Smoothie King secures investment from Main Post Partners

July 10, 2025

Smoothie King has landed a minority growth investment from Main Post Partners, a private equity firm specializing in consumer brands, said Wan Kim, CEO and…

Smoothie King CFO named president

May 23, 2025

Smoothie King has promoted CFO Gavin Felder as president, and he will retain his finance responsibilities as well.

Smoothie King appoints Claudia Schaefer as CMO

January 29, 2025

Smoothie King has hired Claudia Schaefer as its chief marketing officer, where she'll focus on defining the brand's purpose and positioning by leveraging…

Smoothie King launches Ozempic-friendly menu

October 29, 2024

Smoothie King has created five smoothies designed for the millions of Americans taking prescription GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic, to help them achieve…

Smoothie King expanding in Colorado

October 14, 2024

Smoothie King is expanding its Colorado footprint with two openings and six commitments within the state. The expansion comes on the heels of five openings…

2 Chainz opening Smoothie King in Atlanta

June 25, 2024

Rapper 2 Chainz is opening a Smoothie King inside State Farm Arena, home of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, in partnership with Smoothie King franchisee and friend…

Smoothie King tripling Las Vegas footprint

April 1, 2024

Dallas-based Smoothie King has signed development agreements to bring seven locations to Las Vegas, tripling its footprint in the market.

How Smoothie King upgraded its CX platform

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Smoothie King tapped the digital agency, Bounteous, to create a customer experience platform with next-generation web ordering and mobile apps, including a…

Same-store sales up 11.5% at Smoothie King

February 8, 2024

Smoothie King, which has over 1,100 locations, reported this week that it saw an 11.5% jump in same-store sales and positive traffic growth in 2023. The brand…

Smoothie King outpacing industry growth via menu innovation, franchisee communication

Smoothie King CEO Wan Kim details how the brand is outpacing industry growth projections.

20 years later: Pumpkin spice still rules

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although it's too early to tell if all-things pumpkin will increase traffic this year, it's a likely outcome based on the past 20 years. Most chains have…

Smoothie King expanding in Dallas

August 7, 2023

Smoothie King has signed a multi-unit development agreement to bring 15 locations to Dallas-Fort Worth.

Smoothie King, Marco's franchisee adds Salata to portfolio

June 27, 2023

Houston-based Salata is closing in on 100 locations via a three-unit agreement with Phillip Jones, who also owns multiple Smoothie King and Marco's Pizza…

Former Starbucks, Jack in the Box executive joins Smoothie King as COO

May 25, 2023

Smoothie King has hired Camille Hymes as chief operating officer to help lead it through the next phase of national growth.

Smoothie King taps ChatGPT to write steamy summer novel

May 23, 2023

To celebrate the return of its X-Treme Watermelon smoothie, and the launch of its Watermelon Lemonade smoothie, Smoothie King commissioned ChatGPT to write a…

Playa Bowls names former Smoothie King president as CEO

April 11, 2023

Playa Bowls has hired former Smoothie King president and COO Dan Harmon as CEO, replacing co-founder Rob Giuliani, who will remain as the brand's chief…

Smoothie King adds 6 bowls to menu

April 4, 2023

Smoothie King is adding six smoothie bowls to the menus at its over 1,100 locations nationwide. The launch also debuts Smoothie King's red spoon, complementing…

Women in the Lead 2023: Honoring 21 of fast casual's top female leaders

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

In honor of International Women's Day, FastCasual interviewed 21 female executives leading the industry.

Smoothie King opening over 100 stores in 2023

February 1, 2023

Smoothie King signed franchise and area development agreements in 2022 to add over 160 stores, with over half of them with existing franchisees who helped…

Smoothie King bringing 15 locations to Cleveland

December 6, 2022

Dallas-based Smoothie King, which has over 1,400 global locations, is opening 15 stores in Cleveland.