Salad and Go files Chapter 11, closing all stores amid cyclospora outbreak and business struggles

Salad and Go has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close all its locations due to prior growth challenges, weakening consumer demand, and rising costs. The ongoing cyclospora outbreak, which caused widespread fear of eating lettuce and sickened over 10,000 people, worsened the company's troubles. Founded in 2013 and once expanding rapidly under private equity ownership, the chain had to scale back before ultimately deciding to shut down. The bankruptcy filing shows assets and liabilities between $500 million and $1 billion, marking a significant setback for the fast-casual salad market.