A Salad and Go restaurant in Phoenix, Az.
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Salad and Go has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is closing all existing locations on Wednesday.
The company said in a statement to CNBC that it sought bankruptcy protection due to prior strategic growth challenges, weakening consumer demand and higher costs.
Diner fears around eating lettuce due to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak only worsened its issues. The water-borne parasite has sickened at least 10,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two people have died have died as a result of the outbreak, the Michigan Health Department said on Monday.
“A Cyclospora outbreak in July, in which Salad and Go was not implicated, weakened confidence across the industry and compounded these challenges,” the company said in the statement.
The foodborne illness outbreak has hurt more businesses than just Salad and Go.
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