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title: "Fast Casual: Tropical Smoothie Café Secures Up to $20M to Help Fuel Franchise Growth"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/23579300-9e13-45e0-a661-4f433850f342
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-tropical-smoothie-cafe-secures-up-to-20m-to-help-fuel-franchise-growth-2706110
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2018-03-30T22:17:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:29.551Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/cf778ca2b75ad2a81f6d39cd3589c0547263.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Tropical Smoothie Café Secures Up to $20M to Help Fuel Franchise Growth

**TL;DR:** Tropical Smoothie Café has partnered with ApplePie Capital to provide up to $20 million in debt capital for franchise growth. The brand is committed to helping its franchisees grow and prosper with this new program.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-03-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-tropical-smoothie-cafe-secures-up-to-20m-to-help-fuel-franchise-growth-2706110).*

## Story

Tropical Smoothie Café is actively taking steps to ensure franchise growth. As a recent article in Fast Casual notes, the brand has partnered with ApplePie Capital to give both existing and new franchisees access to $20 million in debt capital.

In a press release, Charles Watson, Tropical Smoothie Café’s chief development officer, said, “Tropical Smoothie Cafe is committed to helping our franchisees grow and prosper, and we are excited to launch this program with ApplePie. They are franchising professionals who understand the needs of our franchisees to help foster their growth.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise growth (topic)
- partnership (topic)
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe (company)
- Charles Watson (person)
- ApplePie Capital (investor)
- debt capital (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-tropical-smoothie-cafe-secures-up-to-20m-to-help-fuel-franchise-growth-2706110). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/23579300-9e13-45e0-a661-4f433850f342).