MIAMI (Jan. 14, 2015) – The FIU Athletic Department announced on Wednesday that it has signed a 10-year deal with JuiceBlendz. The partnership is worth $345,000, making the Weston, Fla., based company an official sponsor of FIU Athletics through 2023.
 
"We are pleased to welcome JuiceBlendz as an official sponsor of FIU Athletics," FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia said. "It is great to see a company with such strong ties to the South Florida area show its support. We want to thank [CEO of JuiceBlendz] Adam Ogden for his commitment to the athletic department and our student-athletes."
 
JuiceBlendz is growing fast by blending a fresh business concept with choice locations, a state-of-the-art retail environment, fresh fruit and real juice, plus their own complete line of nutritional supplements. The smoothie and juice bar menu is complemented by an Eatz menu consisting of breakfast bagelz, wrapz, and sandwichez, as well as soupz, sidez and saladz.
 
"We are thrilled to support Florida International University and the entire South Florida community by partnering with such a world class organization," CEO of JuiceBlendz Adam Ogden said. "We have watched the tremendous growth of FIU over the past five years, and feel that it was inevitable to team up by offering the JuiceBlendz and YoBlendz brands on-campus. By offering the perfect blend of taste and health to the FIU students through our smoothiez, sandwiches, saladz, wrapz and frozen yogurt we can see this long-term partnership blossoming not only through the Aramark contract, but through the FIU Athletics program and other great organizations on-campus as well."
 
Both Ogden and JuiceBlendz have received numerous accolades, from "Entrepreneur of the Year" and "40 under 40" to "Business of the Year." Recognized as one of the leading smoothie, juice bar and yogurt franchises, the companies are projected to double in size and revenue, generating employment opportunities and driving the economy.
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
 
About JuiceBlendz: JuiceBlendz franchises its unique brand of delicious and nutritious, all-natural smoothiez, juicez, eatz and dietary supplementz in a family-friendly atmosphere. JuiceBlendz differs from its competition in that it uses only natural ingredients – no sugary mixes or frozen purees. Based in South Florida, the company began franchising in 2005, and is expanding across the country. For more information, visit http://juiceblendz.com or call toll-free at 866.JBlendz (525.3639).