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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Derek and LaVondria Bullard opened the first <a href="http://www.smoothiekingfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=moutain-xpress-smoothie-king-opens-in-asheville-8059" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoothie King</a> in Asheville on November 4, 2016. They had discovered the product after being on the road so often, owning their previous company that helped children and adolescents with mental health disabilities.</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">According to the <a href="http://mountainx.com/food/small-bites-smoothie-king-comes-to-asheville/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=moutain-xpress-smoothie-king-opens-in-asheville-8059" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mountain Xpress</a>, <a href="http://smoothieking.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=moutain-xpress-smoothie-king-opens-in-asheville-8059" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoothie King</a> was founded in 1973 and has expanded to more than 800 locations, with stores in the United States and internationally.&nbsp;</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">&quot;They had Smoothie King in Charleston and Charlotte,&quot; said Derek Bullard. &quot;I live in Charlotte and just became a fan [of the product].&quot;</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The Bullards hold a multi-unit deal with Smoothie King and plan to open an additional two locations in the Asheville area by 2020.</div>

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