Tropical Smoothie Cafe leadership has the Midwest in its crosshairs.
The fast casual cafe franchise owned by Atlanta-based venture capital firm BIP Capital, released "aggressive development plans" Tuesday to target Ohio and Illinois for future stores, setting a goal to open 50 new cafes across both states over the next five years.
"The Midwest is a key area for development and while we have an existing presence in markets such as Ohio and Illinois, we've only scratched the surface," said Mike…