The Boost Juice timeline

2013: Acquire the 23-store Italian style chain, Cibo Espresso

2012: Operating 39 Salsa’s Fresh Mex Grill stores and 285 Boost stores

2009: Open 14th Salsa’s Fresh Mex Grill store, and open first Boost store in South Korea

2009: Operating over 250 stores in Australia and a further 50 stores in 16 countries

2008: Purchase Salsa’s Fresh Mex Grill (four stores)

2008: Winner of National Retailer Associations Awards

2008: Open first store in Thailand, Lithuania, Germany, China and Malaysia

2007: 200 stores open worldwide

2007: Open first store in Portugal, Macau, South Africa and Singapore

2007: Open first store in the UK (this is now the highest turnover store in the world)

2006: Open first store in Chile and Indonesia

2005: Finalist for International Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award

2005: Awarded AMEX Franchisor of the Year

2005: BRW Fastest Franchisee growth

2005: BRW seventh Fastest Growth Business

2005: My Business People’s Choice award finalist — retail

2005: Launched Boost retail juices into Coles

2004: Winner of 2004 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year

2004: Winner 2004 Telstra Victorian Business Woman of the Year

2004: Open 150th Boost store

2004: Finalist Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards

2004: Open 100th Boost store

2004: Acquire the Viva Juice business (24 stores)

2004: Open first store in New Zealand

2004: Boost Juice turning over $2 million per week (late in year)

2004: Boost Juice turning over $1 million per week (early in year)

2003: Open 50th Boost store

2002: Open first Boost store in Queensland

2002: Open first Boost store in Western Australia

2002: Boost Juice turning over $1 million per year

2002: Open first Boost store in NSW

2001: Open first Boost store in Melbourne (Victoria)

2001: First franchise granted in James Place, South Australia

2000: Open first Boost store (in South Australia)

1999: Trip to US to research new concept