Freshii Franchise News

San Francisco Franchise Partner to now lead development of the entire fast-casual franchise. February 22, 2011 // Franchising.com // Los Angeles, CA – Industry veteran and former San Francisco Franchise Partner, Jeffrey Schlosser, who headed thriving Freshii locations in the San Francisco Bay Area market, has been appointed COO of the fast, fresh, custom-built menu franchise. Clean, simple, bright, and modern, Freshii stores have raised industry standards with quick and eco-prepared options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack.

After nearly a decade of success as Multi-Unit Developer for Starbucks and recent Director of Operations for 95 stores in the South Bay, Schlosser, coming from a family of entrepreneurs and business owners, decided to take a shot at building something on his own, and innovative, health and earth conscious Freshii was it...

Freebies, door prizes, $6 meals, and more during October 29th grand opening celebrations. October 11, 2010 // Franchising.com // Toronto – Freshii will celebrate its grand opening in Mississauga at the acclaimed Heartland Town Centre (5955 Latimer Drive) on Friday, October 29th. Already creating a buzz in Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C., Toronto, and around the globe for its delicious, fully customizable menu, Freshii will be the first of its kind to open in the area. Showcasing sustainably grown ingredients in a chill, planet-friendly atmosphere, Freshii will celebrate in-store and around the centre with delicious samples and $6 meals throughout the day. Also, the first 75 customers will receive a Freshii VIP card and the 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, and 50th customer will be given a $100 catering voucher...

Lauded green restaurant to amaze with August 30th grand opening of first Los Angeles location August 30, 2010 // Franchising.com // Los Angeles – On August 30th, the first of several Freshii locations in Los Angeles will celebrate its grand opening in epicurean Brentwood at 11740 San Vicente Boulevard/Gorham. Joining the community's zeal for green and healthy, Freshii will debut its delicious, fully customizable menu with sustainably grown ingredients and chill, planet-friendly atmosphere. Throughout the day, Freshii will celebrate in-store with delicious freebies and coupons.

Perfect for a quick and nutrient-packed breakfast, lunch, or dinner, Freshii's menu offers salads, wraps, rice bowls, grilled wraps, yogurts, and soups in a "build your own" format, with only the finest ingredients from three categories: light - super low in fat, but high in fiber, essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and lean protein; balanced - essential fats, slow-burning carbs, good oils, and high protein; and classic - great flavors to be enjoyed in moderation...

Healthy Fast Casual Concept Plans for 3 Additional San Francisco Restaurants May 12, 2010 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL — Freshii, a Chicago based fast casual chain known for its modern, hip vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks, has signed its second San Francisco franchise agreement in the past six months. Entrepreneur Kathy Razvan has signed a multi-unit franchise deal to open a minimum of three Freshii restaurants in San Francisco. Earlier in the year, Freshii announced that new franchisee Wendy Kanno-Hendryx would be opening Freshii in downtown San Francisco. Kanno-Hendryx has signed a lease for Freshii at 230 Bush Street in the Financial District and will be opening her restaurant later this year.

"Freshii is the future of fast food – fresh, healthy and delicious meals served in a manner consistent with today's busy lifestyles...

Healthy Fast Casual Concept Uses Visa Business Card to Control Food Costs May 04, 2010 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL — Freshii CEO Matthew Corrin has been featured in a Visa Business Card television commercial. The commercial features Corrin discussing how Freshii uses Visa Business Card services to control food costs, the essential driver in restaurant profitability.

Said Corrin, "The line between profit and loss is very thin. The food cost is the most important aspect of financial control. It's the make or break in this business. You are dealing with perishable products, so if you don't sell it, you throw it out. We are able to use our Visa Business Card to categorize our costs, and identify and monitor red flags."

The wildly successful fast casual concept is known for its modern, hip vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks...

Healthy Fast Casual Concept Plans for Five Units in Scottsdale and Phoenix April 28, 2010 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL — Entrepreneur father and son Dale and Dave I. Singh have signed a multi-unit franchise deal to open and operate Freshii restaurants in Arizona. The new franchisees plan to open five Freshii restaurants in Scottsdale and Phoenix. They plan to open their first store within the next six months.

