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Healthy fast food enters EMU Andrew Smash takes place of Jamba Juice with a more extensive menu Jennifer Bear Campus/City Culture Reporter Today, students return to campus for new classes, new professors and a new place to eat in the EMU. Andrew Smash, a juice bar and restaurant, opens today in the EMU, replacing Jamba Juice and Pizza Planet in the food court. This week’s menu features a variety of fruit smoothies called “Smashies.” The full menu will be available the second week of classes and will include meatless burgers, chicken breast sand wiches, salads, soups and Smashies. Some students may already be familiar with ICATEE" GOLF CLUB at iU "pineat College Students -*20.00 822-3220 Today's crossword solution Andrew Smash because of the express branch of the restaurant located at the Student Recreation Center. The new Andrew Smash outlet, howev er, will have a more extensive menu than the ex press location. Justin Zinser, president and CEO of Smash In ternational Inc., said he’s excited to open anoth er restaurant outlet at the University because they “love being on campus.” Andrew Smash is a restaurant known for its unique atmosphere. It differs from many con ventional restaurants with its vibrant colors and 3-D cartoon characters, along with a menu that features healthy fast food. “It’s a mix between Jamba Juice and Red Robin with a healthy twist,” Zinser said. Refreshing Concepts, the company that runs Jamba Juice, has a lease on the location that runs through 2003. Richard Arthur, director of concept development at Refreshing Concepts, said the company decided to sublease the space because the restaurant was not profitable. “It never really was real successful,” he said. “Slow times during summer and on breaks were more than we anticipated.” Zinser said Smash International Inc. and Re freshing Concepts have been in negotiations for months and just finished the deal Sept. 19, which left 10 days for the company to open in the EMU. Arthur said he believes that the opening of the new Andrew Smash outlet will be a positive change because it can offer a more varied menu than Jamba Juice. EMU food services director John Costello said Jamba Juice was hurt by its low profit margins, which eventually forced the restaurant change. “They never hit the numbers they thought they were going to make when they opened,” he said. Contact the reporter at jenniferbear@dailyemerald.com. "-1 __ Applying ppace The new juice bar at the EMU, Andrew Smash, is the latest addition to a handful of stores in the stu dent union. But unlike the other vendors, Andrew Smash was able to skip out on mountains of pa perwork because it took over a lease from the pre vious tenant, Jamba Juice and Pizza Planet. John Costello, the EMU food services director, said if a new location opened up in the student union, anywhere from 10 to 20 businesses would likely apply. And because the building is owned by the University of Oregon, each applicant would have I I to submit extensive 20-page documents that detail everything from financial history to menu items. Costello said there are no new business locations being planned at the EMU right now. But he’s heard plenty of suggestions for new places to eat in die stu dent union, which was remodeled in 199$. "1 think somewhere in the building there should be room for a place with burgers and fries - many people want it,'” he said. 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