Saladworks to Open in Brandon, Fl
March 15 2012 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Saladworks, the nation’s first and largest
fresh-tossed salad franchise, is opening its Brandon, Florida
location in Brandon Lakes Plaza Shopping Center, 2020 W. Brandon
Blvd. Brandon, Florida. This is the first of three locations for
Calvin and Felicia Rucker of Tampa Bay.
Saladworks celebrates the opening of its Brandon Florida
location by offering $5 salads to all customers on the 19th, 20th,
and 21st of March.
After 25 years as a district manager for a fast food chain,
Calvin Rucker was looking to open a business that not only aligned
with his experience and health-conscious lifestyle, but also had a
solid background and support system.
“Saladworks’ concept is one that Felicia and I wholeheartedly
believe in, we lead a healthy lifestyle and want to help others do
the same,” Calvin Rucker said. “Because of my experience in the
restaurant industry, I know how important support is. We have been
overwhelmed by the support that Saladworks has offered. We have
welcomed the assistance every step of the way including finding our
location, negotiating our lease, marketing and opening our
store.”
Florida is only one of many new states that Saladworks will
embark upon in 2012. They sunny climate, affluent customer base and
number of inhabitants that have moved from the tri-state area,
Saladworks is sure to become a welcome addition to the Florida
landscape.
“Expansion in areas outside of the Philadelphia market is an
integral part of our growth plan,” said Chairman/CEO, John
Scardapane. “The three-store agreement with the Ruckers in Tampa
Bay is just the first step in making Saladworks a household name
in, not only Florida, but along the entire East Coast; we’re
excited to have Calvin and Felicia on board to help us accomplish
that.”
A fusion of fanatic’ly fresh and healthy menu items along with
passionate customer service define the experience every guest has
at a Saladworks location. Saladworks offers all fans the
opportunity to create their own fresh salad, which is then expertly
prepared in front of them by a Saladworks team member. They can
also choose from one of 12 Signature Salads. All of Saladworks
offerings are chopped fresh daily in every location across the
county. Saladworks also offers proprietary soups, fresh wraps, hot
panini sandwiches and Fusion sandwiches.
ABOUT SALADWORKS
Saladworks, celebrating its 25th anniversary, is the nation’s
first and largest fresh-salad franchise concept, operating
100 locations in 12 states with more than 60 units in development.
Saladworks offers a "fanatic’ly fresh" menu of flavorful salads,
signature dressings, proprietary soups, Fusion and panini
sandwiches. With the addition of the True Nutrition menu,
Saladworks’ signature salads average less than 300 calories. In
2012, Entrepreneur magazine named Saladworks the nation’s
number-one salad franchise, for the fourth year in a row. It is
consistently listed on QSR’s 10 Best Franchise Deals; Inc.’s
500/5000; and Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best Places to Work.
Scardapane was named 2011 CEO of the Year by SmartCEO. For more
information, visit http://www.saladworks.com.