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Freshii, a health and wellness brand, has won the Top 100 Movers & Shakers award with plans to have 730-760 stores by the end of 2019. The brand has gained popularity by making superfoods convenient and affordable.
Freshii is one of the fastest growing health and wellness brands in the industry and is showing no signs of slowing down. The clean-eating brand has gained unprecedented popularity according to Fast Casual’s editor, Cherryh Cansler, by making superfoods like spinach, kale and quinoa convenient and affordable.
“What makes winning this award possible is our franchisees,” said Melissa Gallagher, VP of Freshii, as she accepted the award during Fast Casuals gala in Chicago.
Freshii opened its first 200 stores faster than Starbucks, Dominos and even Subway, and plans to have between 730 and 760 stores by the end of 2019.
For the past 14 years, the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers has recognized the industry’s most innovative brands. Cansler stated at the gala, “I can’t think of a more deserving brand than Freshii,” to receive this year’s Top 100 Movers and Shakers award.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on May 30, 2018. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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