Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Restaurant software leader Schedulefly simplifies staff scheduling with Median.co's mobile app services

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星期四, 五月 2, 2024
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Faced with this challenge, Schedulefly Founder Weston Aiken sought a solution that would leverage the company's existing web-based capabilities to launch a mobile app quickly, while meeting budget and performance requirements.

Key Points: 
  • Faced with this challenge, Schedulefly Founder Weston Aiken sought a solution that would leverage the company's existing web-based capabilities to launch a mobile app quickly, while meeting budget and performance requirements.
  • They found it in Median.co who delivered a mobile app compatible with both Android and iOS platforms.
  • The quick responsiveness and effectiveness of Median were crucial to meet Schedulefly's timeline and launch their mobile app.
  • Schedulefly, in collaboration with Median.co, successfully launched a long-term app solution, leveraging their existing web-based capabilities to deliver a full-feature mobile app available in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Barfresh Highlights Many New Wins With its Smoothies in the Education Channel

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星期五, 四月 26, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barfresh Food Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Barfresh”) (Nasdaq: BRFH), a provider of frozen, ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, has continued to expand its presence within the education channel and announced today a number of recent large wins within the education channel. The Company recently secured seven school co-operatives, serving over 2,200 school locations and approximately 1.5 million students. These new school locations will serve a variety of the Company’s products, including its carton and bottle smoothie products, 5:1 100% juice concentrates and 1:1 bulk easy pour smoothie concentrates.

Key Points: 
  • The Company recently secured seven school co-operatives, serving over 2,200 school locations and approximately 1.5 million students.
  • These new school locations will serve a variety of the Company’s products, including its carton and bottle smoothie products, 5:1 100% juice concentrates and 1:1 bulk easy pour smoothie concentrates.
  • Riccardo Delle Coste, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are thrilled to announce a number of significant new customer wins within our education channel.
  • These new 2,200 school locations will offer a variety of our products, cementing how important it is for us to offer a diverse lineup of quality, nutritious products to fit the varying needs across the education channel.

Blackstone to Acquire Tropical Smoothie Cafe to Propel Leading Franchisor’s Continued Expansion

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星期三, 四月 24, 2024
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Blackstone announced today that private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading franchisor of fast casual restaurants, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

Key Points: 
  • Blackstone announced today that private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading franchisor of fast casual restaurants, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.
  • Blackstone has a long history of successfully propelling the growth of leading franchisors, including in its previous acquisitions of Hilton Hotels and SERVPRO.
  • Tropical Smoothie Cafe has also been ranked #1 in the Smoothie/Juice Category by Entrepreneur Franchisee 500 for four consecutive years.
  • Baird served as the lead financial advisor, with support from North Point and BofA Securities, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to Tropical Smoothie Cafe.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Sells Tropical Smoothie Cafe

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星期三, 四月 24, 2024
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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“LLCP”), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company TSC Intermediate, Inc. (“Tropical Smoothie Cafe” or the “Company”) to private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”).

Key Points: 
  • Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“LLCP”), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company TSC Intermediate, Inc. (“Tropical Smoothie Cafe” or the “Company”) to private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”).
  • Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a leading franchisor of fast casual restaurants built on a mission to Inspire Better® with more than 1,400 locations across 44 states.
  • Matthew Frankel, Managing Partner of LLCP, said, “Charles Watson and the Tropical Smoothie Cafe team have been terrific partners during a period of rapid growth with unit count nearly doubling since LLCP partnered with management to purchase the Company.
  • Tropical Smoothie Cafe has been a phenomenal investment for LLCP given the Company’s robust franchise development activity and exceptional same-store sales growth.

Circana Announces Top 50 U.S. Restaurants

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星期一, 三月 25, 2024
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Circana forecasts a further 1% growth in restaurant traffic for 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Circana forecasts a further 1% growth in restaurant traffic for 2024.
  • To secure a spot among the top 50, a restaurant must boast consumer spending figures in the 10-figure range.
  • These top 50 establishments represent a commanding 61% share of the entire restaurant industry’s spending despite constituting only 24% of all restaurant locations.
  • These primary sources and other proprietary Circana data, public reporting, and Circana analysis generate this new industry standard restaurant ranking.

