March 21, 2024
PowerSoul Cafe, a certified gluten-free fast casual, is opening its second location Friday in Chinatown at 3501 S. Valley View Blvd., in Nevada. The 1,000-square-foot restaurant features a walk-up window and self-serve AI pickup lockers, according to a company press release.
From March 22 to 28, PowerSoul will offer free smoothies and food to customers who donate $1 or more to Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada.
The cafe is accepting applications to hire 120 employees for all locations, including a third opening in May in Henderson as well as a central kitchen. Stores will operate 24 hours per day and will range in size from 500 to 1,250 square feet with various footprints, including drive-thru, inline, PODs, casinos, sporting arenas and airports. The endeavor anticipates a minimum of 100 stores and thousands of jobs nationwide over the five years.
Customers may place and pay for orders via smartphone, website and by scanning a QR code, which will direct them to PowerSoul Cafe's Discover My Power tool, a function that can filter menu options and recommendations based on individual dietary goals, flavor preferences and allergies. Then, offering what founder Dina Mitchell has coined as "Fearless Dining," guests may schedule pickup times to retrieve orders through self-serve smart food lockers and walk-up windows, with many sites including a drive-thru window.
Mitchell worked for the Tropical Smoothie Café brand from 2000 to 2014.