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title: "News-Press: Smoothie King Store Manager to Open Location in St. Joseph, Missouri"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4c10e742-28e0-432e-9a3a-5791dc9d8889
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/news-press-smoothie-king-store-manager-to-open-location-in-st-joseph-missouri-7436
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-11-07T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:08:33.059Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c98da86896358ac02d3a380498f839a16795.jpg
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# News-Press: Smoothie King Store Manager to Open Location in St. Joseph, Missouri

**TL;DR:** Brandon Nichols, a Smoothie King store manager, will open a new location in St. Joseph, Missouri, citing the town's trend towards a healthier lifestyle. Nichols currently manages Smoothie King locations in Kansas City and is becoming a franchisee to own his own location.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-11-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/news-press-smoothie-king-store-manager-to-open-location-in-st-joseph-missouri-7436).*

## Story

Brandon Nichols recently signed on to bring Smoothie King to St. Joseph, MO, and the News-Press spoke with Nichols about his background with the brand and plans for his first location.

According to the article, Nichols currently manages Smoothie King locations in Kansas City and jumped at the chance to own his own.

Said Nichols, “I had an opportunity to become a franchisee and own my own. “I know St. Joe is trending toward being a healthier town. So this kind of follows that trend in following a healthier lifestyle.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- Smoothie King (company)
- healthy living (topic)
- St. Joseph, Missouri (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/news-press-smoothie-king-store-manager-to-open-location-in-st-joseph-missouri-7436). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4c10e742-28e0-432e-9a3a-5791dc9d8889).