The Better-For-You Opportunity

Invest in
Tropical Smoothie Cafe^®.

Make your move. Choose Tropical Smoothie Cafe^®.

Consumer demand is making our better-for-you smoothies and food the restaurant franchise to own. Started in 1997, we now have 830+ locations, proving that Tropical Smoothie Cafe^® is an established opportunity that can make a great addition to your portfolio. Here are more reasons why:

Average net revenues of $938,500 for the top 50% of Cafes*

Average ticket of $9.47 thanks to our smoothies and food

A menu that supports all dayparts—breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, 3rd party delivery, and catering

Franchise Owners and crew members love our simplified business model— no fryers or hoods

“The numbers are there and that’s what drives us to open more.”

Hear from Rylan and Jennifer Miller why Tropical Smoothie Cafe is the restaurant franchise that everyone’s talking about.

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Rylan and Jennifer Miller, Multi-unit franchise owners

“The numbers are there and that’s what drives us to open more.”

Hear from Rylan and Jennifer Miller why Tropical Smoothie Cafe is the restaurant franchise that everyone’s talking about.

Video Transcript

We’re growing – and going – fast.

830+ Cafes
coast-to-coast with 124 opened in 2019, with 60% coming from existing Franchise Owners

486 Cafes
opened in the last 5 years

213 new agreements
signed in 2019, with 60% coming from existing Franchise Owners

Open cafe growth from 465 in 2015 to 834 in 2019

Be a mover and a shaker in your market.

Demand for bold flavors and better-for-you food and smoothies makes Tropical Smoothie Cafe the one to own.
Click on your market to learn more.

We’re ranked by the best.

#18 on the Franchise 500 list in 2020

#17 on the Franchise Times Fast & Serious ranking of the smartest-growing brands in 2019

#161 on the Franchise Times Top 200+ list in 2019

Ranked in QSR’s 6 Best Franchise Deals by Franchisee Satisfaction in the “Fast Casual” Category list in 2018

It’s tropic time. Join our Franchise Family.

Complete the form or call
770-580-2333, and a Tropical Smoothie Cafe^® franchise development leader will reach out to you with more information.

*$1,248,276 Top 50% Average Net Revenues. *$979,491 System Wide Average Net Revenues. Based on our fiscal year ending 12/31/2023 and includes 1,151 Restaurants that were open for at least 12 months as of 12/31/2023. Excludes non-traditional locations and Restaurants that were not open for at least 357 days in 2023. 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.

†The initial investment range is $300,000-$720,500. The range is based on estimated costs for End-Cap or In-Line Tropical Smoothie Cafe Restaurants, which include those located in or at “strip style” retail shopping centers but does not include drive-thru Restaurants. For fiscal year 2023, these End-Cap and In-Line Tropical Smoothie Cafe Restaurants typically ranged in size from 1,200 to 1,900 square feet. If your Franchised Business includes a drive-thru, the additional expense (including the cost of leasehold improvement, restaurant fixtures and equipment, and other costs) would be approximately $35,000 to $55,000. See Franchise Disclosure Document for additional information regarding investment costs. The average investment does not reflect tenant improvement allowance. For 2023, the average tenant improvement allowance was $43,500.

This information is not intended as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. It is for information purposes only. The offering is by prospectus only. Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota (File No. F-9894), New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. If you are a resident of or want to locate a franchise in one of these states, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your state. New York State Disclaimer: This advertisement is not an offering. An offering can only be made by prospectus filed first with the Department of Law of the State of New York. Such filing does not constitute approval by the Department of Law. CALIFORNIA DISCLAIMER: THESE FRANCHISES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SUCH REGISTRATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE APPROVAL, RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS NOR A FINDING BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND NOT MISLEADING. ©2024 Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC, 1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W200, Atlanta, GA 30338.

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