Smoothie shops add telehealth referral revenue by pointing interested customers to a licensed online care platform and earning a fixed marketing fee for it. When a customer scans your QR code or uses your personal link, signs up, and stays active, you get paid every month for as long as that person keeps using the service. There is no clinical work, no inventory, and nothing to sell. You share a link, and licensed providers and pharmacies handle everything on the medical side.
Here is exactly how it works for a smoothie shop, and who takes care of the parts you never touch.
Why telehealth referrals fit a smoothie shop
Your customers already walk in with health goals. They order the protein add-in, ask about calories, and talk about wanting to feel better. That makes a smoothie shop one of the most natural places for a conversation about weight management to come up. Interest in GLP-1 options like semaglutide and tirzepatide has grown quickly, and many of your regulars are already curious.
Instead of turning that interest into a service you would have to staff, license, and stock, you can simply point customers toward a licensed telehealth platform. It is one more helpful resource next to your menu, except this one pays you a recurring marketing fee instead of adding cost. That is the whole idea behind the Smoothie Shops program.
You are not diagnosing anyone, recommending a medication, or deciding who qualifies. You are making an option visible to people who are already asking.
What you do, and what you never touch
The lift is intentionally light. You display a QR code by the register or on a table card, and when the subject comes up, you mention that there is a licensed option online. That is the extent of your involvement.
Here is what stays entirely off your plate:
- No clinical work. You do not evaluate anyone or manage treatment.
- No inventory. Nothing to stock, blend, store, or reorder.
- No prescribing. Licensed providers do the prescribing.
- No fulfillment. Licensed pharmacies handle fulfillment, refills, and shipping.
Your shop never touches medication at any point, and your team never handles a prescription. Your baristas keep making smoothies. The most involved thing anyone does is point a curious customer toward the code. Because the whole thing runs on a QR code, it fits the steady foot traffic a smoothie shop already has. For more on that, see QR code referrals: turning foot traffic into monthly income.
Who handles the clinical side
This is the part that keeps your role simple. Everything medical belongs to licensed professionals, not to your shop.
Independent licensed providers do the prescribing, and licensed pharmacies handle fulfillment, refills, and shipping. The platform is LegitScript-certified, which means the clinical and dispensing side is run by vetted, licensed people. MedStands is not a medical practice and does not prescribe. Every request is reviewed by a licensed provider, and not everyone qualifies, so you never decide who is treated and you cannot influence that outcome.
That separation is the point. Your shop stays in its lane, and the customer gets care from properly licensed professionals. If you want a fuller picture of the division of labor, read who handles the prescribing and shipping in a referral program.
Getting paid: a fixed marketing fee, not a commission
The amount you earn is a fixed marketing fee set in advance. It is not a commission, not a percentage, and not a cut of sales. It is a flat monthly fee for each active referred customer, paid straight to your bank account for as long as that person keeps actively using the platform.
Because the fee recurs monthly, a referral you make once can keep contributing for a long time. A handful of active customers becomes a small, steady line of income that sits alongside your smoothie sales rather than replacing any of it. What you earn depends on how many people you refer and how long they stay active, so we keep the framing honest and never promise a specific figure.
What it costs to join
It is free to join. There is no setup fee, no monthly fee, and nothing to buy. You are not stocking a product, signing a franchise agreement, or committing to a minimum. Because there is no cost and no medical work, your downside is limited to the few minutes it takes to set out a code.
If you are weighing whether to sign up as a business partner or as an individual affiliate, both paths are open, and you can compare them anytime through the partner program.
Common questions
Does my smoothie shop pay anything to join?
No. It is free to join, with no setup fee, no monthly fee, and nothing to buy. You get your QR code and personal link at no cost and start sharing whenever you are ready.
Do I need a medical license or any training?
No. This is a marketing referral role, not a clinical one. You share a code and raise awareness. Licensed providers handle the prescribing and licensed pharmacies handle fulfillment, refills, and shipping. Your shop never touches medication.
Who decides who gets treated?
Licensed providers do. Every request is reviewed by a licensed provider, and not everyone qualifies. You do not evaluate candidacy and cannot influence who is approved. Your part is simply to make the option known.
How does the platform know a referral came from my shop?
Each partner gets a unique QR code and personal link. Anyone who signs up through your code is attributed to you, and your monthly marketing fee is tied to that attribution for as long as the person stays active. There is nothing to track by hand.
Get started
If you want to add a low-effort, recurring revenue line to your smoothie shop without buying inventory or taking on clinical work, this is built for exactly that. It is free to join, it fits how your shop already runs, and it pays a fixed marketing fee each month for as long as your referrals stay active. Learn more on the Smoothie Shops program page, or browse partner programs by industry to see how businesses like yours are putting this to work. Set out a code, and let the licensed professionals handle the rest.