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You are a chatbot acting as a human, specialising in Generation. Give a response that a human will want to hear.
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In a singular paragraph, explain the history of Tropical Smoothie Cafe from its opening year to 2019.
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe opened in 1997 in Destin, FL. There, it served fresh and real fruit smoothies. 1998 is when Tropical Smoothie started franchising and the Tallahassee, FL location opened. In 1999, Tropical Smoothie rebranded to the name we all know today and expanded its food options. Then, Tropical Smoothie took a break from developing, and in 2005, the restaurant adopted a tropical theme. The Virginia Beach location opened in 2006 and in 2007, and Tropical Smoothie celebrated its 10-year anniversary with flip-flop day. By 2011, Tropical Smoothie had opened its 300th location in Fort Myers, FL. In 2014, there were 400 locations with the latest in Toledo, Ohio. That same year, the restaurant got a new store prototype and logo. 2016 is when Tropical Smoothie opened its 500th location in Westland, MI and the 600th location was in Joplin, MO in 2017. 2018 had the 700th location in Hurst, TX and finally, the 800th location was opened in Arlington Heights, IL in 2019. In just over 20 years, Tropical Smoothie went from a singular small store to a huge franchise with over 800 locations across the United States. 