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Salad and Go files for bankruptcy and closes all locations permanently

Nypost · · 506 words · By Aurielle Weiss
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Salad and Go files for bankruptcy and closes all locations permanently See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Salad and Go, a made-to-order fast-casual spot dishing up salads, wraps and breakfast options, has filed for bankruptcy and revealed all locations will close down today.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The co-founders of Salad and Go, and now owners of Angie’s, Tony and Roushan Christofellis, exited back in 2021 after selling to an investment firm.”
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Multiple sources confirm Tony and Roushan Christofellis co-founded the company, sold it to private equity/an investment firm in 2021, and are now associated with Angie's.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salad and Go was an American drive-through restaurant chain that specialized in salads, wraps, and breakfast. It was a privately held company with more than 70 locations operating across Arizona and N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_and_Go
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web search NEUTRAL — Tony and Roushan Christofellis, who co-founded Salad and Go, used the Facebook page of their current chain, Angie’s, to mark the demise of their former business.
https://www.foodbible.com/fast-food/salad-chain-closes-unite…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tony and Roushan Christofellis sold the drive-thru salad concept to private equity in 2021 and then watched things go wrong. Now they are growing a new brand they believe will prove healthy food can b…
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/emerging-brands/why…
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Claim 2: “Just a year before that back in 2022, Salad and Go hired Wingstop’s CEO Charlie Morrison to run the brand.”
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Multiple web sources confirm that Salad and Go hired former Wingstop CEO Charlie Morrison in 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — Salad and Go is an American drive-thru restaurant chain that specializes in salads, wraps, and breakfast. The brand is headquartered in Coppell, Texas, having moved from their original headquarters in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_and_Go
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web search NEUTRAL — By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 19, 2022.In March, the then-50-unit Phoenix-based chain Salad and Go hired the CEO of the much larger Wingstop, Charlie Morrison, in what could only be described as a major co…
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/leadership/salad-go…
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web search NEUTRAL — Previously, Charlie served as Chairman and CEO of Wingstop, where he was responsible for leading the strategic direction of the Company and its global operations.
https://foodondemand.com/02272023/charlie-morrison-ceo-salad…
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Claim 3: “the chain opened over 60 stores in just a couple of years and by 2023, it was one of the fastest-growing concepts in the country.”
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The provided evidence does not contain specific numbers regarding the opening of 'over 60 stores in just a couple of years' or its ranking as one of the fastest-growing concepts by 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cesare Cardini (also known as Caesar Cardini and César Cardini, February 24, 1896 – November 3, 1956) was an Italian restaurateur, chef, and hotel owner who, along with his brother Alex Cardini (Novem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_Cardini
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_restaurant_chains_in_t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salade niçoise (French pronunciation: [salad niswaz]; Occitan: salada niçarda, pronounced [saˈlaðo niˈsaɾðo], or salada nissarda in the Niçard dialect) is a salad that originated in the French city of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salade_niçoise
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Claim 4: “Salad and Go, a made-to-order fast-casual spot dishing up salads, wraps and breakfast options, has filed for bankruptcy and revealed all locations will close down today.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Salad and Go filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed all its locations.
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web search NEUTRAL — A popular drive-thru salad chain abruptly closed all its locations last week, one day after filing for bankruptcy. Salad and Go, an Arizona-based restaurant chain known for making fresh foods convenie…
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/08/say-goodbye-beloved-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Salad and Go, a drive-thru healthy food chain, has filed for bankruptcy, leading to the closure of all 70 locations in Arizona and Nevada, citing financial challenges and declining consumer demand.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/salad-go-bankruptcy-closure-181266…
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web search NEUTRAL — Customers, employees react to Salad and Go closing. Salad and Go announced it would close all of its locations on August 5 after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/customers-employees-shocke…
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Claim 5: “A Cyclospora outbreak in July, in which Salad and Go was not implicated, weakened confidence across the industry”
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While web search results confirm a Cyclospora outbreak occurred in July involving lettuce/salad greens, there is no independent corroboration in the provided evidence specifically linking this event to a 'weakening of confidence' that affected Salad and Go, nor a specific confirmation that Salad and Go was explicitly 'not implicated' in a way that is reported by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Monsters Inside Me is an American television documentary series about infectious diseases. It includes first-person interviews with people and medical professionals telling their personal stories abou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monsters_Inside_Me_epi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026 was the 250th anniversary of the signing of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cyclosporiasis is a disease caused by infection by oocysts of Cyclospora cayetanensis, a pathogenic apicomplexan protozoan transmitted by feces-contaminated food and water. It is a cause of food poiso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclosporiasis
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Claim 6: “The company then hired former Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield to take on the role in 2025 where one of his first moves was to close down 40 restaurants in Texas and Oklahoma.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the hiring of Mike Tattersfield in 2025 or the closure of 40 restaurants in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Claim 7: “A short five months after that, Salad and Go had just 70 locations left, according to National Restaurant News.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding National Restaurant News reporting that 70 locations remained five months after the mentioned closures.
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Claim 8: “shortly after in 2024, Morrison left the drive-thru chain to lead Jersey Mike’s.”
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Web search results confirm Charlie Morrison was appointed CEO of Jersey Mike's in 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jersey Mike’s (Florence and Fort Mitchell).
https://www.jerseymikes.com/menu
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2024, Jersey Mike’s announced it was partnering with Blackstone to accelerate the Company’s global expansion and support its continued investment in technology and digital transformation.
https://jerrseymikes.com/news/charlie-morrison-appointed-ceo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jersey Mike's CEO, Charlie Morrison, rings a ceremonial bell on Thursday as his company goes public at the New York Stock Exchange. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura). Jersey Mike’s, the country’s s…
https://www.blackstone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/0…
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Claim 9: “The drive-thru salad chain has locations all across Arizona and Nevada”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the chain had locations across Arizona and Nevada.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1948 Salad Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game between the Nevada Wolf Pack and the North Texas State Eagles at Montgomery Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 1, 1948. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Salad_Bowl
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Salad Bowl was an annual post-season American college football bowl game played at Montgomery Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1947 to 1955. The bowl was sponsored by the Phoenix and Valley of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_Bowl_(game)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salad and Go was an American drive-through restaurant chain that specialized in salads, wraps, and breakfast. It was a privately held company with more than 70 locations operating across Arizona and N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_and_Go
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Claim 10: “Salad and Go filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 4”
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Web search results explicitly state the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 4 (or announced closures on August 5 following the filing).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ronald Dee White (born December 18, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and author, best known as a charter member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. Nicknamed "Tater Salad", he is the author o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_White
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salad and Go was an American drive-through restaurant chain that specialized in salads, wraps, and breakfast. It was a privately held company with more than 70 locations operating across Arizona and N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_and_Go
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Green papaya salad is a spicy salad made from shredded unripe papaya. Known as tam som or tam mak hoong in Laos, the dish is characterized by its bold flavors, combining sour, spicy, salty, and slight…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_papaya_salad
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