ORLANDO, Fla. - March 14, 2019 // PRNewswire // - Tropical Smoothie Cafe®, the leading national fast-casual cafe concept known for both its better-for-you food options and smoothies with a tropical twist, today announced its franchisee award recipients at the 2019 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Convention, hosted at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort in Orlando, Fla.
"These honorees represent some of our top-performing franchisees. They shine a light directly onto how talent is cultivated, how we guide our teams and how we lead within the restaurant industry," said Charles Watson, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC.
"Franchisees continue to play a crucial role in leading our company in growth, innovation, product development and hospitality to achieve much-deserved success."
The coveted Tropical Smoothie Cafe awards were created to acknowledge and reward the exceptional work of the company's franchisees and area developers. The awards and their recipients were as follows:
With more than 700 attendees, including area developers, franchisees, franchised cafe crew members and support center team members, this year's Tropical Smoothie Cafe convention was the largest yet. More than 200 nominations were submitted for consideration by the Tropical Smoothie Cafe field leadership team, as well as area developers, cafe operators and franchisees.
For more information about Tropical Smoothie Cafe, please visit https://www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a national fast-casual cafe concept inspiring healthier lifestyles across the country with more than 730 locations nationwide. Serving better-for-you smoothies, wraps, sandwiches and flatbreads, Tropical Smoothie Cafe also offers upgraded app technology and enhanced mobile ordering capabilities to further elevate the digital and dine-in cafe experience and emphasize the brand's focus on convenience. The rapidly growing franchise has received numerous accolades including rankings in QSR's Best Franchise Deals, Entrepreneur's Franchise 500, Forbes' Best Franchises and Fast Casual's Top 100 Movers and Shakers, as well as Franchise Times' Top 200+ and Nation's Restaurant News' Fastest Growing Chains.
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a healthier, quick-casual restaurant brand with 1,175+ locations in 44 states. One of its key differentiators is what the brand offers on the menu—a product mix of 60% smoothies and 40% food.