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title: "Smoothie King opens 24-hour location in Baton Rouge"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/56057292-ae4a-4076-8257-12feb7fb3601
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-opens-24-hour-location-in-baton-rouge-1471
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-04-13T19:14:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:29.653Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc673.png
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# Smoothie King opens 24-hour location in Baton Rouge

**TL;DR:** Smoothie King franchisees Sean Cangelosi and Patrick Fritscher opened a 24-hour location in Baton Rouge, catering to hospital staff and visitors with healthy meal options. The location is the seventh for Cangelosi since 2001 and the franchise's second hospital location.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-04-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-opens-24-hour-location-in-baton-rouge-1471).*

## Story

In February, franchisees Sean Cangelosi and Patrick Fritscher decided to open another Smoothie King location (the seventh for Cangelosi since 2001). The duo wanted their shop to stand out; as Baton Rouge has several Smoothie King locations already. Ultimately they decided to open the franchise’s second hospital location and only 24-hour store.

The 24-hour idea originated with [Fritscher], Cangelosi told 225. His wife works in the hospital and knows daily life there, including the fact that people are often up at all hours and in need of a healthy meal option. Smoothie King’ smoothies are made with real fruits and vegetables and customers can add vitamins as well.

Patients and visitors alike will now have nutritious, customizable choices available all the time. In short, they will no longer be at the mercy of the hospital cafeteria. Since its establishment in 1973, Smoothie King has grown to over 700 locations worldwide.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Smoothie King (company)
- Baton Rouge (location)
- healthy meal options (topic)
- hospital location (topic)
- 24-hour store (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-opens-24-hour-location-in-baton-rouge-1471). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/56057292-ae4a-4076-8257-12feb7fb3601).