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Saladworks makes debut in The Giant Company supermarket

Restaurant chain eyes 10 more grocery store sites through early 2021

Russell Redman

October 23, 2020

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Saladworks sits near the Beer & Wine Eatery in the food court area of the Giant supermarket in Camp Hill, Pa.Saladworks

Saladworks has opened its first Giant Company supermarket location, continuing its expansion into grocery stores.

The fast-casual restaurant chain said this week that the new Saladworks serves customizable salads, signature salads, wraps, grain bowls, soup and a selection of grab-and-go items in the Giant store at 3310 Trindle Rd. in Camp Hill, Pa. Customers can choose from 60 ingredients for made-to-order salads.

Giant shoppers can order online through the Saladworks website or by calling ahead for pickup, as well as have their orders delivered via DoorDash, GrubHub and Uber Eats. Saladworks also offers catering services through the Giant location, with offerings ranging from its King Salads and Entertaining Trays to sandwiches and Pinwheel/Signature Wrap Parties.

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Saladworks plans to open several more locations in Giant grocery stores in Pennsylvania next year.

Inside the Giant store, the Saladworks counter is situated near the Beer & Wine Eatery in the food court area, which also includes a Starbucks and Panda Express.

“With COVID-19 bringing safety challenges to self-serve food bars in grocery stores everywhere, guests can feel safe with Saladworks, since the salad bars are situated in a separate space here only staff has access,” Eric Lavinder, vice president of development for Saladworks, said in a statement. “Guests can get the same great experience and variety at a grocery location as they can a traditional restaurant.”

Related:Saladworks expands in Wakefern supermarkets

According to Lavinder, Saladworks plans to open several more locations in Giant supermarkets in Pennsylvania next year. The Giant Company, whose headquarters is in Carlisle, Pa., is part of Ahold Delhaize USA, which operates nearly 2,000 supermarkets along the East Coast, including the Stop & Shop, Giant Food, Giant/Martin’s, Food Lion and Hannaford banners.

The Giant location marks Saladworks’ seventh restaurant inside a supermarket. Saladworks opened its first-ever supermarket location in February 2018 inside a ShopRite on Philadelphia’s Island Avenue. The strong customer response led Saladworks to open restaurants in the Parkside Town Center ShopRite in Philadelphia in 2019, followed by locations earlier this year in The Fresh Grocer store in Wyncote, Pa., two more ShopRite stores in Philadelphia and a ShopRite store in Staten Island, N.Y. Both grocery banners are part of the Wakefern Food Corp. supermarket cooperative.

Saladsworks plans more grocery store locations in the Philadelphia area and Staten Island with ShopRite and The Fresh Grocer, Lavinder reported. Seven more new locations also are in the works with another supermarket chain, which he declined to name. 

Related:Saladworks eyes more locations inside ShopRites

In total, 10 new Saladworks outlets are slated to open in grocery stores through the 2021 first quarter. Overall, West Conshohocken, Pa.-based Saladworks has more than 100 locations across 18 states and two countries.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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