1995 headquarters scottsdale arizona united states parent kahala brands website planetsmoothie.com planet smoothie is the third largest american chain of smoothie stores 1 serving smoothies . the company was founded in 1995 2 by martin sprock in atlanta georgia and currently operates more than 100 locations . in november 2011 planet smoothie was acquired by tasti d lite llc who also operates tasti d lite stores . 3 in june 2015 quick service restaurant franchisor kahala brands purchased both planet smoothie and tasti d lite in a deal that brings their 128 locations into the portfolio of about a dozen fast food treat and sandwich chains such as blimpie and cold stone creamery owned by the serruya family of canada . together the tasti d lite and planet smoothie locations will now be run from the kahala brands corporate headquarters in scottsdale arizona . 4 contents 1 advertising 2 going green 3 merger 4 references 5 external links advertising edit in 2007 planet smoothie decided to send one person on a trip from orlando to san diego to assume the role of cup man the chain s longstanding brand character . 5 the 22 market good for you good for the planet tour took cupman coast to coast in a biodiesel converted ice cream truck designed to raise awareness of green issues in markets across the country . 6 candidates were required to submit a video of why they felt they would make the best cup man for the 30 day green trek . 7 joel moss levinson of dayton ohio was named the winner . for joel s winning entry he wrote a song with lines such as i wan na be your cupman and i m environmentally responsible i recycle reduce and reuse that s why i want to drive your car that runs on biodiesel fuel . 8 joel garnered enough online votes to be chosen as the company s walking talking touring cupman . 9 joel has since won 11 contests earning more than 200 000 in money and prizes . he has been featured in the new york times 10 the jay leno show 11 and an access hollywood rising star . 12 going green edit in 2008 planet smoothie who served its smoothies in cups made of recycled polystyrene and offered the reusable macdaddy insulated travel mug sponsored a contest to encourage inventors to develop an eco friendly solution to polystyrene currently the only cup material in the marketplace that maintains a smoothie s frozen integrity . 13 merger edit following the acquisition of the planet smoothie brand by tasti d lite several stores began to convert to a dual brand product mix offering both smoothies and soft serve . references edit http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories raving brands inc company history.html raving brands inc. company history franchise directory . all business . tasti d lite acquires planet smoothie . networld media group . kahala brands announces purchase of planet smoothie & tasti d lite . 2015 06 02 . retrieved 2015 06 02 . planet smoothie to hit the road for the good of the globe . nation s restaurant news . planet smoothie issues a call for green inventors with its new year new look new you campaign . earth times . planet smoothie now accepting online auditions to become cup man with the launch of the national program good for you . good for the planet . the cup man s quest . . news blaze . internet crush joel moss levinson . new york daily news . dempsey laura april 1 2008 . he s a real smoothie in a cup suit dayton native joel moss mixes showbiz environmentalism as drink company s roving mascot . . dayton daily news . clifford stephanie october 28 2008 . finding a gold mine in digital ditties . the new york times . retrieved may 22 2010 . the jay leno show . access hollywood rising star . planet smoothie issues a call for green inventors with its new year new look new you campaign . reuters . february 4 2008 . external links edit planet smoothie official company website tasti d lite official company website v t e mty food group kahala blimpie cold stone creamery yogen fr z great steak planet smoothie ranch1 surf city 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