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FROOTS is preparing to bring healthy quick service food to the Middle East by adding Gourmet Food General Trading LLC as their Master Franchisee for the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Davie, FL --(PR.com)-- FROOTS, a rapidly growing quick service food and smoothies franchise, has added David Rodgers and Gourmet Food General Trading LLC as their Master Franchisee for the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Gourmet Food General Trading first became interested in FROOTS after visiting franchise exhibitions in London and Washington. "We met with FROOTS executives and then looked at a few of their stores in the Washington area," said Rodgers. "What attracted us to this brand was the fresh, healthy food, the wide range of products and the vibrant, modern design of their stores...

July 01, 2009 // Franchising.com // Davie, Florida – Ever wonder what type of restaurant a physician would choose to own? Something healthy, of course! FROOTS, a rapidly growing quick service food and smoothies franchise, announces the opening of its newest restaurant in Cedar Park, Texas. The owners are mother-daughter team Reyna Lippincott and Roxanne Klepper, along with their husbands. Reyna and husband David own Harmony Dental Lab in Austin, which David manages. He will help in the restaurant as needed. Roxanne's husband, Mark, is a pulmonologist and critical care physician in Austin. While a silent partner in the enterprise, Mark heartily approved of his family's immersion into the FROOTS business because of the healthy and fresh foods served...

May 20, 2009 // Franchising.com // Davie, Florida – For too long mall employees have been a captive audience for high-fat quick service foods, such as provided in mall food courts around the country. It's just easier to grab a quick snack than it is to drive somewhere to find a healthier alternative during a short meal break. But there's one mall where employees – and shoppers – can get delicious and healthy food thanks to entrepreneur Sandy Oroski.

Sandy, a 24-year resident of Ocala, Florida, recently opened a FROOTS restaurant in the Paddock Mall Food Court. "I saw a need for a 'healthy food' concept for our area in general and particularly for the employees in the mall," said Sandy. "I did some research on food franchises and the FROOTS concept was appealing to me...

May 18, 2009 // Franchising.com // Davie, Florida – FROOTS, a rapidly growing quick service food and smoothies franchise, announces the opening of its newest restaurant in Las Vegas. The owners of the new restaurant are husband and wife team John and Kathy Tan. FROOTS was created in 2001 by David Lopez and has been franchising since 2004. Lopez discovered the popularity of fresh fruit smoothies while in college and turned his part-time job into a full-time passion. Besides smoothies, FROOTS offers diners a number of healthy food and beverage choices, making it a popular choice for families.

When the Tans were looking for a business to buy and run together, they were more than a little influenced by children, Austine, 14 and Jack, age 2 ½...

April 02, 2009 // Franchising.com // Davie, Florida - Proving that food does indeed bring families together, Simon Holt recently joined his family in opening a FROOTS quick service restaurant in Encinitas, the first FROOTS location in California. Located in the Encinitas Village Shopping Center, this restaurant brings a variety of smoothies, healthy gourmet wraps, salads and paninis to the community.

Simon and his father-in-law, Merv Morris, found FROOTS while researching business opportunities on the internet and were immediately taken by the quality of the foods offered. "Encinitas is our community," said Simon. "We live here; our children are in school here. Any business we would bring to our own community had to be something special and we're very proud to be owners of a FROOTS franchise...

December 03, 2008 // Franchising.com // Cooper City, Florida - Froots, a quick service restaurant offering a variety of smoothies, healthy gourmet wraps and salads, recently opened a new location at 4920 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Georgia. Tsedale Tadesse is now one of four Froots franchisees in Georgia. The other stores are in Alpharetta, Kennesaw and Roswell.

Franchising since 2004, Froots is an alternative to traditional fast food fare, using only fresh ingredients to create unique flavors pleasing to a health-conscious public.

Mrs. Tadesse, a resident of Tucker and a member of the Sandy Springs Chamber of Commerce, chose to open her Froots location because she saw a real need to offer something to her community beyond the usual fast foods...