Emerald City Smoothie faces existing competitors, including Emeryville, Calif.-based Jamba Inc., which just opened the 500th company-owned Jamba Juice in Gig Harbor.

Chris Brown, owner of Emerald City Smoothie, poses for a portrait at Puyallup store on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Pete Caster Pete Caster / The News Tribune ...

Chris Brown, owner of Emerald City Smoothie, poses for a portrait at Puyallup store on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. As of 2019 , Chris Brown owned five locations in the South Sound and became the ...