Tender Greens is about to blow up.
Earlier this summer, the California-based salad chain received a minority investment from Danny Meyer, the founder of Shake Shack and CEO of one of the most successful restaurant groups in New York City.
Tender Greens told The New York Times it will use the investment to open more restaurants in California and beyond. The chain, founded in 2006, currently has 22 locations in California.
We recently stopped by a Tender Greens' downtown San Francisco location to see what the buzz is about.
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"Every now and then," Danny Meyer, who founded Shake Shack, said in a statement, "I’ll visit a restaurant and love the idea — the food, the people, the culture — so much that I wish I’d thought of it myself."
"That’s exactly what happened with Tender Greens," Meyer said. Earlier this summer, his restaurant company, The Union Hospitality Group, made a minority investment in the fast-casual chain — its first time taking stake in an outside concept.
I recently stopped by Tender Greens' downtown San Francisco location to see what the buzz is about.
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