Salad and Go, the drive-thru salad chain known for its low-cost bowls and wraps, is closing all of its locations permanently after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The company filed its bankruptcy petition on Monday, Aug. 4, and said it would shut down all 70 remaining stores following final guest service on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
In a statement explaining the closure, Salad and Go said the business was unable to overcome sustained pressure on consumer demand, past strategic growth challenges and rising costs. The company added that a Cyclospora outbreak in July, in which Salad and Go was not implicated, weakened confidence across the broader fast-casual salad industry and compounded its existing struggles.
At the time of the announcement, more than 60 Salad and Go locations were still operating across Phoenix, Tucson and Nevada, according to the company. The chain had expanded to dozens of locations across Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas since its founding.
Salad and Go opened its first store in Mesa, Arizona, in 2013, building a following on its drive-thru-only model and menu prices that undercut most fast-casual salad competitors. The chain grew rapidly over the following decade, expanding well beyond its home market before running into the financial pressures that led to Wednesday‘s closure.
The company has set up a customer service page addressing frequently asked questions about the shutdown, including how customers with remaining loyalty balances or gift cards should proceed.
The closure marks the end of one of the more prominent fast-casual health food chains to emerge in the Southwest over the past decade, and it adds to a string of restaurant bankruptcies and closures that have hit the sector amid rising food costs and shifting consumer spending habits.



