Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a healthier, quick-casual restaurant brand with 1,500+ 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. For more than 25 years, Tropical Smoothie Cafe has been on a mission to be the most beloved restaurant brand, sharing the fun and craveability of the tropics and to Inspire Better™ by serving better-for-you smoothies, wraps, sandwiches, salads, bowls and flatbreads. This balanced business model allows Tropical Smoothie Cafe to service all dayparts. The brand also offers lower development costs because cafes are simple operationally with no fryers, grills or hooding systems. In 2024, the average net revenue for the top 50% of cafes was $1,282,144*.

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. Additionally, the brand opened its first-ever double-drive-thru location in 2022. The new model includes two drive-thru lanes, one standard and the other designated for digital ordering pickup, including orders placed via the new Tropical Smoothie Cafe mobile app, on the brand's website, through third-party delivery services and for curbside delivery.

A testament to the brand's dedication to growing its footprint through a strong franchise development strategy, franchisees opened 161 locations in 2024. Existing franchisees continue to be a driving force behind the brand's growth, with more than 70% of the 2024 openings.

2022 marked the brand's first year partnering with No Kid Hungry, a nationwide organization working to end childhood hunger by giving all kids access to three healthy meals a day. Since the inception of the partnership, participating Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations and guests nationwide have mobilized to raise more than $2.4 million for No Kid Hungry. These critical funds support No Kid Hungry's efforts to strengthen and expand nutrition programs that provide kids with the meals they need to thrive, all year long. Among other fundraising efforts, $1 from every Sunshine Smoothie® purchase went directly to the organization. To date, this smoothie alone has accounted for more than $1M of the system's total donation.

The rapidly growing franchise has received numerous accolades, including #1 in the Juice/Smoothie category ranking in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 the last 5 years and ranked on the list for the last 12 consecutive years. It has also been named to Franchise Times' Fast & Serious list for 12 consecutive years (#36 in 2025) and the Franchise Times Top 400 ranking (#66 in 2024). Notably, Tropical Smoothie Cafe was also recognized on Fast Casual's Top 100 Movers and Shakers (#42 in 2024), Nation's Restaurant News' Top 500 Restaurants (#51 in 2024) and 10 Favorite Restaurant Chains (#5 in 2025) and in 2024 the brand's FUND Score was 905, one of the top scores for franchise concepts analyzed by FRANdata.

*$1,282,144 Top 50% Average Net Revenues. $1,005,063 System Wide Average Net Revenues. Based on our fiscal year ending 12/29/2024 and includes 1,268 restaurants that were open for at least 12 months as of 12/29/2024. Excludes non-traditional locations and restaurants that were not open for at least 357 days in 2024. This information appears in Item 19 of our Franchise Disclosure Document. Your results may differ. There is no assurance that you will do as well.