A Bankruptcy Just Wrapped Up, and a Fast-Growing Coffee Brand Walked Away With 63 Spots

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved the sale of 63 former Salad & Go drive-thru location leases to 7 Brew for $123,452,384.02, according to Reed Smith, the law firm that represented Salad & Go in the Chapter 11 case. The ruling closes a major piece of the chain’s restructuring after Salad & Go filed for bankruptcy on August 4, 2026, and shut down its remaining restaurants shortly afterward.

For households in Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada, the change means former quick meal stops centered on salads and wraps are being lined up for conversion into drive-thru coffee stands. The companies have not said when those conversions will open to customers.

Court signs off on the 63-store deal

Reed Smith said the approved sale covers 63 former Salad & Go leases across four states and is valued at $123,452,384.02. The law firm said 7 Brew emerged as the winning bidder after competing against Dutch Bros in the bankruptcy sale process. Reed Smith also said the final price was about $18.5 million higher than the original offer tied to Dutch Bros.

The state breakdown in the approved transaction is 36 locations in Arizona, 19 in Texas, five in Oklahoma and three in Nevada, according to Reed Smith and the source material provided for this story. Those sites had operated as part of Salad & Go’s drive-thru restaurant network before the company closed its stores.

Salad & Go filed for Chapter 11 protection on August 4, 2026, according to the source material and Restaurant Dive’s reporting on the filing and closures. Restaurant Dive reported the company closed all 70 of its restaurants as of that filing period. Reed Smith said the court-approved lease sale now brings a major portion of the bankruptcy case to a close.

Shoppers in four states will see coffee replace salad lanes

The biggest concentration of affected sites is in Arizona, which accounts for 36 of the 63 approved leases. Texas follows with 19, then Oklahoma with five and Nevada with three, according to Reed Smith. That makes Arizona and Texas the places where shoppers are most likely to notice former Salad & Go buildings changing hands.

What is still unclear is exactly which cities will be first to see reopened stores under the 7 Brew banner. The source material confirms the state counts, but it does not provide a complete city-by-city list for all 63 locations. The companies also have not released opening dates for the converted sites.

For families that used Salad & Go for relatively low-friction takeout, the switch changes what those drive-thru stops offer. Source material describes Salad & Go as a chain built around salads, wraps, breakfast items and other health-conscious options. Once conversions happen, those same sites are expected to serve coffee instead.

Rising costs and weaker demand set the stage

The source material says Salad & Go was under pressure from declining consumer demand, rising costs and problems tied to rapid expansion before the bankruptcy filing. Restaurant Dive similarly reported wilting demand and difficulty finding a buyer before the Chapter 11 case. Those factors help explain why the company moved from expansion to a full shutdown.

Industry conditions also got tougher after a summer Cyclospora outbreak affected salad businesses, according to the source material. The material does not list a recall number, initiation date, product codes or a state distribution list tied to a specific FDA recall, so those details cannot be confirmed here.

One unusual part of the case is what happens to creditors. Reed Smith said the sale proceeds are expected to be enough to pay unsecured creditors in full, an uncommon result in a Chapter 11 case. For consumers, the concrete fact is simpler: 63 former salad drive-thru locations are now approved to become 7 Brew coffee stands across four states.