<p>Starbucks is once again taking steps to expand its fruit and vegetable offerings with a planned expansion of its recently acquired juice unit, Evolution Fresh. Evolution Fresh will quadruple capacity with the opening of a new factory as Starbucks seeks to increase its share of the $1.6 billion super-premium fruit drink industry, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Evolution Fresh was acquired by Starbucks in 2011 for $30 million. The new facility will employ 190 employees in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The $70 million, 264,000 square-foot factory will be Starbucks’ sixth manufacturing site in the U.S.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Evolution Fresh juice is sold in about 5,000 Starbucks cafes and the beverages will continue to roll out to all 11,200 U.S. stores in the next year, the report states. Starbucks has been expanding its product offerings to include salads, fresh-cut fruit, baked goods and other packaged products.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Is Starbucks becoming a major player in the health food craze? Stay tuned as we follow the growing fresh trend with the new produce player.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-08/starbucks-evolution-juice-opens-factory-to-quadruple-production" target="_new"> Starbucks </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.evolutionfresh.com/en-us/juices" target="_new"> Evolution Fresh<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"></a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
