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title: "Iowa City Press-Citizen: Smoothie King is Eyeing Iowa City for Expansion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e69b89ae-ff26-4b95-878a-2b85fb887dee
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/iowa-city-press-citizen-smoothie-king-is-eyeing-iowa-city-for-expansion-4694
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-05-20T22:17:38.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:24:33.457Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/007c91107c1059844f172f65dc822d3d3895160520172138.jpeg
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# Iowa City Press-Citizen: Smoothie King is Eyeing Iowa City for Expansion

**TL;DR:** Smoothie King is planning to expand into Iowa City, targeting the college town with its healthy and fast options. The company has plans to open at least five franchises in the Des Moines area over the next five years.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-05-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/iowa-city-press-citizen-smoothie-king-is-eyeing-iowa-city-for-expansion-4694).*

## Story

Smoothie King Franchise Development Manager, Christine Elam, tells the *Iowa City Press-Citizen* they are eager to establish the company in Iowa as there are currently no Smoothie King's open in the state. Elam tells the publications, "we would love to get in Iowa City. We recently got into the Missouri area, and felt a great opportunity in Iowa."

Smoothie King has seen success in college towns like Omaha and Madison - the nutritional smoothie company believes Iowa City would be an organic transition.

Elam tells the Iowa City Press-Citizen Smoothie King's adaptability to tailor their specialty drinks to each customer. This includes cancer survivors like herself who are looking for gain weight through their high-protein beverages.

Smoothie King has plans to open at least five franchises in the Des Moines area over the next Currently, there are no Smoothie Kings open in Iowa. Last month, The Des Moines Register reported that Smoothie King had plans to open five Smoothie Kings in the Des Moines metro area over the next five years, with the first store expected to open in West Des Moines in August.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Smoothie King (company)
- healthy options (topic)
- des moines (location)
- Iowa City (location)
- college town (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/iowa-city-press-citizen-smoothie-king-is-eyeing-iowa-city-for-expansion-4694). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e69b89ae-ff26-4b95-878a-2b85fb887dee).