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Top 100: Ufood Grill No. 55

September 26, 2011

55. Ufood Grill

Newton, Mass. / No. of units: 8

For Ufood Grill, focusing on its core business, retooling the menu and redesigning its stores has returned worthwhile results. The chain, which specializes in better-for-you choices, is experiencing organic growth by inking deals with several contract foodservice operators in the travel and health-care segments around the country. The reason for the nontraditional growth, according to George Nadaff, Ufood’s chairman and chief executive, is that those venues would “expose the … brand to millions of consumers and support [the] growth plan for traditional stores in major U.S. markets.” The chain also debuted at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., following the General Services Administration’s mandate that foodservice operators at government facilities provide wellness and sustainable options for federal employees.