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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 28 MIN

Why Salad and Go is closing restaurants

from The Week in Restaurants · host Informa Foodservice

More Salad and Go locations are Salad and Gone.This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants examines the drive-thru salad chain, which closed its remaining locations in Texas and Oklahoma. We discuss why that concept has struggled. We also talk about protein. A dozen restaurant chains have introduced new protein items this week. What’s behind that trend and is it a fad? Some notable Fat Brands executives just got some retention bonuses and raises we’ll examine that particular bit of news. Later on in Tech Check, Joe talks about a fake Reddit post.

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