Just Salad debuts first-ever drive-thru
A fast-casual dining retailer opened a new restaurant — its first to feature a drive-thru concept.
Located in Livingston, N.J., Just Salad’s new restaurant is responding to customers’ growing demand for convenience, speed and healthy meal options. The new concept enables customers to order directly at the drive-thru window, ensuring speed, accuracy and seamless pick-up. The new location also offers dine-in services, providing flexibility for customers who prefer to eat on-site or take their meals to go.
This store is the first of multiple Just Salad drive-thru locations expected to open throughout this year, according to the company.
"This new location reflects our belief that fast food can be redefined – it can be fresh, it can be sustainable, and it can still be convenient," said Nick Kenner, Just Salad’s founder and CEO. "This format allows us to serve our guests with added convenience, representing a major step forward in making healthy, delicious food even more accessible. It's an exciting moment for Just Salad as we continue to innovate and rapidly expand into new markets.”
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At drive-thru or in-store, customers can choose from more than 15 chef-designed salads, wraps, warm bowls, soups and smoothies when visiting the new store. Specific menu highlights include Just Salad's seasonal winter salads, fan-favorite “Iconic Salads” and “Earth-Friendly” salads that feature low carbon footprints. In-store customers are also encouraged to take advantage of Just Salad's signature reusable bowl program. In effort to reduce waste, the program invites customers to purchase a reusable bowl in-store and receive a free salad topping with every use. The program is not available at drive-thru.
The company, which was founded in 2006, has over 90 locations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
