Smoothie King Franchises Inc. has named industry veteran Kevin King to the new position of chief development officer, the company said Thursday.
King was most recently a principal at Project Pie LLC in Carlsbad, Calif., and previously served as chief development officer at Papa Murphy’s International in Vancouver, Wash.
Metairie, La.-based Smoothie King said the new chief development officer would oversee franchise growth of the brand. Last year the company signed a deal to develop 45 units in the Middle East.
Prior to Papa Murphy’s, King worked in various operations and development positions with JPMorgan Chase & Co., Donatos Pizza and Domino’s Pizza.
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Smoothie King has more than 760 units in 32 states, the Caymans, Singapore and the Republic of Korea.
Alan Liddle, Nation’s Restaurant News’ data and event content director, contributed to this report.
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