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Fastest Growing Salad Chains in America

Brandmarch tracks store openings and closings for thousands of retail and restaurant brands across the U.S. These rankings show brands with the fastest net growth in store count over the last 12 months.

Date updated Oct 4, 2026•Tracking 517 brands

Growth Leader

sweetgreen

+30 net growth over the last 12 months

#1 by net growth

+34 stores

sweetgreen

Restaurant - Fast Casual

+34 in · -4 out · 296 stores

+26 stores

Just Salad

Restaurant - Fast Casual

+26 in · -1 out · 141 stores

+7 stores

Chopt

Restaurant - Fast Casual

+7 in · 0 out · 105 stores

Openings

106

43.2%vs prior 12 months

Closings

36%vs prior 12 months

Net growth

+51

525%vs prior 12 months

Active brands

5.3%vs prior 12 months

#	Brand	Category	Openings	Closings	Net	Total stores
1	sweetgreen	Restaurant - Fast Casual Salad	+34	-4	+30	296
2	Just Salad	Restaurant - Fast Casual Salad	+26	-1	+25	141
3	Chopt	Restaurant - Fast Casual Salad	+7	0	+7	105
4	Crisp and Green	Restaurant - Fast Casual Salad	+6	0	+6	52
5	Carrot Express	Restaurant - Fast Casual Health Food, Restaurant - Juice Bars, Salad, Vegetarian	+4	0	+4	34
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6	Bango Bowls	Restaurant - Fast Casual Salad	+2	0	+2	12
7	Crushed Red	Restaurant - Casual Health Food, Salad	+2	0	+2	7
8	Flower Child	Restaurant - Casual Salad	+2	0	+2	50
9	JRECK Subs	Restaurant - QSR/Fast Food Salad, Sandwich	+2	0	+2	25
10	Bread Zeppelin	Restaurant - Fast Casual Salad	+2	-1	+1	13

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