---
title: "Surf’s Up for Pennsylvania-Based Saladworks: Expanding throughout California"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8be0d482-491e-4291-8ad9-c6941670c082
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20201118_surfs_up_for_pennsylvaniabased_saladworks_expanding_throughout_california.html
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2020-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:39.534Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
---

# Surf’s Up for Pennsylvania-Based Saladworks: Expanding throughout California

**TL;DR:** Saladworks is expanding into the California market, signing five franchisee deals and planning to open eight restaurants in the state. The company is seeking qualified franchise partners to fuel its planned growth in California.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-11-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20201118_surfs_up_for_pennsylvaniabased_saladworks_expanding_throughout_california.html).*

## Story

Even with these existing deals already in place, Saladworks hopes to develop more California locations all across the state, and it’s currently finalizing several more franchisee contracts that’ll soon result in more than a handful of additional locations to open in 2021.

To fuel the planned growth in California, Saladworks is actively seeking qualified franchise partners, preferably individuals with business experience and/or franchise experience, and a passion for serving guests. Before stores open, the training program for franchisees is designed to teach them the fundamentals for efficient skills to run a successful restaurant and is completed locally. Franchisees learn the expectations and procedures in the four-week program through hands-on experiences covering all aspects of the business, such as food preparation, food offering, inventory management and opening/closing procedures.

“Since Saladworks has already branched out west and awareness of our brand is growing considerably, we’re seeing big-time demand for salads that promote active lifestyles and healthy eating that’s regarded so highly in California,” said Eric Lavinder, VP of Franchise Development. “We’re looking for more potential franchisees who are excited about our concept and want to join our health-focused family, those who can benefit from this expanding brand awareness in a less-penetrated state thus far.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- California (location)
- unit growth (topic)
- Saladworks (company)
- california expansion (topic)
- healthy eating (topic)
- Eric Lavinder (person)

---
Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20201118_surfs_up_for_pennsylvaniabased_saladworks_expanding_throughout_california.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8be0d482-491e-4291-8ad9-c6941670c082).