Consumer Trends

America's favorite beverage/snack chains

Tropical Smoothie Cafe took the top spot.
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Photograph courtesy of Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Tropical Smoothie Cafe landed in the top spot for the second year in a row. The smoothie chain has been shaking up its C-suite in recent months, adding a new CMO and a new chief information and digital officer to join its relatively new CEO. The company has ambitious growth plans over the next several years.

Beverage/SnackService & HospitalityUnit Appearance & AmbianceFood & BeverageConvenience & TakeoutValueOverall Score
Tropical Smoothie Cafe63.2%51.7%62.6%61.4%47.2%57.8%
Cold Stone Creamery67.7%51.8%58.5%61.8%44.7%56.2%
Pinkberry64.2%54.1%55.4%60.7%47.3%55.3%

Source: Technomic Ignite consumer data; scores represent the percentage of respondents who strongly agree with the statements, on a scale of 1 to 5.

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