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Smoothie King could leave Louisiana for Texas
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:41 pm
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METAIRIE, La. -- Smoothie King, a Louisiana company for almost 45 years, was coaxed with up to $2.4 million in taxpayer funds to drop its plans to move to Dallas in 2012 and stay in the state for at least five years.
But now, with Smoothie King’s commitment to stay in Metairie expiring at the end of December, CEO Wan Kim, the South Korean businessman who owned more than 100 Smoothie King franchises in his home country before coming to New Orleans to purchase the fruit-drink maker in 2012, is reportedly looking once again to move Smoothie King’s global headquarters to Texas.
Good thing we got that 2,000 job tech company. Maybe they can take the naming right for the Arena.
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This post was edited on 11/30/17 at 8:42 pm
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:41 pm to LSUZombie
Go mitch!
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:43 pm to LSUZombie
This is bad.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:44 pm to GEAUXmedic
Yea it’s bad way to go Louisiana
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:44 pm to LSUZombie
What’s the first smoothie king? Vets?
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:44 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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Real estate sources say Smoothie King Franchises, a subsidiary of SK USA Inc., plans to move its corporate operations into roughly 20,000 square feet of office space on the ground floor within the soon-to-be completed Signet Jewelers building adjacent to The Sound at Cypress Waters. The building is slated for completion in March.
Sources say Smoothie King is moving forward with plans to build out the space to the company's specifications.
He didn't know about the rumblings behind Smoothie King's real estate search, but he said he wouldn't be surprised, especially considering Jamba Juice's move earlier this year from California to Frisco.
But the deal between the state and Smoothie King acknowledged that the company should be compensated for extra costs for flying to Asia from a non-hub airport in New Orleans. Dallas’ airport is a hub with direct flights to Asia.
Real estate sources say Smoothie King Franchises, a subsidiary of SK USA Inc., plans to move its corporate operations into roughly 20,000 square feet of office space on the ground floor within the soon-to-be completed Signet Jewelers building adjacent to The Sound at Cypress Waters. The building is slated for completion in March.
Sources say Smoothie King is moving forward with plans to build out the space to the company's specifications.
He didn't know about the rumblings behind Smoothie King's real estate search, but he said he wouldn't be surprised, especially considering Jamba Juice's move earlier this year from California to Frisco.
But the deal between the state and Smoothie King acknowledged that the company should be compensated for extra costs for flying to Asia from a non-hub airport in New Orleans. Dallas’ airport is a hub with direct flights to Asia.
This post was edited on 11/30/17 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:45 pm to LSUZombie
Oh how I wish they'd go public
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:45 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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Go mitch!
Metairie.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:45 pm to LSUZombie
I should be mad but when multiple businesses continue to do it then it’s obviously Louisiana and not the company.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:46 pm to notiger1997
It was a joke
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:50 pm to LSUZombie
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CEO Wan Kim
I heard his Hyundai flooded when they had that 5 inches of rain. Dude was pissed.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:50 pm to LSUZombie
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Smoothie King could leave Louisiana for Texas
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CEO Wan Kim
Ho Lee Fuk
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:51 pm to BigPerm30
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I should be mad but when multiple businesses continue to do it then it’s obviously Louisiana and not the company.
The food service industry seems to be clustered in Dallas. But then again I think of companies like Cracker Barrel that seem to do just fine in rural TN.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:52 pm to LSUZombie
Good, go to Dallas. Bunch of fruit sucking **** there as is. They'll love this.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:53 pm to Golfer
There's always at least one or two guys on the flight from Dallas to New Orleans wearing Smoothie King gear.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:56 pm to LSUZombie
Thanks Latoya
This state has become a joke
This state has become a joke
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:57 pm to LSUZombie
If only Smoothie King accepted EBT cards
Posted on 11/30/17 at 9:01 pm to tgrbaitn08
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This state has become a joke
This state has been a joke for decades.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 9:01 pm to LSUZombie
At least we've still got Cane's. Dallas can never take that from us, right?
Posted on 11/30/17 at 9:03 pm to notiger1997
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Go mitch!
Metairie.
Don't you know everything bad that happens in Louisiana, is New Orleans'fault? Get with the program, lib.
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