Veggies Taste Better Sipped Than Dipped

ATLANTA, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the fast-growing franchise known for healthy food with a tropical twist, is offering the world a whole new way to consume their fruits and vegetables: drinking them. Available at all locations starting March 1, 2013, the 337-unit chain is unveiling two new smoothies – the Island Green and Caribbean Carrot – both of which are packed with five full servings of fruits and vegetables.

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With a heavy focus on health and nutrition and a serious commitment to its "Eat Better, Feel Better" mantra, Tropical Smoothie Cafe's new Island Green and Caribbean Carrot smoothies are overflowing with fresh fruits and vegetables that nourish the body and gratify the taste buds. The new smoothies include:

• Island Green Smoothie: Made with fresh spinach, kale, mango, pineapple and banana.
• Caribbean Carrot Smoothie: Contains carrots, mango, banana, goji and orange juice.

"We are really setting ourselves apart here by incorporating the entire fruit and vegetable into the smoothies, ensuring our customers get more nutrients than just the juice," said Mike Rotondo, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Cafe. "Most people hear kale and spinach smoothies and are immediately turned off. We want customers to know that eating better not only feels better, but it can taste better too. Super foods have never tasted so good."

In addition to the new vegetable smoothies, Tropical Smoothie Cafe is introducing a "Feel Better Favorites" menu that features seven healthy meal options starting at 380 calories, such as the Thai Chicken Salad and Baja Chicken Flatbread, made with fresh, high-quality ingredients that are bursting with flavor. These "Feel Better Favorite" meals combine existing and new menu options into low-calorie meals loaded with great taste and health benefits.

As Tropical Smoothie Cafe continues to expand its healthy menu options, it furthers its standing as the best place in the neighborhood for great food and smoothies. Tropical Smoothie Cafe offers a variety of smoothies, specialty wraps, sandwiches, grilled flatbreads and salads.

About Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Established in 1997, Tropical Smoothie Cafe has taken the smoothie concept to the next level by offering diners a healthy alternative to typical fast food. The concept, which introduced food in 1999, provides consumers with a variety of high-quality real-fruit smoothies, specialty wraps, sandwiches, grilled flatbreads and salads. The company also caters. Tropical Smoothie Cafe includes menu options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For several consecutive years, Tropical Smoothie Cafe has been included in Entrepreneur magazine's "Franchise 500" list as well as ranked in the publication's "America's Top Global" franchise category. Tropical Smoothie Cafe has 337 locations open in the United States, with an additional 31 currently in development. For more information, including franchising opportunities, visit www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com.

SOURCE Tropical Smoothie Cafe