Map Shows Salad and Go Locations Closing Amid Cyclospora Outbreak
The made-to-order salad chain has announced it is closing all its remaining locations after filing for bankruptcy.
Salad and Go, a salad chain headquartered in Gilbert, Arizona, is closing all of its 70 drive-thru locations in Arizona and Nevada due to a cyclospora outbreak that has affected thousands of Americans nationwide. The company, which has been in operation since 2013, filed for bankruptcy amidst the outbreak. Salad and Go attributed its financial difficulties to sustained pressure on consumer demand, past strategic growth challenges, and rising costs.
The company did not disclose any direct involvement in the cyclospora outbreak, but acknowledged that the illness outbreak had "weakened confidence across the industry and compounded these challenges." Salad and Go stated on its website that it did not utilize shredded iceberg lettuce or purchase ingredients from the supplier implicated in recent reports about the outbreak.
Earlier this year, the company announced plans to close all its Texas and Oklahoma locations to concentrate its efforts on Arizona.
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