Smoothie King, the smoothie brand with “50+ years of nutritional expertise,” is continuing its growth in South Carolina. With two locations already open in Myrtle Beach and across the Carolinas, franchise owner Brian Leachman says a new Smoothie King is preparing to open this December, replacing the former 45th Ave Crab House & Bar at 4515 Hwy 17 S.
For Leachman, who owns and operates Smoothie King locations in partnership with Keri Leachman, franchising with Smoothie King has been a family operation from the start, and it continues as a remembrance of their son, a former motocross rider who tragically passed away.
“We’ve carried on his legacy,” Leachman said.
And successfully so. The new North Myrtle Beach location will be Leachman’s tenth Smoothie King, and third in the Myrtle Beach area.
“We have a great following already in the Grand Strand,” says Leachman. “We currently have people driving all the way down from North Myrtle Beach. People were asking if we were going to bring one up there, and we said yes.”
The North Myrtle Beach location will feature a drive-thru, serving up Smoothie King’s wide variety of healthy choices, with vegan options, fitness smoothies, weight management smoothies, acai bowls, loaded toasts, flatbreads, and lots more.
And that’s not all the group has in the works. Their first Salata Salad Kitchen is preparing to open in Greenville next month, with further moves to bring the brand to the Atlantic coast.
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