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<a href="http://www.smoothiekingfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=the-daily-republican-thanks-to-brands-like-smoothie-king-the-restaurant-business-is-booming-in-marion-illinois-5288" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoothie King</a>, a popular spot across the county, has interest in expanding into Marion as part of a 70 store expansion for the state, not including Chicago. "The market exceeds all of our required demographic criteria with a projected growth around 6 percent over the next five years," said Chad Tramuta, Franchise Development Manager with <a href="http://smoothieking.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=the-daily-republican-thanks-to-brands-like-smoothie-king-the-restaurant-business-is-booming-in-marion-illinois-5288" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoothie King</a>. "We received a lot of interest from the market and we are very excited to bring Smoothie King to the city of Marion." The company is awarding a territory to a franchisee to own and operate, hoping to get a site within 10-12 months. <a href="http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20160720/restaurant-boom-in-marion?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=the-daily-republican-thanks-to-brands-like-smoothie-king-the-restaurant-business-is-booming-in-marion-illinois-5288" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Click here to read the original article. </a>

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As part of a 70 store expansion throughout Illinois, Smoothie King is looking to add new locations in Marion.


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