Tropical Smoothie Café, the nation’s largest smoothie café fast casual restaurant concept, announced its first restaurant in Cobb County, Georgia will open today, Wednesday, December 21st. Located off of Chastain Road adjacent to Kennesaw State University, the new Tropical Smoothie Café is locally owned and operated by Meritage Restaurant Group, a family business formed by Cobb County natives Chris & Debbie Pike, Meghan Cook & Taylor Pike. The café will celebrate the opening with 99-cent smoothies all day (limit one per person).
“We’re thrilled to be opening Cobb’s first Tropical Smoothie Café,” said Chris Pike. “The demand for healthier food and smoothies is growing and we are pleased to offer the Kennesaw community our fresh, made-to-order menu.”
Tropical Smoothie Café promotes a healthier lifestyle by offering real-fruit smoothies, wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads, and salads including signature items such as the Chipotle Chicken Club flatbread, Buffalo Chicken wrap and Island Green Smoothie, which features spinach, kale, mango, pineapple and banana. The Kennesaw café will be a part of a national chain with more than 500 locations nationwide and will initially open with 25 new employees.
Meritage Restaurant Group was founded to create opportunities for employees, enhance guests’ experiences, and serve local communities. The Kennesaw café is the first location to open and the group plans to open 9 more cafés in Cobb and Cherokee Counties.
Tropical Smoothie Café in Kennesaw, located at 777 Townpark Lane, is open daily from 7am – 9pm. For more information, visit tropicalsmoothiecafe.com or call 678-460-7711. Follow Tropical Smoothie Café Kennesaw on Facebook for the latest news and promotions.
About Tropical Smoothie Café
Founded in 1997, Tropical Smoothie Café is a fast-casual restaurant concept inspiring healthy lifestyles across the country, with more than 530 locations nationwide. With snack and meal options for any time of day, Tropical Smoothie Café serves smoothies, salads, wraps, sandwiches, and flatbreads. All chicken is “antibiotic-free”. The rapidly growing franchise has received numerous accolades including being ranked on Entrepreneur’s 2015 Franchise 500, 2015 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers and Shakers and Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2015 Top 200.
