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title: "Tampa Bay Times: Smoothie King Expanding Throughout Tampa Bay, Florida Area"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/30eb7b08-6e97-4def-9dce-bdca57a36006
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/tampa-bay-times-smoothie-king-expanding-throughout-tampa-bay-florida-area-4804
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
published: 2016-06-01T22:17:07.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:24:34.373Z
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# Tampa Bay Times: Smoothie King Expanding Throughout Tampa Bay, Florida Area

**TL;DR:** Smoothie King is expanding its presence in the Tampa Bay, Florida area with new locations and franchisees. The brand currently has 15 locations in the area and expects to double that number in the coming years.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-06-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/tampa-bay-times-smoothie-king-expanding-throughout-tampa-bay-florida-area-4804).*

## Story

One of these franchisees is Shane Burden, who opened his Smoothie King location in Valrico, FL. Burden had contemplated opening a bar, but opted for the family-friendly Smoothie King atmosphere.

“People come in here, they’re typically happy,” Burden told the *Tampa Bay Times*. “I enjoy talking to the customers, talking to their kids, having fun.”

Smoothie King Franchise Development Manager, Christine Elam said that individuals like Shane who enjoy similar customer-facing aspects of business ownership are just what Smoothie King looking for in franchisees to help spearhead this Tampa expansion.

“He is exactly what we’re looking for when we look go bring someone into the brand,” Elam told the *Tampa Bay Times*, “His background and his passion for the brand are extremely well-suited to what we were looking for.”

For this local expansion, Elam explained that there are 15 Smoothie King locations in the area, and that she predicts that number to double in the years to come.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Smoothie King (company)
- Tampa Bay, Florida (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/tampa-bay-times-smoothie-king-expanding-throughout-tampa-bay-florida-area-4804). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/30eb7b08-6e97-4def-9dce-bdca57a36006).