Franchising

Clean Juice signs 100th franchise group

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February 15, 2022

Charlotte-based Clean Juice's latest deal marks its 100th franchise ownership group. Glenn and Kathleen Leavitt of Idaho Falls, Idaho, are behind the deal and will open later this year.

"This is an exciting milestone in Clean Juice's historic rise from a concept conceived in our family kitchen to one of the fastest-growing, all organic fast-casual brands in the nation," Landon Eckles, CEO of Clean Juice, said in a company press release. "We could not have imagined a more passionate and dedicated family than the Leavitt family to commemorate our 100th group to our organic family. Not only are they a dynamic family unit themselves, but they have a myriad of medical and business operations experience that will greatly impact our guests and our entire system."

Glenn Leavitt, an OBGYN, surgeon and owner of Leavitt Women's Healthcare, said he wanted to expand his clinical care with a complementary health businesses where patients could interact more with their personal health and wellness.

"Idaho Falls has many health-conscience people that crave more options when eating on the go or want to eat organic in a fast-casual environment," he said in the release. "Clean Juice serves that purpose perfectly for a growing segment of people becoming more aware and proactive in how they fuel their bodies and what foods they consume while feeling great about it."

The Leavitt family share business interests in this Clean Juice venture with Glenn Leavitt's brothers, Dean and Ryan, and nephew, Chad Pariona.

Leavitt is the sixth physician in the past several months to invest in the Clean Juice brand, which has 121 stores.