The Brief
- Salad and Go has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court and will permanently close all locations following final guest service on Aug. 5, 2026.
- Founded in Gilbert in 2013, the drive-thru salad chain served more than 60 million meals across its 70 locations over a 13-year span.
- Company officials cited sustained pressure on consumer demand, strategic growth challenges, rising costs, and industry-wide fallout from a July Cyclospora outbreak for the decision.
PHOENIX – Valley favorite Salad and Go is closing all of its locations Aug. 5 as it filed for bankruptcy, the company said on Tuesday.
What we know:
“Salad and Go today announced that it has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. All Salad and Go locations will close permanently, with final guest service on Aug. 5, 2026,” Salad and Go said on Aug. 4. “Chapter 11 provides a court-supervised framework for the company to realize the value of its assets and to meet its obligations in an orderly manner.”…