With new owner Blackstone, Tropical Smoothie Cafe is confident it can speed up growth as a major national marketing push gets underway. Blackstone’s buy captures the Deal of the Year in the 13th ...

In April, Blackstone agreed to buy Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a franchiser of fast casual restaurants, from PE firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. “Blackstone has deep experience helping ...

ʻOhana, the Hawaiian word for family, reflects the heartwarming spirit of Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" and is the inspiration for the new 'Ohana Breeze Smoothie, available at participating Tropical ...

How did Tropical Smoothie prepare itself for its $2 billion sale to Blackstone? The panel will start with a presentation of the 2025 Franchise Times Dealmakers awards.