Janine Allis (born 1965) is an Australian businesswoman who is the founder of

Boost Juice Boost Juice Bars is an Australian multinational retail outlet owned by parent company Retail Zoo that specialise in fruit juice and smoothies. Boost Juice Bars was formed in 2000 with the first store located in Adelaide, South Australia The c ...

and part-owner of Retail Zoo, which is the parent company of Boost Juice,

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and

Cibo Espresso Cibo Espresso, commonly Cibo (pronounced: ˈtʃibo), is a café and coffee shop franchise based in Adelaide, South Australia, owned by parent company Retail Zoo. Founding It was founded in 2000, and now has 28 locations in South Australia al ...

. Allis started Boost Juice from her home in 2000. The first Boost Juice store was located in

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, and the franchise is now in 13 countries. Apart from her directorship with Retail Zoo, Allis is also a Director of

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. She is also the author of the book ''The Accidental Entrepreneur – The Juicy Bits'' .

Career

Allis started working at the age of 17 as a media assistant at advertising agency McCann-Erickson. She went on to do modelling as well as working as an assistant gym manager. Her early career also included roles such as a nanny in France, a promotions executive in Portugal as well as a camp counsellor in the USA. Allis has also worked as a stewardess on

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's yacht, a senior manager for a Singapore cinema chain, a publicist for United International Pictures, a publisher, an author, and a touring agent for USA comedians. Allis has been an independent non-executive director at

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since April 2021.

Retail Zoo

After her success in growing her juice business, Allis and her husband decided to diversify their operations by forming a holding company in 2007 called Retail Zoo which they use to acquire and grow other retail food chains. The first chain that Retail Zoo acquired was the four-outlet Mexican food chain called

in 2007. In 2012, Retail Zoo acquired the 20-outlet Cibo Espresso for AU$15 million. In 2014, Retail Zoo started an American-style hamburger diner chain called Betty's Burgers & Concrete Company. In 2010, the Riverside Company purchased an equity stake in Retail Zoo for an undisclosed amount with Allis remaining in charge. Four years later, Riverside sold their stake to

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. After the acquisition, Bain owned 70% of the company while Allis owns the rest.

Television appearances

Allis appeared as a "shark" on the Australian version of the TV show ''Shark Tank''. In 2019, Allis competed in the sixth season of ''

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''. She was eliminated on day 44 and finished in sixth place. In 2021, Allis appeared as a boardroom advisor for the fifth season of ''

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''. In 2022, Allis has returned to ''

''as

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's boardroom advisor.

Awards

* 2015 Franchise Hall of Fame Inductee – MYOB FCA Excellence in Franchising Awards * 2015 The Australia Awards for Excellence in Women's Leadership: Victoria. * 2015 ''InStyle'' and Audi Women of Style Awards; Business Award * 2012 Australian Export Heroes Award * 2010 Franchise Council of Australia International Franchise Award * 2004 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year

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