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Fork & Salad signs franchising agreement with Fransmart

March 8, 2018

Fork & Salad, a health food fast casual based in Maui, has partnered with Fransmart to bring its concept from the Hawaiian islands to the mainland U.S. The fast casual restaurant features more than 50 menu items, including salads, sandwiches, teas, organic kombucha and gluten free items, according to a press release.

Fork & Salad first opened in 2016 in Kihei, Maui, and it will launch its corporate store in Orange County, California this year, to serve as its main headquarters and franchisee training facility.

"In the franchise world, the next big opportunity for a concept to grow larger than 1,000 locations is healthy fast-casual," Dan Rowe, CEO, Fransmart, said in the release. "We'd been looking for the right fit to move this forward, and ironically drove past Fork & Salad the day they opened on Maui almost two years ago on a visit. It was love at first sight! This concept is a perfect fit in the healthy fast casual space: a broadly appealing menu of craveable food, lightning fast speed, a simple operating model with a genuine Hawaiian soul. Customers vote with their wallets, numbers here are strong, and there is nothing like Fork & Salad!"