Smooth operator: Franchisee works the system to great success

From the Army to fast food to healthy eats, businesswoman Emily Harrington serves one constant: people come first.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. November 30, 2018
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Mark Wemple. Emily Harrington has been one of Tropical Smoothie’s top performers since becoming a franchisee in 2016.
Mark Wemple. Emily Harrington has been one of Tropical Smoothie’s top performers since becoming a franchisee in 2016.
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U.S. Army veteran Emily Harrington has been a Tropical Smoothie Café franchisee for just a couple of years.

She already owns five locations in the Tampa Bay area and recently signed on to run eight more, in Pasco County. Three of those are in various stages of development.

 

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