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title: "Crisp & Green Set to Open its 20th Minnesota Location in Duluth"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ff600439-c581-46e2-b4a2-74e3001389ea
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240805_crisp__green_set_to_open_its_20th_minnesota_location_in_duluth.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2024-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:40:28.501Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Crisp & Green Set to Open its 20th Minnesota Location in Duluth

**TL;DR:** Crisp & Green is opening its 20th Minnesota location in Duluth, marking a milestone in the company's growth. The location was opened by multi-unit operator Eat Smart on August 3.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-08-05. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240805_crisp__green_set_to_open_its_20th_minnesota_location_in_duluth.html).*

## Story

Crisp & Green is continuing to grow their local footprint by opening their 20th Minnesota location. The first Crisp & Green location opened almost 8 years ago in the town of Wayzata, Minnesota, a small, lakeside suburb located west of Minneapolis.

Multi-unit operator Eat Smart opened Minnesota’s newest and northernmost location at 1010 Woodland Avenue in Duluth on Saturday, August 3. It has been a long-time goal of the company to open a location in Duluth, as the demand for one has been growing since they first opened their doors. The Duluth location not only marks a milestone 20th Minnesota location, but also that the market for healthy eating continues to grow in popularity.

Crisp & Green was founded in 2016 by Steele Smiley, the franchisor's Founder and Executive Chairman. Smiley, a fitness industry veteran, originally created the company with one simple mission: to bring healthy, delicious and convenient food to his community. “Crisp & Green started with a very simple idea to make it easier for people to live a healthier life. We’ve created food that not only tastes amazing but fuels our guest’s active and busy lifestyles.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Multi-Unit (company)
- location opening (topic)
- healthy eating (topic)
- Crisp & Green (company)
- Steele Smiley (person)
- Duluth (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240805_crisp__green_set_to_open_its_20th_minnesota_location_in_duluth.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ff600439-c581-46e2-b4a2-74e3001389ea).