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title: "San Antonio Express-News: Coolgreens Eyes San Antonio for Development"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2c439761-d23d-4ab8-89df-79467ff524c9
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/san-antonio-express-news-coolgreens-eyes-san-antonio-for-development-2703695
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
published: 2017-08-15T14:09:42.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:45.702Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fcf3d94332e173ccad5c8cf8e44d794a3416.jpg
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# San Antonio Express-News: Coolgreens Eyes San Antonio for Development

**TL;DR:** Coolgreens is expanding to the San Antonio market, offering a healthy food option with menu items under 600 calories. The brand believes San Antonio residents will appreciate the new food option due to the city's food-oriented culture.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/san-antonio-express-news-coolgreens-eyes-san-antonio-for-development-2703695).*

## Story

The new franchised restaurant, Coolgreens, will be expanding to the San Antonio market. This development will provide a delicious and healthy food option for San Antonio residents.

"Is it more than a salad bar? The answer is yes," Carson told the reporter. "We live for the opportunity to take very classic types of cuisines and put a healthy twist on them."

Almost all of the menu items that Coolgreens offers are 600 calories or less. The brand is excited to expand in the San Antonio market and believe the residents will appreciate the new food option.

"What makes San Antonio very appealing, is San Antonio has always been a very food orientated city," Carson told the reporter. "It's young, educated thriving and growing. It has the right mindset. It makes a great market for us."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- San Antonio (location)
- healthy food (topic)
- market development (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/san-antonio-express-news-coolgreens-eyes-san-antonio-for-development-2703695). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2c439761-d23d-4ab8-89df-79467ff524c9).