Smoothie King plans to add 25 franchise locations in the St. Louis area over the next five years. The chain said it would cut its franchise fee by 40 percent, dropping the amount by $10,000 to spur growth. So far in 2013, nine new franchises nationwide have tapped into the incentive program. The chain has targeted adding 1,000 new franchised and corporate locations in the United States over the next five years. Read the St. Louis Post-Dispatch story here.