
A Smoothie King Franchise Series: The Budding Business
Smoothie King franchisee Shahdad Kelishadi shares his experience growing up in the franchising industry and joining the Smoothie King brand.
7-Eleven is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 1970. 340 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * 7-Eleven has launched a Hispanic-inspired private label line called Selección 7, offering a range of products including bakery items, candy, and snacks [[2026-10-16 7-Eleven Launches Hispanic-Inspired Private Label Line (4f83ac)]]. * 7-Eleven has upgraded its pizza crust, which could add pressure to the QSR pizza category [[2026-10-06 Could 7-Eleven’s upgraded crust add more pressure to the QSR pizza category (9a07d1)]]. * 7-Eleven has introduced new value menus across its restaurant brands, including Laredo Taco Co., Raise the Roost, and Speedy Café [[2026-09-30 7-Eleven’s Restaurant Brands Introduce Value Meals (bcf66a)]]. * 7-Eleven's Laredo Taco Co. is offering buy-one-get-one-free tacos and $5 meal deals on National Taco Day [[2026-09-29 7-Eleven’s Laredo Taco Co. Reveals National Taco Day Promotions (ebb758)]]. * 7-Eleven has appointed Mauricio Leyva as its new CEO, effective August 1, to lead the company's next phase of growth [[2026-07-25 7-Eleven has a new CEO (ad6faf)]]. * 7-Eleven and Circle K have introduced new summer menu items, including sandwiches and Flamin' Hot boneless wings [[2026-07-09 7-Eleven, Circle K Add Summer Menu Items (316c7a)]]. * 7-Eleven has completed the integration of 204 Stripes-branded c-stores into its network after a 24-month process [[2026-05-28 7-Eleven Integrates More Than 200 Stripes Stores to its Network (0629b0)]]. * 7-Eleven is planning to remodel up to 7,000 c-stores by 2030 and open 1,300 new stores and add 2,600 franchise locations in the next four years [[2026-05-28 7-Eleven Integrates More Than 200 Stripes Stores to its Network (0629b0)]] Filed under Retail / C-store & fuel.

Smoothie King franchisee Shahdad Kelishadi shares his experience growing up in the franchising industry and joining the Smoothie King brand.

The finalists have created videos, which they have uploaded to 7-Eleven's Franchise Facebook page , and are asking the public to listen to their stories and vote for who is the most deserving of a 7-Eleven store.

7-Eleven is waiving its franchise fee for 200 U.S. locations through June 30, saving potential franchisees around $80,000 in upfront costs.

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