Tropical Smoothie Cafe Franchise News

National Franchise Offers New Menu Items to Keep Customers Warm this Winter
Destin, FL (PRWEB) November 01, 2011 - Offering healthier meals with a tropical twist, Tropical Smoothie Café announced the launch of Grilled Flatbread Frenzy, featuring flavor-packed grilled flatbreads to keep diners warm during winter months. With price points starting at $3.99, the frenzy continues now through January 2012, nationwide.
New to the menu, the Chipotle Cranberry Turkey Club serves up sliced turkey, cheddar, crisp bacon, fresh tomatoes, and romaine lettuce folded into a grilled flatbread with a sweet and smoky cranberry chipotle sauce. The new Chicken Parmesan Flatbread, with grilled chicken, shredded low-fat mozzarella, parmesan and warm marinara sauce, will fill up diners without weighing them down with heavy ingredients...

National Fast Casual Chain Introduces Smoothie To Raise Funds For Charity June 14, 2011 // Franchising.com // DESTIN, Fla. – With warm sunrays beaming and refreshing breezes flowing, Tropical Smoothie Café embraces summertime by spreading the sunshine with major contributions to a charitable cause.

Now through June 26, 2011, Tropical Smoothie Café offers customers an opportunity to purchase a great smoothie for a great cause. The national franchise company commits to donating a portion of the proceeds to their national charity partner, Camp Sunshine, from the sale of one of the top-selling smoothies, the Sunrise Sunset. With strawberries, pineapple, orange and mango blended to perfection, Tropical Smoothie Café treats its customers in every sip of the Sunrise Sunset smoothie...

National Fast Casual Chain Introduces Smoothie to Raise Funds for Charity
DESTIN, Fla., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With warm sunrays beaming and refreshing breezes flowing, Tropical Smoothie Cafe embraces summertime by spreading the sunshine with major contributions to a charitable cause.
Now through June 26, 2011, Tropical Smoothie Cafe offers customers an opportunity to purchase a great smoothie for a great cause. The national franchise company commits to donating a portion of the proceeds to their national charity partner, Camp Sunshine, from the sale of one of the top-selling smoothies, the Sunrise Sunset. With strawberries, pineapple, orange and mango blended to perfection, Tropical Smoothie Cafe treats its customers in every sip of the Sunrise Sunset smoothie...

National Fast Casual Chain Introduces Smoothie to Raise Funds for Charity May 25, 2011 // Franchising.com // DESTIN, Fla. – With warm sunrays beaming and refreshing breezes flowing, Tropical Smoothie Café embraces summertime by spreading the sunshine with major contributions to a charitable cause.

Now through June 26, 2011, Tropical Smoothie Café offers customers an opportunity to purchase a great smoothie for a great cause. The national franchise company commits to donating a portion of the proceeds to their national charity partner, Camp Sunshine, from the sale of one of the top-selling smoothies, the Sunrise Sunset. With strawberries, pineapple, orange and mango blended to perfection, Tropical Smoothie Café treats its customers in every sip of the Sunrise Sunset smoothie...

April 28, 2011 // Franchising.com // FORT MYERS, Fla. – Known for real fruit smoothies and specialty sandwiches, wraps and flatbreads with an island twist, Tropical Smoothie Café is excited to announce its 300th store, with the grand opening of its first Fort Myers location on April 29, 2011. Tropical Smoothie Café opened the doors of its first franchise in Tallahassee, Florida back in 1997, providing a healthy alternative to typical fast food options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The tropical setting embraces the island way of life, exuding its "tropitude" for loyal guests.

"Our growth has been steady from the start and we are thrilled to hit this incredible milestone," says Mike Rotondo, Tropical Smoothie Café Chief Operating Officer...

Tropical Smoothie Café Gives a Paradise Vacation Each Week March 29, 2011 // Franchising.com // DESTIN, Fla. – Trading icicles for palm trees, Hula Girl has deserted the bitter cold to seek warmer climates and it's reported she's relaxing in paradise at an unknown location. With the beloved icon missing in action, Tropical Smoothie Café is offering a tremendous reward to anyone who finds her.

Now through May 1, 2011, every Tropical Smoothie Café customer has the opportunity to escape frigid temperatures and join Hula Girl where It's Summertime Somewhere. With each purchase at Tropical Smoothie Café locations nationwide, customers receive a scratch off card for a chance to win an all-inclusive vacation to a Club Med resort in the Caribbean, Mexico or Florida...

</p><h2>Tropical Smoothie Cafe Gives A Paradise Vacation Each Week</h2><p> February 07, 2011 // Franchising.com // DESTIN, Fla. – Trading icicles for palm trees, Hula Girl has deserted the bitter cold to seek warmer climates and it's reported she's relaxing in paradise at an unknown location. With the beloved icon missing in action, Tropical Smoothie Café is offering a tremendous reward to anyone who finds her.

Starting Feb. 7, 2011 through May 1, 2011, every Tropical Smoothie Café customer has the opportunity to escape frigid temperatures and join Hula Girl where It's Summertime Somewhere. With each purchase at Tropical Smoothie Café locations nationwide, customers receive a scratch off card for a chance to win an all-inclusive vacation to a Club Med resort in the Caribbean, Mexico or Florida...

