Tropical Smoothie Cafe e phatlalalitse ho khethoa ha Max Wetzel joalo ka CEO oa eona e mocha, ho nkela Charles Watson, ea eteletseng pele k'hamphani ka lilemo tse fetang 16. Wetzel ke setsebi sa indasteri ea lireschorente se tsebahalang ka ho holisa kholo le boqapi. Pejana, o sebelitse joalo ka CEO oa CKE Restaurants Holdings le COO oa Papa John's.
E qalile Destin, Florida, ka 1997, k'hamphani e se e akaretsa libaka tse ka bang 1,500 ho pholletsa le litereke tse 44 'me e butse li-cafes tse ncha tse fetang 300 ka 2023 feela. E ikemiselitse ho tsepamisa maikutlo ho li-smoothie tsa boleng bo holimo le lijo tse phetseng hantle, Tropical Smoothie Cafe e maemong a #1 ho Sehlopha sa Smoothie/Juice ka Entrepreneur Franchise 500 ka lilemo tse 'ne tse otlolohileng.
Boto e boetse e amohela Roland C. Smith, mookameli oa reschorente ea nang le phihlelo ea lilemo tse fetang 25. Boto le Wetzel li tla tsoelapele ho aha lebelo la mofuta ha li ntse li tsamaisa boiphihlelo ba bareki ka lihlahisoa tse ncha le moetlo oa pele oa batho.
Blackstone e rekile Tropical Smoothie Cafe haufinyane. Sesebelisoa sena se eketsehileng se thusa k'hamphani ho potlakisa kholo ea eona e potlakileng le ho qapa lintho tsa menu.