Salad and Go, a fast-casual drive-thru restaurant chain, is getting ready to open a new location in Phoenix with a new site in Gilbert at E Riggs Road & Higley Road.
The company’s newest location recently broke ground on a long-awaited site at the northeast corner of Riggs and Higley Road, sitting north of a QuickTrip that also recently broke ground, according to East Valley Now. The new Salad and Go is expected to open sometime next year, offering quick, healthy, and affordable meals. This is a massive accomplishment for both companies, considering this development was initially announced in February 2023.
Salad and Go is on a mission to make nutritious food accessible to everyone, according to a press release. The company recently announced launching a nonprofit to transform lives and create a healthier future for America. The newly formed Salad and Go Charities will expand the community programs built with the one-of-a-kind restaurant concept.
Salad and Go Charities, which operates independently of Salad and Go, will focus its support on three key areas: donating nutritious meals, investing in area programs that address food insecurity, and educating the next generation on healthy habits and nutrition. The organization will serve the communities in Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nevada, where Salad and Go operates its more than 140 stores. The restaurant concept has big plans to expand to more states shortly.
“Everyone deserves the basic nutrition required for a healthy life,” Brandi Hale, Salad and Go Charities executive director, said in a press release. “Salad and Go Charities is committed to ensuring more people have reliable access to nutritious foods. As we expand these programs moving forward, we’re going to serve even more communities in need.”
In 2023, Salad and Go donated more than 200,000 meals to individuals in need, hosted 44 youth education workshops to promote healthy living, and, together with its own guests, raised more than $355,000 to address food insecurity. Its Guest Give initiative has raised more than $1.3 million since it launched in 2020, and its Salad Donation Program has provided more than 900,000 meals across the communities Salad and Go calls home.
Salad and Go Charities intends to expand the scope and impact of these programs. Funds raised through Guest Give will go to the charity’s new Nourishing Communities grants program, which allows qualified nonprofits tackling hunger to apply for grants of up to $10,000. The nonprofit will also invite local communities to donate and volunteer — and connect those generous individuals to life-changing opportunities to serve neighbors in need.
“I’m extremely proud to see Salad and Go’s community work amplified through Salad and Go Charities and look forward to the incredible difference the nonprofit will make,” Charlie Morrison, CEO of Salad and Go, said in a press release. “Our Salad and Go team is excited to support and promote these programs.”
