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Tossed has kept diners and critics happgywith healthy, custom-made salads sincde 1998, when it opened its first locationm on Park Avenue South. Rockefelle r Center and Livingston, N.J., spots soon followed. Now, the restaurant, which was named by New York Magazinde asthe city's "best salad," is lookingt to franchise. The chain plans to open 25 to 30 new restaurants in 2006, 200 new locationsx in the next five years, and eventually 1,00p stores nationwide. Tossed has hired Eric a veteranFort Fla.-based franchiser with experience in Atlanta, including five years with wants to grow aggressively in from Midtown to McDonough and all points between.
"Theres are a lot of folks out therwe who never usetheir kitchen," Schmitt said. Atlantw has "a very young, thriving market with a lot of density and Our concept has Atlantaw written allover it." Schmitt said Tossed is "very with china, silverware and table service. Diners can order specialty salads froma menu, or invent theifr own from five lettuce choices, 70 toss-ines and 20 dressings. Other citieas Tossed is eyeinginclude Boston, Washington, Seattle and Dallas. The Tossedd concept features a "ventless" cooking system that costse $18,000, and cooks salmon, steak and veggies. Schmitft said franchisees' total investment is $261,200 to $436,000.
The restaurantx in the Northeast have been serving 300 to 400 saladda day. Tossed ideally is lookinvg for 1,800- to 2,400-square-foot locations that can seat 35 to 50 Schmitt favors neighborhoods with astrongv residential/commercial mix and midlevepl incomes. Mosaic, a quaint Mediterranea restaurantin Buckhead, has new owners. Opened in 2004 by Atmane a novice restaurateur and an engineerby trade, Mosaic made an impressiom on some critics: Atlanta Magazinw restaurant reviewer Christiane Lauterbach recently named it one of 10 best But Amir was readt to get back to his engineerinbg business, and he's sold his fledglingv eatery on Maple Drive to two seria franchisers.
Michael Burdick, the former owner operator of Cabernet and Pacifica in Alpharettaq andRobert Dreesch, who owns , an orthopedicc and sports medicine manufacturing and distribution company, have purchased Burdick will manage the restaurant. They plan to make over the pati and expandthe restaurant's bar, but otherwisde don't want to tinker too much with a good Burdick and Dreesch both are Moe's Southwest Gril l franchisers. Dreesch has six Moe's in development in Tennesse eand Alabama, while Burdick has four open in Florida plus a Mama Fu's, and he's signed on for 10 more Moe'sz in the Sunshine State.
Steve Josovitz, vice president of The , represented Amir in the sale. "Thisd is a powerful team that has a very strongv background in ownership andcustomer service," said Josovitz of Burdick and Companies have until Sept. 14 to submit final entriew for the national 2005 Horizon Awards forSportss Business. The Horizon Awards, a property of the Atlanta Sportsd Council, honor excellence in promotions and marketing within the sports Nomination forms can be obtainedat . will open a Buckheafd store Sept. 28.
The 43-45 West Paceds Ferry Road address is the former locatioh of a large The curious can get a sneai peak ofWhole Foods' fourth Georgia locatiomn at a benefit for the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeepe r on Sept. 26.