Well-run Franchise Appeals to Veterans

Published on: November 10, 2017

Kaleb Warnock, Franchise Owner When Kaleb Warnock retired from the United States Navy, he went looking for his next opportunity and found it as a Tropical Smoothie Cafe Franchise Owner. Coming from a military background, he was especially impressed by the training the franchise offered.

“We learned what would normally take five years in just five months. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a well-run operation,” said Warnock.

Veteran Emily Harrington shares his excitement. A former Signal Corps Officer in the United States Army, she is a foodservice veteran as well.

“This brand is consistently named as one of the top franchise opportunities for veterans. That made it the obvious choice for me,” said Harrington.

Entrepreneur agrees. They named Tropical Smoothie Cafe in its 2017 Top Franchises for Veterans. Qualified veterans who join Tropical Smoothie Cafe receive a 50% discount on their franchise fee.

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*$1,282,144 Top 50% Average Net Revenues, with 249 of 634 (39% of the top 50%) Restaurants attaining or surpassing this figure. $1,005,063 System Wide Average Net Revenues, with 562 of 1,268 (44%) Restaurants attaining or surpassing this figure. Based on our fiscal year ending 12/29/2024 and includes 1,268 restaurants (including one company-owned restaurant) 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.

†The initial investment range is $340,750 - $814,500. The amounts provided in this table are based on estimated costs for End-Cap or In-Line Tropical Smoothie Cafe Restaurants, which includes those located in or at “strip style” retail shopping centers but does not include drive-thrus. For the fiscal year 2024, 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 improvements, restaurant fixtures and equipment, software and hardware related to drive-thru technology, and other costs) would be approximately $40,000 to $60,000. See Franchise Disclosure Document for additional information regarding investment costs.

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