Fuit smoothies have been all the rage since about the late 1950’s and 1960’s. The home blender made creating a smoothie in your home an option. People could buy their favorite fruits and experiment with different combinations to see which tasted best.
Flash forward to 2025 and you have a smoothie shop on every major intersection in both towns and cities. They sell various smoothies, acai bowls, snacks, health bars and drinks as well. You can get smoothies in NYC just as easily as you can get smoothies in Corolla, NC.
Smoothie shops first opened up out west in cities like San Francisco & L.A. more than half a century ago. Usually, these shops could be found near the beaches. The idea caught on and spread through the United States.
Though there was some pullback in the 1970’s and 1980’s, the smoothie saw a resurgence starting in the 1990’s which has lasted all the way until today. According to IBISworld there are currently just under 5400 smoothie establishments in the states.
Major corporations have formed around the smoothie, like Smoothie King and Tropical Smoothie for example. They have made an art out of streamlining fruit and other ingredients to locations in an effort to keep prices as low as possible. But nothing beats your local smoothie shop with fruit that is sourced locally.
Smoothies give you everything you need for a boost to your day. Vitamins, minerals & natural sugars found in fruit smoothies will provide extra energy when you need it most. Caloric levels in smoothies can be as low as 200 and as high as 600 depending on the size and type of smoothie you order.
Don’t hesitate to give your local smoothie shop a try. See if you can sample 3 or 4 of their most popular smoothies to see which is your favorite. Chances are you will be back again and again.
