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title: "Birmingham Business Journal: Smoothing King Looking to Build New Concept Store in Birmingham"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c23e46ca-50e5-4ff2-83b5-a18e3073105d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/birmingham-business-journal-smoothing-king-looking-to-build-new-concept-store-in-birmingham-2179
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2015-08-06T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:49.112Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc8381.png
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# Birmingham Business Journal: Smoothing King Looking to Build New Concept Store in Birmingham

**TL;DR:** Smoothie King franchisees Brett Lawson and Eric Grush plan to open multiple locations in Birmingham, Alabama, after signing a five-unit deal. The first location will open at the Galleria mall in Hoover, Alabama, next month.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-08-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/birmingham-business-journal-smoothing-king-looking-to-build-new-concept-store-in-birmingham-2179).*

## Story

Local Smoothie King franchisees Brett Lawson and Eric Grush are preparing to open their first Smoothie King location at the Galleria mall in Hoover, Alabama, next month. Earlier this year, the business duo announced they wanted to bring several locations to Birmingham after signing a five-unit deal with the Metairie, Louisiana-based smoothie franchise.

"We're moving along," Lawson told the Birmingham Business Journal regarding its 300-square-foot location inside the Galleria's food court. "We've started construction."

With the first location opening by late August, the two entrepreneurs are looking at other areas for future locations.

"We are still scouting and trying to find sites within our given territory," Lawson told The Birmingham Business Journal. "We would love to be able to open one up in Birmingham.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Smoothie King (company)
- franchise deal (topic)
- Birmingham (location)
- location scouting (topic)
- Hoover, Alabama (location)
- Galleria Mall (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/birmingham-business-journal-smoothing-king-looking-to-build-new-concept-store-in-birmingham-2179). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c23e46ca-50e5-4ff2-83b5-a18e3073105d).