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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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The Smoothie Chain That Quietly Became a $1.5 Billion Food Business
Consumer · Health · Ecommerce

The Smoothie Chain That Quietly Became a $1.5 Billion Food Business

Tropical Smoothie Cafe built a national franchise by treating the smoothie as an invitation, not the whole meal. Now 1,700 cafes, a serious food business and a fast-growing loyalty program reveal what the brand was blending all along.

tropical-smoothie-cafe · fast-casualRead →
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How Playa Bowls Turned a Beach Cart Into a 400-Shop Ritual
Consumer · Health · Ecommerce

How Playa Bowls Turned a Beach Cart Into a 400-Shop Ritual

A blender, an umbrella and a borrowed patch of Jersey Shore pavement became a national franchise. Playa Bowls grew by selling more than fruit - it packaged the feeling of a beach day into a compact, repeatable shop.

acai-bowls · superfruitRead →
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The Pineapple That Ate Florida
Consumer · Health · Ecommerce

The Pineapple That Ate Florida

A married couple built a single South Beach cafe into a 45-store wellness chain on one stubborn idea: food you would actually feed your own kids, served all day. Then a $13 billion private-equity firm bought in.

pura-vida-miami · all-day-cafeRead →