A once fast-growing drive-thru salad chain has reached a major turning point after filing for bankruptcy and shutting down its restaurants earlier this year. Now, dozens of its former locations are set to get a new life under one of the country’s rapidly expanding coffee chains.
7 Brew wins Salad & Go locations
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved the sale of 63 former Salad & Go drive-thru location leases to 7 Brew for approximately $123.5 million, bringing a major portion of the company’s Chapter 11 restructuring to a close.
The approved transaction includes 36 locations in Arizona, 19 in Texas, five in Oklahoma, and three in Nevada. The locations will eventually be converted into 7 Brew coffee stands.
7 Brew emerged as the winning bidder after competing against Dutch Bros. The winning bid of $123,452,384.02 was substantially higher than the initial $105 million agreement involving Dutch Bros.
Salad & Go closed all its restaurants
Salad & Go filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on August 4, 2026, and closed its remaining restaurants shortly afterward. The Arizona-founded company had built a sizable drive-thru restaurant business focused on salads, wraps, breakfast items, and other relatively health-conscious options.
The company had faced pressure from declining consumer demand, rising costs, and challenges associated with its rapid expansion. Industry conditions also became more difficult following a Cyclospora outbreak that affected salad businesses during the summer.
Creditors expected to be paid in full
The bankruptcy sale has an unusual outcome: Salad & Go’s unsecured creditors are expected to receive full payment of their claims.
Reed Smith, the law firm representing Salad & Go in the bankruptcy case, said the transaction is expected to provide enough proceeds to pay unsecured creditors in full, despite the company having gone through Chapter 11.
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