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title: "Saladworks Looking At Boston Expansion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ca64eb86-2310-4e26-be3c-2ab750d0d7f5
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/saladworks-looking-at-boston-expansion-2921
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-11-19T22:17:54.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:17:23.177Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/2960d53dfa7ab3fd81a0fdf8ffd10e809337151119171354.jpeg
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# Saladworks Looking At Boston Expansion

**TL;DR:** Saladworks is looking to expand in Boston after exiting Chapter 11 with a $17 million buyout from Centre Lane Partners. The chain has 108 locations in 15 US states and internationally, and is seeking to backfill markets with a healthy, lifestyle-oriented demographic.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-11-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/saladworks-looking-at-boston-expansion-2921).*

## Story

Saladworks was founded in New Jersey in 1986 and has since grown to 108 locations in 15 U.S. states as well as Canada, Singapore and the Middle East. But after a string of leadership problems, the chain filed for Chapter 11 in February. It exited Chapter 11 in June with a $17 million buyout from New York-based private investment firm Centre Lane Partners, and Paul Steck was promoted from president to CEO.

“Backfilling the markets that we have a toehold in is really, I think, the right strategic move for us,” Steck told the Boston Business Journal . “Boston is very healthy, lifestyle-oriented ... and that’s the kind of market that we’re looking for.”

Tien-Tien Lai, who owns and operates the Boston franchise location, is currently looking at additional locations in Boston, as well as Burlington and Somerville, to expand.

“Obesity is a problem that is continuing to grow throughout America and I noticed there are hardly any healthy alternatives to replace other restaurants throughout the Boston community,” Lai said. “How many options do we have where the average entree is less than 300 calories? America is becoming more and more health conscious and we saw Saladworks as the ideal franchise to expand with.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- private equity (topic)
- Saladworks (company)
- Boston (location)
- healthy dining (topic)
- Centre Lane Partners LLC (investor)
- chapter 11 (topic)
- Centre Lane Partners LLC acquisition of Saladworks (deal)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/saladworks-looking-at-boston-expansion-2921). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ca64eb86-2310-4e26-be3c-2ab750d0d7f5).