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title: "Smoothie King expands to Birmingham, AL the Magic City"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6251edac-4e60-4668-a106-58293b92c7be
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-expands-to-birmingham-al-the-magic-city-1299
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-03-17T17:12:03.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:25.637Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c270eb7dd0e8b6b2e46e7b8efb3a13627061.jpg
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# Smoothie King expands to Birmingham, AL the Magic City

**TL;DR:** Smoothie King is expanding to Birmingham, AL with five new locations planned in the Greater Birmingham area. Franchisees Eric Grush and Brett Lawson signed a deal to open the new units.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-03-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-expands-to-birmingham-al-the-magic-city-1299).*

## Story

Eric Grush and Brett Lawson recently signed a deal to open five Smoothie King units in the Greater Birmingham area. The pair weren’t familiar with the city before settling on it for their franchise locations, but they’re already starting to love it. Lawson told the Birmingham Business Journal, “We really like the area.

The landscape is beautiful there. There are several thriving retail areas.”Smoothie King’s menu offers a variety of fruits, vegetables and protein, making it a great addition to health-conscious Birmingham.

Grush and Lawson are searching for properties for their five locations and plan to open one with a drive-thru. Eventually, they hope to open multiple locations in Trussville, a nearby community. The franchise has 700 locations nationwide, a majority of which are in the southeast.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Smoothie King (company)
- franchise deal (topic)
- Birmingham, AL (location)
- Trussville (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-expands-to-birmingham-al-the-magic-city-1299). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6251edac-4e60-4668-a106-58293b92c7be).