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🌟 Tropic Star Spotlight: Cesar Coronado 🌟 As one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe's youngest franchisees, Cesar Coronado, alongside business partner Marlon Sullivan, continues to grow their presence in the Chicago market with Tropical Smoothie Cafe. 🌴🥭 With a background spanning full-service restaurants and corporate finance, Cesar took a thoughtful, data-driven approach to franchising and ultimately chose Tropical Smoothie Cafe for its strong fundamentals, operational model, and alignment with his values. Today, he operates 17 cafes, with 6 more in development, across Chicago and South Carolina, including recent openings in key neighborhoods like Streeterville, with continued growth underway as part of their multi-unit development plan. His leadership approach is rooted in building strong systems, developing teams from within, and staying closely connected to the communities they serve. We’re proud to spotlight franchisees like Cesar who continue to grow with purpose and impact across our system. 🌴