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Charlotte residents Derek and Lavon Bullard recently signed a two-store contract with <a href="http://smoothieking.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=charlotte-residents-to-bring-smoothie-king-to-spartanburg-sc-2578" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoothie King</a>, a New Orleans-based brand that will enter the Spartanburg, South Carolina, market. The couple is eagerly anticipating a 2016 opening date, dependent upon finding a real estate location that fits their qualifications. &#8220;The real estate market here is really fair,&#8221; Derek told Spartanburg Herald-Journal. &#8220;There are a lot of development opportunities&#8230; We think Spartanburg is a good market&#8230; Everyone has been extremely supportive, and gone above and beyond. It confirms what we already believed about the area.&#8221; Derek and Lavon bring years of hospitality and sales experience to their entrepreneurial venture with <a href="http://www.smoothiekingfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=charlotte-residents-to-bring-smoothie-king-to-spartanburg-sc-2578" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoothie King</a>, and they are excited to add nearly 30 jobs to the Spartanburg economy.<div>The couple is already looking into expansion opportunities in Boiling Springs and Duncan, hoping to spread a brand they love throughout the state.</div> Click <a href="http://www.goupstate.com/article/20150922/ARTICLES/150929926/0/search?p=1&amp%3Btc=pg&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=charlotte-residents-to-bring-smoothie-king-to-spartanburg-sc-2578" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a> to read the original story.

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Derek and Lavon Bullard have signed a multi-store deal with the New Orleans-based brand.

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