Food services franchise recruiter Conor-Patrick is a Indianapolis Indiana franchise recruiter for Tropical Smoothies franchise.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a restaurant franchise in the U.S.A. and Indiana, its name is often shortened to Tropical Smoothie. In addition to smoothies the company is a full Cafe that offers sandwiches, wraps, salads, and introduced flatbreads to their food line in 2009. Tropical Smoothie began as a smoothie shop in 1993. Tropical Smoothie Franchise Development Corporation was founded in 1997 in Destin, Florida. The first franchised store opened in 1997 in Tallahassee, Florida.
In 1999 they created a niche in the smoothie category by introducing a line of high quality food items. After growth there was a need to enhance the total customer experience. They redesigned their store’s decor to offer an upscale tropical theme with bamboo walls, palm trees, bright colors, and original Bob Stedman artwork creations.
The founders, Eric & Delora Jenrich and David Walker, came from franchise backgrounds and used their knowledge to grow Tropical Smoothie Cafe. As they have grown they have recruited others from the food industry including the hiring of their President and chief operating officer, Jim Valentino in 2006 who was the former vice president of operations with Cold Stone Creamery, a concept that shared similar type operating procedures.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe operates in 34 different states and in Indiana. Due to the fast growth of the franchise they hired two outside companies to help with their growth. They have created a real estate system unlike most franchises, in that they research the entire city prior to developing any stores to determine if the city is a viable area and pinpoint exactly what sites are most viable.
In 2006, Tropical Smoothie Cafe opened their 200th store in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 2007 when most restaurants showed a decline in same store sales from the previous year, they were able to show positive same store sales and in fact posted an average same store sales percentage higher than that of other major smoothie chains and even the well known Starbucks coffee chain. The company posted over 100 million dollars in sales during 2008.
Indianapolis Indiana executive recruiter and food services executive recruiting agency Conor-Patrick can open opportunities in Tropical Smoothies franchise.
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