7 Brew Wins $143 Million Auction for Former Salad and Go Locations

A 7 Brew drive-through coffee shop in Niceville, Florida. Photo by The Bushranger, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rapidly growing Arkansas-based coffee chain 7 Brew has outbid national rival Dutch Bros in a bankruptcy auction for dozens of former Salad and Go locations. 

In a notice filed Sept. 1 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Brew Culture LLC, which does business as 7 Brew, was named the successful bidder with an offer of approximately $143.2 million.

The proposed deal, pending bankruptcy court approval, involves 73 Salad and Go leases across four states, including 41 locations in Arizona, 20 in Texas and six each in Nevada and Oklahoma. In addition to the leases, the transaction includes site-related assets and certain customer lists. It does not include the Salad and Go brand.

Arizona-based Dutch Bros was named as the backup bidder, according to a court notice. Dutch Bros subsidiary Boersma Bros LLC had originally agreed to pay $105 million for assets connected to 51 Salad and Go drive-through locations in Arizona and Nevada, while potentially taking over another 14 leases in Texas and Oklahoma for a nominal $50.

In an Aug. 31 announcement, Dutch Bros said it elected not to increase its total offer for the previously announced acquisition of up to 65 Salad and Go locations, while reaffirming a commitment to grow to 2,029 shops by 2029. The company said it had 1,225 locations as of June 30.

A Salad and Go drive-through restaurant. Photo “Store Front (with palm trees)” licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

For 7 Brew, the potential acquisition could provide an unusually fast expansion in Arizona, where it currently has two open shops, and Nevada, where it currently has none. The company currently lists more than 800 locations across 38 U.S. states.

A group of entrepreneurs under the name Brew Culture acquired the then-seven-location 7 Brew business in 2020 and has since expanded primarily through franchising. The company’s small-format, double-drive-through model resembles the physical format of the former Salad and Go restaurants.

Salad and Go was founded in Gilbert, Arizona, in 2013 as a health-focused alternative to conventional fast food. Its model involved small drive-through restaurants supplied by centralized food-production facilities. The brand reached a peak of 146 locations.

The company closed approximately 41 underperforming locations in September 2025, followed by all remaining Texas and Oklahoma restaurants in January. The approximately 70 remaining locations closed on Wednesday, Aug. 5, the day after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. 

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