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title: "Multi-unit Man Opens First of Six Tropical Smoothie Cafés"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c23c7432-4d1e-4613-bb05-ddd8c65d93db
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/multi-unit-man-opens-first-of-six-tropical-smoothie-cafes
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-08-29T15:02:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.499Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Multi-unit Man Opens First of Six Tropical Smoothie Cafés

**TL;DR:** Michael Shattuck, a former president of Focus Brands International, has bought a Tropical Smoothie Café franchise and opened the first of six planned locations in Gwinnett County. He has 40 years of experience and believes in the franchise business model and Tropical Smoothie Café's product and value system.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2017-08-29. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/multi-unit-man-opens-first-of-six-tropical-smoothie-cafes).*

## Story

A previous president of FOCUS Brands International has bought a Tropical Smoothie Café franchise. Michael Shattuck is the proud owner of a new Tropical Smoothie Café located at 1630 Scenic Highway North, in Snellville, GA.

Atlanta resident Shattuck racked up 40 year experience before joining fast casual concept Tropical Smoothie Café a year ago. A multi-unit operation, he is expected to open six locations in Gwinnett County.

Shattuck said, “I am a strong proponent of the franchise business model and believe in the power of a group of driven individuals focused on the development of a brand, Tropical Smoothie has a great product, strong positioning and a value system I believe in.”

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- franchise investment (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe (company)
- FOCUS Brands (company)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/multi-unit-man-opens-first-of-six-tropical-smoothie-cafes). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c23c7432-4d1e-4613-bb05-ddd8c65d93db).