Smoothie and Sandwich Chain Sweetens the Deal with New Strawberry Shortcake Cookie May 26, 2010 // Franchising.com // Destin, Florida – Tropical Smoothie Café is making it easy for lovers of barbecue and lemonade to enjoy those traditional summer tastes with the return of its "Beachside BBQ" celebration, featuring three tropic-inspired sandwich items and refreshing lemonade smoothies.

Starting May 24, 2010, Tropical Smoothie Café customers can purchase BBQ Chicken Cheddar Flatbread, BBQ Turkey Club and BBQ Chicken Island Wrap, as well as choose from any of the "Tempting Tropical Treasure Trio" line of lemonade smoothies. Available in three varieties, they include Blueberry, Island and Strawberry, made with real fruit and all-natural Turbinado sugar...

Bill and Julie Munson win Prestigious Award for Outstanding Sales and Dedication to the Community April 06, 2010 // Franchising.com // DESTIN, FLA. – Tropical Smoothie Café, a tropical-themed smoothie and sandwich chain, today announced it has named Bill and Julie Munson, owners of Tropical Smoothie Café in Maumee, Ohio, as the recipients of its 2009 National Franchisee of the Year Award.

The award recognizes superior performance in sales results, which the Munsons demonstrated in 2009. They experienced a 26.7 percent sales increase over 2008, in addition to generating $100,000 through catering business last year.

"Bill and Julie are extremely hardworking, committed individuals who exemplify the Tropical Smoothie Café brand to the utmost," said Jim Valentino, president and chief operating officer...

Smoothie and Sandwich Chain Partners with ONOSYS to Offer Customers Even More Convenience in Placing To-Go and Catering Orders April 02, 2010 // Franchising.com // DESTIN, FLA. – Tropical Smoothie Café, a tropical-themed smoothie and sandwich chain with more than 285 locations, is leading the way in customer service by partnering with ONOSYS to offer online ordering for to-go meals and catering orders.

With just the click of a button, customers can now place their orders ahead of time from the convenience of their homes or offices for quick pick-up of individual meals or delivery to their catered events.

"We've significantly reduced the time it takes for our customers to receive their orders, whether they're ordering lunch for themselves or a catered meal for businesses, clubs, parties and fundraisers," said Barbara Valentino, vice president of marketing and communication for Tropical Smoothie Café...

Tropical-themed smoothie and sandwich chain strengthens national expansion efforts

January 21, 2010 // Franchising.com // Destin, Fla. - Tropical Smoothie Café, a tropical-themed smoothie and sandwich chain with more than 285 locations, announced today that Charles Watson has joined the company as Vice President of Franchise Development. In his new role, Watson will be responsible for awarding Tropical Smoothie Café franchise opportunities to a targeted pool of candidates in the United States. Watson will report to Jim Valentino, president and chief operating officer of Tropical Smoothie Café.

"We are thrilled to welcome Charles to the Tropical Smoothie Café team," said Valentino. "I am confident that with his expertise he will help us take Tropical Smoothie Café's aggressive national expansion to the next level...

Promotion highlights rollout of new Kids Combo Meals August 26, 2009 // Franchising.com // DESTIN, FL – Tropical Smoothie Café is celebrating the introduction of its new Kids Combo Meals by offering kids 12 and younger a chance to enjoy the meals for free on Sundays for a limited time.

Beginning August 30, 2009 through October 3, 2009 in all 280 Tropical Smoothie Cafés throughout the United States, kids can receive the new Big Kahuna Combo free on Sundays when an accompanying adult purchases a Paradise Combo. The Big Kahuna Combo includes a food item, side and 12-ounce Kid's Smoothie. Kids also have the option of choosing the new Little Surfer Combo (food item, side and 12-ounce soda) as their free meal.

The Kids Combo Meals are a prominent addition to the new menu at Tropical Smoothie Café, which debuted in August in all of the restaurants of the tropical-themed smoothie and sandwich restaurant chain...

August 10, 2009 // Franchising.com // - DESTIN, FL - Tropical Smoothie Café today unveiled significant changes to its menu, including a variety of new food and beverage items, reformulated recipes, the addition of Grilled Flatbreads as a permanent offering and a whole new tropical look.

The new menu debuts this month in all 280 Tropical Smoothie Cafés throughout the United States and culminates an 18-month long development process that involved input from focus groups, restaurant vendors and Tropical Smoothie Café area developers and franchisees. "Our customers told what they loved about Tropical Smoothie Café and where we needed to improve. We took that information and formed a task force including many of our strategic partners to improve our menu offerings, value engineer costs and develop a new look," said Jim Valentino, president and chief operating office of the tropical-themed smoothie and sandwich restaurant chain...

Popular Smoothie and Gourmet Sandwich Chain Experiences Four-Year Sales Growth of more than 230%

September 18, 2007 // Franchising.com // DESTIN, FL – Inc. magazine ranked Tropical Smoothie Café in the top half of the publication's first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, at number 1,533. Skyrocketing Tropical Smoothie Café to the top half of the list was its 234 percent three-year revenue growth rate. In the survey's food and beverage category, the chain ranked 29th out of 100. Taken as a whole, the companies appearing on the Inc. 5000 list represent a total of $194.5 billon, a major backbone of the U.S. economy.

"We are thrilled to be recognized for our dynamic growth in the diverse food and beverage industry," said Jim Valentino, COO of Tropical Smoothie Café...