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title: "Acai Express Expanding into the United States"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/27f890cd-64f6-4d25-a9c4-5cda4db187ea
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/acai-express-expanding-into-the-united-states-2707901
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2018-09-20T17:12:54.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:43:42.322Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e05ffde211bd8f47b662333086266b2b1772.jpg
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# Acai Express Expanding into the United States

**TL;DR:** Acai Express, a Puerto Rican-based lifestyle brand, is expanding in the United States via franchising with two new locations in Denver and Rockaway Township, New Jersey. The brand currently has 13 locations in Puerto Rico and one in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/acai-express-expanding-into-the-united-states-2707901).*

## Story

Acai Express , a Puerto Rican-based lifestyle brand, is expanding in the United States via franchising and has awarded two new franchises, according to a report in QSR magazine .

The brand currently has 13 locations in Puerto Rico and one in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and offers high-quality alternatives to fast food. The two new locations will be in Denver, Colorado and Rockaway Township, New Jersey, and the deals were signed shortly after the brand entered the U.S. market in May of 2018, according to QSR.

"The preference for a healthy lifestyle and the demand for a super food based diet has never been stronger,” Acai Express founder Hector Westerband said, according to the article.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchising (topic)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Denver (location)
- Puerto Rico (location)
- us market (topic)
- Rockaway Township, New Jersey (location)
- Cocoa Beach, Florida (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/acai-express-expanding-into-the-united-states-2707901). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/27f890cd-64f6-4d25-a9c4-5cda4db187ea).