PAR Technology’s Punchh® Selected as Loyalty Platform Provider for Wendy’s

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星期三, 三月 27, 2024
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Wendy’s will leverage PAR Punchh’s AI-driven platform and Punchh Enterprise Support to enhance its loyalty program for customers who visit any of their nearly 6,500 locations across the United States and Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Wendy’s will leverage PAR Punchh’s AI-driven platform and Punchh Enterprise Support to enhance its loyalty program for customers who visit any of their nearly 6,500 locations across the United States and Canada.
  • With PAR Punchh’s advanced loyalty expertise and personalization engine, Wendy's aims to advance its loyalty program with best-in-class gamified experiences, targeted offers designed to bring great food for a great value to its customers, and exclusive promotions tailored to individual customer preferences.
  • The open architecture of PAR Punchh ensures seamless integration into Wendy’s existing app and online ordering systems, optimizing their technology stack for both current and future operations.
  • In collaboration with PAR Punchh’s team of loyalty strategists, Wendy’s will craft a comprehensive strategy, aiming to elevate the guest experience and drive customer satisfaction.

Quarterra Multifamily Announces the Start of Leasing at Emblem Conyers Apartments

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星期二, 四月 2, 2024
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CONYERS, Ga., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterra Multifamily, a subsidiary of Lennar Corporation and a vertically integrated multifamily apartment builder, developer, and property manager, in partnership with Nuveen, today announced the start of leasing at Emblem Conyers, Quarterra's latest community in the Atlanta market.

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  • CONYERS, Ga., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterra Multifamily , a subsidiary of Lennar Corporation and a vertically integrated multifamily apartment builder, developer, and property manager, in partnership with Nuveen, today announced the start of leasing at Emblem Conyers , Quarterra's latest community in the Atlanta market.
  • Emblem communities were created by Quarterra to help address the nationwide shortage of attainable housing available to middle-income renters.
  • "Emblem Conyers offers an elevated living experience in an incredibly enviable location," said Doug Bober, Emblem Communities Division President for Quarterra.
  • Emblem Conyers is the fourth Quarterra community in the Atlanta area, joining Emblem Riverside , Gentry , and Vireo .

Tropical Smoothie Cafe® to Open Location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 19

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星期二, 三月 19, 2024
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ATLANTA, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Tropical Smoothie Cafe today announced its newest franchised location will open at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Tuesday, March 19. The restaurant will be located in the T Concourse and is one of several new fast-casual dining destinations opening as part of the T-North Concourse expansion. This will be the first Tropical Smoothie Cafe location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Tropical Smoothie Cafe today announced its newest franchised location will open at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Tuesday, March 19.
  • This will be the first Tropical Smoothie Cafe location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
  • The new Tropical Smoothie Cafe location will offer Atlanta travelers quick, convenient and better-for-you smoothies, bowls, wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads and quesadillas.
  • The Atlanta airport cafe will be the second Tropical Smoothie Cafe airport location nationally following an opening at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City in March 2022.

Greenlight and Tropical Smoothie Cafe Join Forces to Reward Kids and Teens for Learning About the World of Money

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星期一, 二月 26, 2024
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Built by academic and game design experts, Level Up challenges are packed with bite-sized videos, quizzes, and minigames that keep kids and teens engaged.

Key Points: 
  • Built by academic and game design experts, Level Up challenges are packed with bite-sized videos, quizzes, and minigames that keep kids and teens engaged.
  • “At Greenlight, we’re always looking for new ways to empower young people to learn about money,” said Jennifer Seitz, Director of Education at Greenlight.
  • “Level Up has been a tremendous success in helping kids and teens develop healthy financial skills in a fun, engaging way.
  • Thanks to Tropical Smoothie Cafe, we look forward to bringing best-in-class financial education to even more families across the country.”
    Tropical Smoothie Cafe is the first brand to reward kids and teens for completing Level Up challenges in the Greenlight app.

PAR Technology’s Punchh® Recognizes Trailblazers in Customer Loyalty with Annual Awards Celebration

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星期二, 二月 13, 2024
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ParTech, Inc. (PAR) , a global restaurant technology company providing unified commerce solutions for enterprise restaurants, proudly announces the winners of the fifth annual PAR Punchh® Customer Awards.

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  • ParTech, Inc. (PAR) , a global restaurant technology company providing unified commerce solutions for enterprise restaurants, proudly announces the winners of the fifth annual PAR Punchh® Customer Awards.
  • These awards recognize outstanding achievements in customer loyalty, offers, engagement, and convenience within the restaurant and convenience store industries.
  • Selected from PAR Punchh’s diverse customer base of over 275 brands, the winners demonstrated excellence in utilizing the PAR Punchh platform for customized loyalty program management, omnichannel engagement, digital campaigns, personalized offers, and more.
  • As Rookie of the Year, Goodcents strategically elevated their position by implementing the PAR Punchh-powered Goodcents Rewards Refreshed loyalty program.