Just Salad is a US-based fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 2006. Its restaurants serve salads, wraps, and house-made dressings and beverages. As of 2025 it has 100 outlets in the Northeast, Midwest and South. Nick Kenner is Just Salad's president and CEO. The chain is known for its re-usable bowls.
History
Just Salad was founded in 2006 by Nick Kenner and his childhood friend Rob Crespi, who noticed the lack of healthy, easily accessible eating places in Midtown Manhattan.[1] They raised the start-up capital to open their first Just Salad in 2006.[2]
By 2016, the company had grown to 29 outlets.[3] That year, Panda Restaurant Group, parent company of the Panda Express restaurants, invested an undisclosed sum in Just Salad. Additional funding came in 2021 from Closed Loop Partners, a private investment group that supports companies using sustainable materials and production systems; as well as a further investment round from Panda Restaurant Group. In February 2025 the company announced that it had raised about $200 million from