Hi Mediatek01!
Here are the results of my research regarding salad-only type
restaurants. I am also providing links to their sec filings when
available.
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Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp
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They are called Sweet Tomatoes in the East and Souplantation in the West.
?Garden Fresh Restaurant's success proves that "rabbit food" isn't
just for rabbits. The company owns and operates more than 95
salad-buffet restaurants in 15 states (primarily in California and
other western states) under the names Souplantation and Sweet
Tomatoes. It focuses on salads, with two 55-foot-long salad bars
offering vegetables, dressings, toppings, and specialty and prepared
salads. Smaller self-serve bars feature pasta, soups, muffins and
breads, frozen yogurt, and fresh fruit. Garden Fresh supplies its
restaurants through a network of centralized kitchens and distribution
centers. Citing difficulties in the stock market, the company has
announced plans to go private.?
Company Type: Public
2003 Sales (mil.): $220.5
1-Year Sales Growth: 2.9%
2003 Net Income (mil.): $3.0
1-Year Net Income Growth: (46.4%)
2003 Employees: 5,420
1-Year Employee Growth: 0.4%
Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp.
15822 Bernardo Ctr. Dr., Ste. A
San Diego, CA 92127 (Map)
Phone: 858-675-1600
Fax: 858-675-1616
URL: http://www.gardenfreshcorp.com
Source: Hoover?s Online
http://www.hoovers.com/garden-fresh-restaurants/--ID__43669--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
2003 2002 2001 2000
Annual Sales ($ mil.) 220.5 214.3 198.5 165.4
Annual Net Income ($ mil.) 3.0 5.6 2.4 4.6
http://www.hoovers.com/garden-fresh-restaurants/--ID__43669--/free-co-fin-factsheet.xhtml
SEC- Financial Filings
http://www.hoovers.com/garden-fresh-restaurants/--ID__43669,Page__1,Sort__D--/free-co-sec.xhtml
You may also purchase D&B Business Reports for Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp
http://dodge.hoovers.telebase.com/cgi-bin/dandb.cgi?P=102091&dn=115332637&Q=HOOVERSNOCHG&U=(IP)&R=HOO&SERVICE=HOOVERS
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Fresh Choice, Inc
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?Fresh Choice owns and operates a chain of more than 50 salad bar
eateries featuring tossed and prepared salads along with more than 40
ingredients and toppings. In addition to greens, the restaurants offer
soup, pasta, pizza, desert items, and a wide selection of breads and
muffins. The company's restaurants primarily operate under its
signature brand; it also has a handful of Zoopa locations.?
Company Type: Public
2003 Sales (mil.): $78.5
1-Year Sales Growth: 4.7%
2003 Net Income (mil.): ($6.0)
2002 Employees: 2,046
1-Year Employee Growth: 16.1%
Fresh Choice, Inc.
485 Cochrane Circle
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2831
Phone: 408-776-0799
Fax: 408-776-0788
URL: http://www.freshchoice.com
Source: Hoover?s Online
http://www.hoovers.com/fresh-choice/--ID__12982--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
2003 2002 2001 2000
Annual Sales ($ mil.) 78.5 75.0 75.2 78.0
Annual Net Income ($ mil.) (6.0) (1.7) 1.1 1.7
http://www.hoovers.com/fresh-choice/--ID__12982--/free-co-fin-factsheet.xhtml
Financial Filings
http://www.hoovers.com/fresh-choice/--ID__12982,Page__1,Sort__D--/free-co-sec.xhtml
FRESH CHOICE INC - 8-K filed on 02/19/2004
http://www.hoovers.com/free/co/secdoc.xhtml?ipage=2619758&doc=0&attach=on
You may also purchase D&B Business Reports for FRESH CHOICE INC
http://dodge.hoovers.telebase.com/cgi-bin/dandb.cgi?P=102091&dn=161015177&Q=HOOVERSNOCHG&U=(IP)&R=HOO&SERVICE=HOOVERS
Links to articles about Fresh Choice
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/PI/search.jhtml?magR=all+magazines&key=Fresh+Choice%2C+Inc
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Souper Salad, Inc.
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Souper Salad is an all-you-can-eat restaurant chain with some 130
units scattered across 16 states.
?Souper Salad restaurants offer a salad bar featuring vegetables,
fruit, pasta salads, marinated salads, and dressings made from
proprietary recipes. The eateries also offer desserts, potato bars,
sandwiches, soup bars, and taquerias. Ray Barshick founded the company
in Houston in 1978 and sold it to merchant bank Saunders, Karp &
Megrue in 1994.?
Company Type Private
Fiscal Year-End December
2003 Sales (mil.) $100.0
2003 Employees 4,000 (est.)
Souper Salad, Inc.
140 Heimer, Ste. 400
San Antonio, TX 78232
Phone: 210-495-9644
Fax: 210-495-9655
URL: http://www.soupersalad.com
Source: Hoover?s Online
http://www.hoovers.com/souper-salad/--ID__61180--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
2003 2001 2000 1999
Annual Sales ($ mil.) 100.0 102.8 97.4 80.0 (est.)
http://www.hoovers.com/souper-salad/--ID__61180--/free-co-fin-factsheet.xhtml
You may also purchase D&B Business Reports for Souper Salad
http://dodge.hoovers.telebase.com/cgi-bin/dandb.cgi?P=102091&dn=037222254&Q=HOOVERSNOCHG&U=(IP)&R=HOO&SERVICE=HOOVERS
An article about Souper Salad
http://dir.jayde.com/profile10115585.html
Another article about Souper Salad
http://www.townandcountryshops.com/SouperSalad.htm
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Additional information that may interest you
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Fresh Vegetables Flourish in Restaurants
This article includes a table illustrating ?Who is most likely to
order vegetables??
National Restaurant Association
http://www.restaurant.org/research/magarticle.cfm?ArticleID=787
2004 Restaurant Forecasts
?The restaurant industry?s anticipated sales of $440.1 billion equal 4
percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.
? Next year will mark the 13th consecutive year of real growth for the
restaurant industry.
? The number of restaurant locations in the United States will grow to 878,000.
? The restaurant industry will employ 12 million people, making it the
largest private-sector employer in the nation.?
National Restaurant Association http://www.restaurant.org/news/story.cfm?ID=154
Search criteria:
"Salad bar OR buffet OR restaurant chain OR franchise?
Salad bar restaurant
Salad buffet restaurant
Salad restaurant OR bar OR franchise successful
Salad restaurant financials
salad restaurant trends
I hope you find this helpful! If anything is unclear with my answer,
please ask for clarification.
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
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