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Just Salad rebrands its logo but keeps the iconic bowl front and centerJust Salad rebrands its logo but keeps the iconic bowl front and center

The fast-casual salad restaurant has upgraded its logo and photography to highlight the brand’s message

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

September 18, 2023

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Just Salad, the New York-based fast-casual restaurant, has upgraded its logo and photography, the brand said on Monday. The new logo, however, still maintains the chain’s signature reusable bowl that the chain has become known for.

“We really wanted to talk to our current salad brand lovers and get them more excited about what we’re doing to really push the boundaries and flavors, sustainability and service,” said Jennifer Lally, vice president of marketing for Just Salad. “We’re excited to talk to those people who maybe have never tried this before to [get them to] say, ‘Wow, what’s Just Salad doing?’”

The chain’s new logo also comes with a new, broader color palette. These colors are meant to speak to a wider range of customers and give the brand’s 17-year-old logo a refresh.

In addition to updating the logo and color palette, the chain has also hired a new photographer for its imagery. The new photographs are food-forward, according to Lally.

“We want to lead with mouth-watering photography that creates this desire [for our food] and really excites the senses and captures a craving that people want,” she said.

To get to this place in the redesign, Just Salad reached out to current and former customers to get a pulse on what they should or shouldn’t change.

Lally was certain to say, however, that the brand’s mission has not changed despite the rebrand. Just Salad, which was B-Corp certified earlier this year, remains committed to sustainability and customer health.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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