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Tropical Dragon Twist Smoothie: A tasty and refreshing combination of dragon fruit, mangos, raspberry sherbet and juice blends. Make it plant-based by swapping out the raspberry sherbet for frozen oat ...
Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO Charles Watson puts Americans on a 1-10 scale when it comes to their nutritional lifestyle choices. At one end of the spectrum is someone on the go, eating fast food six ...
Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO Charles Watson always wanted to snag the top job, and in 2018, he got there. “I am a hospitality industry guy,” said Watson. “I grew up in the restaurant business in Atlanta ...
Tropical Smoothie has opened more than 500 locations over the past four years, including 175 last year. At the time of the Blackstone acquisition, Watson said 2024 would be “another big year" in ...
Charles Watson, the previous Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO, guided the company through unprecedented expansion. Under Watson's leadership, the brand opened hundreds of new locations and strengthened ...
April 9, 2025. Charles Watson is trading smoothies for sliders; the former Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO is filling the same role for Atlanta-based Smalls Sliders. "Smalls Sliders has been making waves, ...
November 5, 2024. Tropical Smoothie Cafe has hired Max Wetzel, the former CKE Restaurants Holdings CEO and Papa Johns COO, as its CEO. He succeeds Charles Watson, who is leaving after leading the ...