Garden Fresh Restaurant

Garden Fresh Restaurant
CEO: Michael Mack
HQ: 15822 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite A, San Diego, CA 92127
telephone: (858) 675-1600
website: www.souplantation.com, www.sweettomatoes.com
sic code: 5812
date of investment: October 2005
business description: Garden Fresh currently operates 115 salad, soup & bakery restaurants in 15 states under the Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes brand names. Founded in 1978 in San Diego and staffed by service-oriented, friendly employees, Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes offers a unique, all-you-care-to-eat lunch and dinner dining experience for a fixed price. The restaurants feature a 45-foot self-serve salad bar with an abundant selection of fresh vegetables and a variety of signature salads tossed exhibition-style every 20 minutes. In addition to a daily selection of eight made-from-scratch soups, a variety of hand-crafted muffins, focaccia pizzas, pastas, and desserts are continuously baked fresh throughout the day. The menu and buffet format provide guests with the freedom to create individualized wholesome meals from freshly prepared, great-tasting recipes. Menu selections may be ordered on-line for outside catering, and select "guest favorite" recipes are available in retail stores. There are currently over 1.2 million loyal members in Club Veg, the Company's guest loyalty program. For more information, visit www.souplantation.com or www.sweettomatoes.com.