The wildly successful fast casual concept is known for its modern, hip vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks. There are more than 20 Freshii restaurants in Chicago, Washington, DC, Denver, and Toronto, several new restaurants currently under construction, and an additional 300 units in varying stages of development in the US (Washington, DC; Denver, Colorado; Orange County, California; Los Angeles and San Francisco, California; Houston, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Manhattan, New York; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and internationally in Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Austria...

Former Hollywood Producer Moves to Nashville and Enters Restaurant Business February 16, 2010 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL — Daniel McCarthy and Olivia Sarratt McCarthy moved from Los Angeles to Nashville last year in search of a better quality of life for their family. After a decade in the film industry, they were also looking for a new venture.

"A friend knew I was looking to start a business and turned me on to Freshii. When I went to Chicago to see Freshii for myself, all the stores were completely packed, my lunch was quick and delicious and I knew right away Freshii will do particularly well in Nashville," Dan McCarthy. "Nashville really is the best of town and country. With a population of over a million, the culture is based on family values and the message of health, sustainability, and locally supplied produce will be extremely well received and supported...

Wendy Kanno-Hendryx Purchases Freshii Franchise for Downtown San Francisco

February 10, 2010 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL -- When Wendy Kanno-Hendryx and her husband Mark sold their Chicago company to a Fortune 500 firm and decided to retire to in Marin County to be near Wendy's family, she knew she still had the entrepreneurial itch. Her love of fitness and the outdoors coupled with her love of great food started her thinking about foodservice franchises that would be a perfect fit for San Francisco.

"After considering everything from internet driven business to coffee houses, a friend in Chicago had lunch at Freshii and suggested I take a look. I quickly learned that Matthew Corrin, founder of Freshii, was a leader in making a real change in the fast casual restaurant business...

Healthy Fast Casual Concept Plans to Open Over 30 Stores in Orange County

January 15, 2010 // Franchising.com // Newport Beach, California - Business professional Souhel Stephan Tarakji has signed a master franchise deal to open over 30 Freshii restaurants in Orange County, California over the next six years. The fast casual Freshii is known for its modern, hip vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks. There are currently 16 units in Chicago and Toronto, several new restaurants currently under construction, and more than 200 units in varying stages of development across the USA in Chicago, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Denver, New York City, Houston and Philadelphia, and in Canada in Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto...

Large Baja Fresh Franchisee Signs on with Freshii December 17, 2009 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL – Goel Management, franchisee of 12 Baja Fresh restaurants, Verizon Wireless retail stores as well as various real estate holdings, has purchased the master franchise rights for Freshii for the entire Philadelphia MSA to open at least 30 new Freshii locations. "Philadelphia is the 5th largest media market in the US, but has surprisingly few healthy eating options compared to many other large cities. Freshii start up costs are half of anything else I've seen with similar volumes, the concept is surprisingly simple to operate with lower food and labor costs, great food, the ability to expand in traditional and non-traditional locations and I think Freshii is the perfect fit for Philadelphia", said Sumeet Goel, CEO Goel Management...

Local Entrepreneurs to Expand Freshii Restaurants throughout Houston

November 10, 2009 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL -- Restaurant industry professionals and husband-and-wife team, Javier and Teresa Bueno, have signed a Master Franchise agreement to open 20+ Freshii stores in the Greater Houston, Texas market. Javier and Teresa are owners of Third Coast Produce, a produce distribution company that supplies independent, franchised, chain, fast-food, fast-casual, and full service restaurants in the Houston area. After reading about Freshii in several publications they had to check out the concept and see what the buzz was all about.

"Being 'plugged' into the industry I saw a demand for healthy and fresh food beginning to increase in Houston, but the restaurant options were few and far between and there was very little focus on branding...

Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee Opening 20+ Freshii Restaurants in the Big Apple

October 26, 2009 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL -- Restaurant professionals and brothers Dhavel and Hetal Patel have signed a Master Franchise agreement to open 20+ Freshii stores in parts of NYC. Dhavel and Hetal own and operate 7 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Northern New Jersey and after reading about Freshii in several publications they had to check out the concept and see what the buzz was all about.

"There is obviously a huge trend towards healthier eating and we had to figure out how to intelligently expand our franchise holdings in that direction. After meeting with Matthew Corrin, Freshii's founder, seeing the Freshii restaurants first hand, eating the food and witnessing the high volumes in relatively small spaces, we knew we wanted in and we knew we wanted as much of NYC as we could get," Hetal Patel...

Austrian Entrepreneur to Convert Existing Salad Concept to Freshii

October 23, 2009 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL - Andreas Kotal, owner of Salad Room, Vienna, Austria's first fast casual salad concept, has entered into a master franchise agreement with Freshii to convert his existing restaurant to Freshii and expand the Freshii brand throughout Eastern Europe. Mr. Kotal is a graduate of University of Vienna, Law School where he also majored in economics and business administration. Kotal, a serial entrepreneur first saw Freshii in Toronto where he operates Canada's largest fleet marketing company, CityFlitz.

"I was originally inspired to open Salad Room in part from watching Freshii open in Toronto. Salad Room has been received very well by customers in Vienna, Austria and we are proud of the business we built...

Healthy Fast Casual Concept Plans for 5 Units in DC Metro Area

April 28, 2009 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL, -- Restaurant industry professional Andrew Nelson has signed a multi-unit franchise deal to open 5 Freshii restaurants in Washington, DC. The fast casual Freshii is known for its modern, hip vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks. There are currently 13 units in Chicago and Toronto, several new restaurants currently under construction, and 90 units in varying stages of development in Illinois, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, PA.

Nelson plans to open 5 restaurants in select trade areas in the Washington, DC metro area, and he will also be evaluating sites in Montgomery County, MD...

Freshii Franchisee Set to Open Multiple Units in 2009 March 09, 2009 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL, — Fast casual Freshii is known for its hip, cool vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks. Freshii is joining forces with Equinox Fitness in Chicago to open a new location inside an Equinox Fitness center at 200 W. Monroe Street. Freshii franchisee, David Grossman, has additional Chicago stores slated to open in 2009, including locations at Water Tower Place and Block 37, and is in negotiations for several others. There are currently 14 units in Toronto and Chicago as well as stores in development in Los Angeles.

"Freshii is a healthy lifestyle brand," says Freshii founder and CEO Matthew Corrin. "Partnering with Equinox in Chicago reinforces our brand purpose and helps further establish our mission of being the most convenient choice for fresh food, custom built fast...

Healthy Fast Casual Concept Plans for 80 Units in Chicago Area January 21, 2009 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL,— Chicago native and restaurant industry guru David Grossman has signed a master franchise deal to open 80 Freshii locations throughout Chicago. After working with Subway Corporation for seven years, opening more than 100 restaurants in the Chicago area, Grossman spent the past 12 years with General Growth Properties leasing spaces to hundreds of different restaurants ranging from Mrs. Fields Cookies and Wetzel's Pretzels to McDonald's, Corner Bakery, Panera Bread, Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory and many more. The fast casual Freshii is known for its hip, cool vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks. There are currently 14 units in Toronto and Chicago as well as stores in development in Los Angeles...

Healthy Fast Casual Concept Signs Partnership with Fransmart

October 29, 2008 // Franchising.com // Chicago, IL, -- Freshii founder and CEO, Matthew Corrin, began his career dressing runway models and working under fashion icon, Oscar de la Renta. Today, the young and driven CEO is launching a nationwide expansion plan for his hot and fresh new brand, Freshii, moving from the über competitive fashion industry to the equally competitive restaurant industry. Corrin incorporates what he learned from the retail and fashion world into Freshii, making it very attractive to consumers today. Freshii offers a hip, cool vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks.

To tackle nationwide expansion, Freshii is partnering with Fransmart, the Alexandria, Virginia-based franchise development company...