# Just Salad: Restaurants, New York, United States

> Just Salad: Just Salad is a fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 2006 in New York City by Nick Kenner. Based in New York, United States. Founded 2006.

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# Just Salad

Just Salad is a fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 2006 in New York City by Nick Kenner.

Funding reported Last round: Venture (Round not Specified)

Restaurants New York, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2006 20 years old
- **Team:** 450 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** $232M in dollars
- **Last round:** Venture (Round not Specified) Jul 2026

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## About Just Salad

Just Salad is a fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 2006 in New York City by Nick Kenner.

The company focuses on making health and sustainability accessible through affordable, delicious meals. With around 100 locations across the Northeast, Midwest, and South, Just Salad serves a diverse menu that includes salads, warm bowls, wraps, soups, and smoothies, all made with fresh, plant-centric ingredients. The brand is recognized for its commitment to sustainability, featuring the world’s largest restaurant reusable packaging program, which saves over 75,000 pounds of plastic annually. Just Salad is also the first U.S. restaurant chain to carbon label its menu and offers a Climatarian menu category to promote climate-friendly choices. As a Certified B CorporationTM, Just Salad emphasizes high social and environmental standards, making it a popular choice for health-conscious and climate-aware consumers.

## What company datasets say Just Salad raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$232M** in dollars

Last round **Venture (Round not Specified)**

Last round date **Jul 2026**

Valuation **$1.0B, Mar 2026**

SEC Form D **$32M sold, 2 filings, last Dec 2014**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.

- **David Landsberg** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Neil Crespi** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Nicholas Kenner** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Peggy Cherng** Member of Board of Managers i
- **Robert Crespi** Member of Board of Managers i

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

consumers social responsibility sustainable food sourcing eco-friendly dining food waste reduction restaurant foodservice delivery recyclable packaging information technology & services reusable restaurant program gluten-free options mobile app restaurants and other eating places impact report download local sourcing

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- **Sector:** Restaurants
- **Industry code:** NAICS 722513, SIC 5812
- **Region:** New York
- **Revenue:** $175M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/just-salad)

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