awareness about Healthy Living

"Kid's Week" to feature Local Wellness Speakers and Children's Activities for September 25-28, 2007, at Just Fresh Belle Hall in Mt. Pleasant.

Charleston, SC, August 23, 2007 – Just Fresh® has teamed up with Louie’s Kids, a national non-profit organization that raises awareness about childhood obesity, for an exciting week-long fundraising effort to promote healthy eating and wellness for children. “KID’S WEEK” will take place at the Just Fresh Belle Hall location in Mt. Pleasant from Tuesday, September 25, through Friday, September 28. In addition to unveiling the new, healthful Just Fresh Kid’s Menu, “KID’S WEEK” will promote the Louie’s Kids principles of eating high fiber, low fat foods and walking 10,000 steps a day, as well as the importance of families eating well together in a “slow” and affordable way.

In addition to promoting healthy eating and general wellness in children, Louie’s Kids also raises money to provide scholarships for obese and overweight children to attend a premier weight loss camp in the mountains of North Carolina, Wellspring Adventure Camp. The camp has a proven track record of turning lives around and improving the lives of children who might otherwise head down a long road of poor health and suffering. “KID’S WEEK” will raise much-needed funds to send a child to Wellspring Adventure Camp in 2008. Each scholarship costs roughly $5,000.

“KID’S WEEK” will kick off on Tuesday, September 25, at 6 p.m. with live music and children’s entertainment on the patio at Just Fresh Belle Hall at 625 Long Point Road in Mt. Pleasant. Throughout the week, kids will be invited to stamp their footprint on a “Steps to Healthy Living” mural, which will be donated to Louie’s Kids. Just Fresh will be offering several giveaways at the restaurant, as well as special daily discounts on the new Kid’s Menu. Each day of the fundraiser will also feature a different community wellness expert. Speakers will include Dr. Deborah Bowlby, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Medical University of South Carolina, and Janice Newton, the MUSC Kids Boot Camp Program Director at the Harper Student Center.

To learn more about Just Fresh or “Kid's Week,” call 843.881.9600 or visit www.justfresh.com. To learn more about Louie’s Kids, call 843.343.5746 or visit www.louieskids.org.

Just Recycle - Save the planet and raise some money too! • School PTA events. • Church fundraisers. • Sporting events. • Your favorite charity. Let Just Fresh help with your next fund raising event! Our Just Fresh Pure Bottled Water is available at cost for resale. The 20 oz bottle is not only recyclable but acts as an actual coupon if it ’s recycled at a Just Fresh location. Contact the Just Fresh Location nearest you for details.

Kentucky Company to Bring Just Fresh® Bakery Café & Market to Louisville
Charlotte , NC - December 6, 2005 - Just Fresh® Franchise System, Inc. is pleased to announce its expansion into the Kentucky market. Stonebridge Development Company, Shannon Bouchillon, President, has entered into a Franchise Agreement for the company’s first Just Fresh® location in the Kentucky Market. The company has plans to develop 4 bakery cafés in Jefferson County, Kentucky as well as 12 locations on the West Coast of Florida. Look for the first Just Fresh® Bakery Café & Market in these areas to be open by the summer of 2006.

Georgia Based Company to Bring Popular Fast Casual Concept Just Fresh® Bakery Café & Market to Area
Charlotte , NC - November 1, 2005 - Just Fresh® Franchise System, Inc. is pleased to announce its expansion into the Georgia market. Pugh Enterprises, LLC. of Martinez, GA, Rick Pugh, President, has entered into an Area Development Agreement, developing at least 3 Just Fresh® locations in the counties of Augusta, Richmond and Columbia Georgia. The company will also expand the South Carolina Market by developing Aiken County. Look for the first Just Fresh® Bakery Café & Market in these areas to be open by the fall of 2006.

This new Area Development Agreement brings the total number of Just Fresh Bakery Cafés under agreement to 73 locations, spanning 6 states and the District of Columbia.

Just Fresh Bakery Café & Market Expands to Alexandria, VA
Charlotte , NC - October 20, 2005 - Just Fresh Bakery Café & Market announces the signing of a Franchise Agreement with Rogue Development, LLC,. Principals are Brett Melvin., CEO, and Sean Clancy, President.

Under this latest agreement, the company will bring the popular fast casual café to Richmond Highway in Alexandria, VA. This will be the second location for the Virginia based company, the first being in Washington, DC.

Rogue Development LLC, has an aggressive growth strategy for the future. As a Just Fresh® Area Representative they plan to recruit owner/operators to develop at least 30 locations, encompassing several counties in Virginia as well as Washington, DC and Montgomery County, MD.

Look for the Grand Opening of Just Fresh Bakery Café & Market in Alexandria, VA in the late spring of 2006.

Just Fresh® Bakery Café & Market Franchise - Palmetto Food Group, LLC. Launches Exhibition To Showcase Local Student Art
Charleston, SC - May 10, 2005 - The Palmetto Food Group, LLC., franchisee of Just Fresh® Bakery Cafe & Market in the tri-county area of South Carolina, launched a program designed to showcase uisual art projects from a diffenent tri-county school each quarter as part of the new "Just Imagine" campaign.

One school will be chosen each quarter to showcase art at each of the four Just Fresh® locations in the area. The chosen school will select a number of pieces to be displayed, and Just Fresh® will host an opening reception held at the start of each show. Ten percent of the proceeds from sales during the reception will be donated to the school's art department. The selected art will hang for a period of three months, during which guest at Just Fresh® will be able to vote for their favorite peice. The artist who recives the most votes will receive a free pizza party for 10 friends at Just Fresh®

Bishop England High School was the first school to showcase art at Just Fresh® Seaside Farms in Mt. Pleasant, SC on Tuesday, May 10, 2005. The art will hang from May until August.

Palmetto Food Goup, Inc., has four Just Fresh® Bakery, Cafe & Markets in the tri-county area including; downtown Charleston, North Charleston and Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.