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title: "AZ Central: Healthy-food franchises expanding in metro Phoenix"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/191d2552-dc2c-494c-92ce-fb1847a7916b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/az-central-healthy-food-franchises-expanding-in-metro-phoenix-2081
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2015-07-17T18:13:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:28.920Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc6980.png
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# AZ Central: Healthy-food franchises expanding in metro Phoenix

**TL;DR:** Smoothie King is expanding in metro Phoenix with two new units planned for this year and four more next year. New franchisee Denise Eddings is planning to open three locations in the Mesa and Gilbert areas over the next two and a half years.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-07-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/az-central-healthy-food-franchises-expanding-in-metro-phoenix-2081).*

## Story

The New Orleans-based healthy bevy franchise Smoothie King is gearing up to expand throughout the Phoenix market. Steve Shields, the company's franchise development manager told AZ Central that Smoothie King’s current development plans call for another two units this year and four more next year."The demographics are right for the product we have," Shields said.

New franchisee Denise Eddings said that she became interested in opening a Smoothie King after trying the product at a Houston store. She is planning on opening three locations in the Mesa and Gilbert areas over the course of the next two and a half years, including one this year. Smoothie King's smoothies can be divided into four categories: meal replacements, high-protein alternatives, vegan and slimming down, offering healthy choices for any lifestyle and fitness goal.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- Smoothie King (company)
- Phoenix (location)
- healthy food (topic)
- Mesa, Arizona (location)
- Gilbert (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/az-central-healthy-food-franchises-expanding-in-metro-phoenix-2081). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/191d2552-dc2c-494c-92ce-fb1847a7916b).