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title: "Coolgreens Partners with Tender Belly® for Fall Menu Items"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a4cf64b1-0a9a-4d70-ab39-0907f971101f
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20221011_coolgreens_partners_with_tender_belly_for_fall_menu_items.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2022-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:09:25.597Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Coolgreens Partners with Tender Belly® for Fall Menu Items

**TL;DR:** Coolgreens has partnered with Tender Belly to introduce new Vietnamese-inspired menu items without antibiotics or high-fructose corn syrup. The partnership brings new menu items, including the CG Bánh Mi Pork Sandwich and Spicy Pork Bowl, made with Tender Belly's sustainable pork.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-10-11. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20221011_coolgreens_partners_with_tender_belly_for_fall_menu_items.html).*

## Story

Now available, the modern healthy lifestyle franchise partnered with Tender Belly® to craft the most #CrazyTasty Vietnamese-inspired menu items without antibiotics, hormones, monosodium glutamate (MSG) or high fructose corn syrup. Partnering with sustainability-focused farmers, Tender Belly® pork is made from vegetarian-fed, crate-free heritage breed pigs raised to higher standards than most others. The Coolgreens-exclusive items include:

- **CG Bánh Mi Pork Sandwich** - Bánh Mi marinated pork on wheat ciabatta with spicy aioli, fresh cilantro and pickled veggies consisting of cucumbers, onions, carrots and jalapeños.

- **Spicy Pork Bowl** - Bánh Mi marinated pork with cilantro lime rice, cucumbers, carrots, jalapeños, red peppers, red onions, Sriracha roasted peanuts, topped with a spicy vinegar to bring all the flavors together.

“It’s been a cool opportunity to collaborate with Tender Belly® and create something flavorful and fulfilling that aligns with our values,” said Coolgreens Vice President of Operations Amanda Powell. “We love food that makes you feel better and believe flavor shouldn’t have to be sacrificed to accomplish that goal. With Tender Belly’s® intense passion for pork, partnering with them made perfect sense.”

After a difficult quest to find “really good bacon,” brothers Shannon and Erik Duffy founded Tender Belly® to bring happiness to hearts and bellies by crafting the most #CrazyTasty pork on planet Earth. In addition to the new menu items above, Coolgreens guests are invited to substitute Tender Belly® pork in other menu items as well. Prices will vary by location.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- partnership (topic)
- sustainability (topic)
- menu items (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20221011_coolgreens_partners_with_tender_belly_for_fall_menu_items.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a4cf64b1-0a9a-4d70-ab39-0907f971101f).