food retailer . for the bowling for soup song see smoothie king a hangover you don t deserve . smoothie king franchises inc. be good to yourself type private founded 1973 in kenner louisiana founder steve kuhnau cindy kuhnau headquarters metairie louisiana number of locations 600 worldwide 1 key people wan kim ceo revenue 160.00 million systemwide 2 website smoothieking.com smoothie king is a smoothie food retailer that caters blended fruit based drinks . first opening in 1973 as a stand alone vitamin shop in kenner louisiana smoothie king now encompasses over 600 locations . contents 1 history 2 competitors 3 sponsorships 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit a smoothie king at the university of houston working as a soda jerker in his teenage years steve kuhnau founder of smoothie king found himself unable to digest the malts shakes and floats he was preparing due to a lactose intolerance . consequently he formulated a smoothie in his kitchen as an alternative to other ice cream based drinks of the era . shortly after his first store opened in kenner louisiana in 1973 other stores opened in the new orleans metropolitan area and subsequently in washington d.c. and 32 other states . kuhnau began to franchise the smoothie king name and business in 1989 . 3 smoothie king s 30 year anniversary in 2003 was commemorated with their first international franchise in south korea . 4 former logo used until 2013 . in july 2012 steve and cindy kuhnau sold the company to wan kim and standard chartered bank . kim borrowed 58 million from standard chartered . 5 in november the company announced that it would move its headquarters from covington louisiana to metairie in jefferson parish near the company s first store in kenner . the company cited a 2.4 million promised incentive from the louisiana department of economic development for its decision to stay in the state . 6 competitors edit since 1989 smoothie king has been named 1 franchise in their category 17 times by entrepreneur magazine . 7 sponsorships edit on february 5 2014 the new orleans pelicans of the national basketball association announced that they had reached a 10 year sponsorship agreement to rename the new orleans arena as smoothie king center . the arena had been one of only three nba arenas without a naming rights sponsor . smoothie king owner wan kim said the deal would allow the company to show its commitment to new orleans while also promoting its brand worldwide . 8 see also edit new orleans portal companies portal food portal smoothie healthy diet references edit the story of smoothie king smoothie king espn new orleans pelicans arena sponsorship story hoovers company factsheet hoovers company factsheet carol tice flush with cash a chain s new ceo plots smoothie domination forbes november 5 2012 . drew broach smoothie king takes 2.4 million state sweetener to move to metairie times picayune november 20 2012 . smoothie king franchise information entrepreneur.com pelicans 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