Smoothie King hires CMO, CPO, CIO

November 30, 2022

Smoothie King has added three executives to its leadership team — Chief Marketing Officer Marianne Radley, Chief Information Officer Juan Salas and Chief…

Pumpkin LTOs still boosting traffic

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although Thursday marked the first official day of fall, restaurants around the world didn't wait to launch their pumpkin-flavored LTOs with good reason.

Former TGi Friday's exec leading development at Smoothie King

July 13, 2022

Smoothie King has hired Chris Bremer as chief development officer.

Smoothie King reaches record AUV

May 12, 2022

Smoothie King, a smoothie chain and health and fitness QSR brand, has reached a record average unit volume of $609,753, with the brand's top 25 percent of…

Smoothie King offering subscription service

April 14, 2022

Smoothie King is joining brands like Panera Bread and Taco Bell by offering a subscription model.

Smoothie King throws down weight loss challenge

April 5, 2022

Smoothie King has created a 60-day weight loss challenge featuring its line of smoothies to help customers achieve unique weight management goals, including…

Smoothie King hires former Qdoba, Dunkin' VP

January 25, 2022

Smoothie King has hired industry veteran Shawn Caric as VP of Franchise Development to help it meet its goal of signing 200 store commitments in 2022.

Smoothie King sales surge in Q4

January 10, 2022

Despite a turbulent time for the restaurant industry, Smoothie King, which has 1,300 global locations, reported a 16.5% sales increase year-over-year…

Smoothie King launching line of merch

November 17, 2021

Smoothie King has launched its first line of brand merchandise at gear.smoothieking.com, according to a company press release.

7 ways Smoothie King president prevents labor shortages

Dan Harmon, who has been president and COO of Smoothie King since 2017, reveals the seven ways he and his team retain employees.

Smoothie King boasts healthy Q3 sales growth

October 8, 2021

Smoothie King enjoyed a 5% sales increase in the third quarter of 2021 after a 14.8% sales increase in the third quarter over 2019, according to a company…

Pumpkin spice lattes are back — earlier than ever

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

August 24, 2021

Starbucks may lead the way, but fast casuals around the world are still carving out a place for pumpkin-based menu items.

Smoothie King's Q2 sales up 34%

July 22, 2021

After posting 18% same-store sales increase year-over-year in Q1, Smoothie King is back with an even better second quarter with a 34% same-store sales increase.

Are smoothies finally growing up?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Smoothie brands are adding green veggies, herbs and spices to meet customers' maturing tastes.

Gabby Douglas, Smoothie King pushing watermelon sugar high

June 3, 2021

Smoothie King is celebrating warmer weather with two watermelon smoothies: the Watermelon X-Treme and the Hydration Watermelon, which feature a blend of…

Smoothie King, Olympic gold medalist create smoothie line

March 11, 2021

Smoothie King is partnering with gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas to introduce its Stretch & Flex line of smoothies. The smoothies, which come in tart…

Smoothie King sees solid growth despite pandemic

January 8, 2021

In a year that was a struggle for most restaurant brands, Smoothie King managed to grow, opening 263 stores globally, including 71 in the United States…

Take a sip: 10 fast casuals upgrade summer beverage offerings

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Restaurant operators can provide value to guests with limited-time offers and specialty beverages.