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title: "Smoothie King Names Chris Andrews as Chief Information Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7104d24a-b1c2-4bc6-9574-8e1ec6adb960
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-names-chris-andrews-as-chief-information-officer-2710090
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Technology","People"]
published: 2019-05-30T01:20:16.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:14.824Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c18e93dc3645aab484dac6c538f17f295777.jpg
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# Smoothie King Names Chris Andrews as Chief Information Officer

**TL;DR:** Smoothie King has appointed Chris Andrews as its new Chief Information Officer, guiding the brand's technology strategy and digital infrastructure. Andrews joins Smoothie King after occupying IT roles at On The Border Mexican Grill and CEC Entertainment Inc.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-05-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-names-chris-andrews-as-chief-information-officer-2710090).*

## Story

After bringing on a new CMO to kick off a rebrand earlier this year, Smoothie King is adding to its leadership team again. The Dallas-based franchise brand announced that it has hired Chris Andrews as its new Chief Information Officer, replacing Adam Zeitsiff in the role.

According to a recent article in Nation’s Restaurant News, Andrews joins Smoothie King after occupying IT roles at On The Border Mexican Grill and Chuck E. Cheese parent company CEC Entertainment Inc. Most recently, Andrews served as CIO at Pei Wei Asian Diner. According to the article, he will be tasked with guiding the brand’s technology strategy and developing its digital infrastructure.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Smoothie King (company)
- leadership team (topic)
- On the Border (company)
- CEC Entertainment (company)
- Pei Wei (company)
- digital infrastructure (topic)
- technology strategy (topic)
- c level appointment (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/smoothie-king-names-chris-andrews-as-chief-information-officer-2710090). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7104d24a-b1c2-4bc6-9574-8e1ec6adb960).