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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Opens First Double Drive-Thru Location

by Katie Lee October 28, 2022

Oklahoma City — Tropical Smoothie Cafe®, a leading fast-casual restaurant brand, has opened a double drive-thru location in Oklahoma City, the first of its kind for the brand. Franchisee Rohit Patel is opening the uniquely designed location, which features two drive-thru lanes, one standard and the other designated for online, third party and curbside ordering pickup. The new location marks Patel’s 14th cafe. “Opening new locations is always something we look forward to, and there is an extra level of excitement when a new cafe model opens for the first …

October 28, 2022

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Opens 35 New Locations in Third Quarter

by Katie Lee October 12, 2022

Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed 48 franchise agreements and opened 35 new cafes in the third quarter of 2022. As a result, the company drove its year-to-date totals (through Q3) to 186 signed franchise agreements and 119 openings, expanding its footprint in prime markets while setting the stage for additional growth in the final quarter of 2022. The number of locations opened this year represents an increase of 25% compared to the number of cafes opened during the same timeframe a year ago. Through the first three quarters of …

October 12, 2022

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Names Chief Operations Officer

by Katie Lee September 15, 2021

Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise known for its better-for-you smoothies and food with a tropical twist, has promoted its former senior vice president of operations, Richard Key, to chief operations officer, effective immediately. Key has served on the brand’s senior leadership team since joining the company in 2018. In his new role, he will help grow and evolve field support teams and lead internal initiatives that prioritize the Tropical Smoothie Cafe guest experience and franchise profitability. “Over the past 3 years, Richard and his …

September 15, 2021

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Opened 99 New Locations in 2020

by Katie Lee February 2, 2021

Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise, experienced another record-breaking year in 2020. Tropical Smoothie Cafe delivered its ninth consecutive year of positive same-store sales, with 2020 same-store sales coming in at +7.5%. The brand opened 99 new cafes, including its 900th location in Fort Benning, Ga. Further, the brand signed 254 new franchise agreements — 70% of which came from existing franchisees — and is on track to reach more than 1,000 operating restaurants in 2021. “Our success is directly related to the passion and …

February 2, 2021

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Opens 900th Location

by Katie Lee November 17, 2020

Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise, has opened its 900th cafe, which is located on the Fort Benning military base in Georgia. This milestone opening comes on the heels of a momentous year for the brand, which has signed 214 new franchise agreements, opened 87 new cafes across the U.S. and achieved double digit same-store sales for the past 5 months, bringing same-store sales to +6.3% year to date. “It’s inspiring to be part of the growth that Tropical Smoothie Cafe has accomplished this year …

November 17, 2020

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Opens 43 Cafes; Signs 103 New Franchise Agreements in 2020

by Katie Lee July 16, 2020

Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise known for both its better-for-you smoothies and food with a tropical twist, has seen strong growth year-to-date in 2020 including the signing of 103 new franchise agreements, including 49 signed since March 1 — of which, 67% are with existing franchisees. In addition, the company also opened 43 new restaurants in 2020 with 35 cafes opening since March 1. Franchise agreements and cafe openings targeted growth in 25 states, propelling franchise development efforts in target markets across the country. …

July 16, 2020

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Healthy Track Record

by Katie Lee April 10, 2020

— By Katie Lee — Tropical Smoothie Cafe has opened more than 100 restaurants each year for the past 3 years — and continues to grow on pace to reach 1,000 locations by 2021. When Retail & Restaurant Facility Business last interviewed Tropical Smoothie Cafe (TSC) more than 3 years ago, we were talking about its milestone 500th location. Now, with more than 830 cafes open — 124 opened in 2019 alone — the fast-growing concept remains on track to reach 1,000 locations in 2021 and 1,500 locations …

April 10, 2020

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe to Donate Smoothies to Healthcare Workers & First Responders

by Katie Lee March 31, 2020

Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Cafe®, a national fast-casual concept known for its better-for-you smoothies and food with a tropical twist, will donate 100,000 smoothies nationwide to local healthcare workers and first responders to help support those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In cafes across the country, the Tropical Smoothie Cafe family is working tirelessly to support our local communities, which are currently facing unprecedented hardship,” says Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC. “Our safety is dependent upon the selfless, hard work of our local healthcare …

March 31, 2020

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Opens 800th Location

by Katie Lee September 4, 2019

Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe concept, is opening its 800th location. The location will open on September 6, 2019 in Arlington Heights, Ill. This milestone opening comes on the heels of a tremendous growth year for the brand, with the opening of its 750th location in May. “Just last August we were celebrating the opening of our 700th location, and now 1 year later we will be celebrating the opening of our 800th location in the Chicago area,” says Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie …

September 4, 2019

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Opens 700th Location

by Katie Lee August 22, 2018

Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Café, LLC is opening its 700th location in the system, which will open on August 24, 2018 in Hurst, Texas. This milestone showcases Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s rapid growth since launching in Destin, Fla., more than 20 years ago and gets the company closer to reaching its goal of opening 120 new cafes in 2018.

August 22, 2018