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Clean Juice opens 75th unit with digital upgrades

August 2, 2019

Charlotte-based Clean Juice is opening its 75th store three years after opening its first location. Dubbed by the chain as the "store of the future," the unit is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and will be its first stand-alone building with a full drive-thru and digital in-store experience.

In addition to having a drive-thru, the Lake Charles location also features digital technologies, including indoor and outdoor digital menu boards and self-ordering kiosks, and an order-ahead option that will available nationwide via the Clean Juice app. These updates will help provide guests with greater options for faster ordering and learning about the various USDA-certified organic products, CEO and co-founder Landon Eckles, said in the release.

Franchisees Gerard Mack and Doug Gehrig, who previously owned and operated eight high-performing McDonald's restaurant, decided to come out of retirement to open Lake Charles unit. 

"We're excited to introduce the Clean Juice we know and love to the Lake Charles community and offer guests new healthy and delicious quick meal options," Mack said in the release. "As locals, Doug and I will be fully involved in the day-to-day operations, making sure that together with our team members we provide excellent customer service and create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all guests, following the Clean Juice pillars of Smile, Speed and Service."

Realizing the importance of an organic, plant-based diet, co-founders Landon and Kat Eckles started Clean Juice in 2016