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title: "Thirsty for a Summer Fling? Pucker Up. Smoothie King Releases the X-Treme Watermelon™ Smoothie and Pens a Steamy Summer Read with ChatGPT"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/15a7b691-560b-4a40-91b7-3a156dbb4328
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230523_thirsty_for_a_summer_fling_pucker_up_smoothie_king_releases_the_xtreme_wate.html
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
published: 2023-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:51.815Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/smoothieking.jpg
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# Thirsty for a Summer Fling? Pucker Up. Smoothie King Releases the X-Treme Watermelon™ Smoothie and Pens a Steamy Summer Read with ChatGPT

**TL;DR:** Smoothie King releases the X-Treme Watermelon smoothie and a new X-Treme Watermelon Lemonade smoothie, accompanied by a limited-edition romance novel co-authored with ChatGPT. The smoothies are available through August 28 or while supplies last at all locations nationwide.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-05-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230523_thirsty_for_a_summer_fling_pucker_up_smoothie_king_releases_the_xtreme_wate.html).*

## Story

DALLAS - Smoothie King, the world’s largest smoothie chain, announced today the return of its X-Treme Watermelon™ smoothie and a NEW X-Treme Watermelon Lemonade™ smoothie, with a surprising campaign twist. Just in time for the heat of summer, the X-Treme Watermelon™ smoothie has inspired a new steamy romance novel entitled, “A Summer Fling to the X-Treme” co-authored with ChatGPT.

Intrigued? Smoothie King is publishing a limited run of 300 paperback copies for free at www.asummerflingtothextreme.com for brand fans and new readers alike!

“Smoothie King guests have been asking for the return of our X-Treme Watermelon™ smoothie for some time, and we wanted to do something special to celebrate,” said Marianne Radley, CMO of Smoothie King. “These smoothies are fun, and bursting with extreme summer flavors, so it only made sense to pair them with an extremely playful campaign. X-Treme Watermelon™ and X-Treme Watermelon Lemonade™ smoothies are officially back, and we’re excited to offer our guests a delicious way to treat themselves during the hot summer months.”

Smoothie King guests can now cool off with the brand’s newest limited-time smoothies. Capitalizing on summer’s favorite flavors, watermelon and lemonade, X-Treme Watermelon™ and X-Treme Watermelon Lemonade™ are an easy way to pack more power and flavor into your summer treat.

**X-Treme Watermelon™ includes:**

- Watermelon juice blend, strawberries, coconut water, dairy whey blend

**X-Treme Watermelon Lemonade™ includes:**

- Watermelon juice blend, strawberries, white grape lemon juice blend, turbinado

The smoothies are available through August 28 or while supplies last, at all locations nationwide for purchase in-store or on the Smoothie King app.

To claim your free paperback copy of “A Summer Fling to the X-Treme”, visit www.asummerflingtothextreme.com.

For more information about X-Treme Watermelon™ and X-Treme Watermelon Lemonade™, please visit www.smoothieking.com.

smoothie franchise, is a privately held, Dallas-based franchise company with more than 1,350 locations worldwide. It was founded in 1973 with the mission to help others achieve better health in a delicious way through smoothies. Today, it continues its mission to inspire a healthy and active lifestyle through its Clean Blends initiative, which focuses on great-tasting smoothies with more whole fruits and vegetables while removing artificial flavors, colors and preservatives and added sugars in many of its blends.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- QSR (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- limited time offer (topic)
- Smoothie King (company)
- Dallas (location)
- marketing campaign (topic)
- summer promotion (topic)
- new product (topic)
- ChatGPT (company)
- Marianne Radley (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230523_thirsty_for_a_summer_fling_pucker_up_smoothie_king_releases_the_xtreme_wate.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/15a7b691-560b-4a40-91b7-3a156dbb4328).