Zoës Kitchen Expands to Philadelphia with Four New Stores

Rapidly Growing Fast-Casual Concept to Bring Mediterranean-Inspired Food and Way of Life to Philadelphia Area

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zoës Kitchen, a fast-casual restaurant concept offering tasty and simple Mediterranean-inspired dishes, today announced the company will be opening four new stores in the greater Philadelphia area. The new store openings will roll out over a three month period, with the first location slated to open today at 161 Market Street, Ste. 6 in Collegeville, PA.

“The Philadelphia area offers the ideal market for our expansion to continue as we look to bring Zoës better-for-you Mediterranean-inspired offerings to the northeast, while simultaneously building on our rapid rate of growth in our existing markets.”

“Zoës Kitchen has experienced tremendous success and growth through the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S., having opened 18 new store locations in 2012,” said Kevin Miles, CEO of Zoës Kitchen. “The Philadelphia area offers the ideal market for our expansion to continue as we look to bring Zoës better-for-you Mediterranean-inspired offerings to the northeast, while simultaneously building on our rapid rate of growth in our existing markets.”

Each of the Philadelphia area locations will offer Zoës unique mix of Mediterranean-inspired recipes and local Southern favorites hand-prepared daily with wholesome, close-to-the-garden ingredients. The dishes feature an abundance of rich fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans, as well as grilled poultry and fish, including Mediterranean favorites like chicken and steak kabobs, hummus, fresh salads and soups. The new locations will also offer Zoës Dinner for Four, Fresh Take Tubs for customers who want to grab-and-go, as well as simple, fresh catering solutions and the Simply 500 menu for those looking to eat better-for-you meals that are less than 500 calories. Each of the locations will offer a special kids menu for children under 12.

Philadelphia consumers will have the opportunity to get a taste of Zoës Kitchen through opening celebration promotions on the brand’s Facebook page. In honor of each opening, the company will give away 500 meals to fans, as well as free Zoës for a year at the new Collegeville location for one grand prize winner.

Zoës Kitchen will be bringing fresh, new better-for-you options to those in the greater Philadelphia area in the following locations over the next three months:

• Collegeville, opening March 7: 161 Market Street, Suite 6, Collegeville, PA, 19426
• Marlton, slated to open April 25: 500 Route 73 South Suite B-7, Marlton, NJ, 08053
• Newtown, slated to open May 2: 280 North Sycamore Street, Newtown, PA, 18940
• Bryn Mawr, slated to open June 6: Bryn Mawr Square, 763 W. Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010

Zoës’ Collegeville location seats approximately 74 guests in the dining room, and 38 guests on its outdoor patio. The restaurant will be open from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily.

About Zoës Kitchen

Founded in 1995, Zoës Kitchen is a fast-casual restaurant that creates homemade Mediterranean food designed to help you celebrate life with family and friends through providing authentic, better-for-you recipes that are hand-prepared daily with wholesome, close-to-the-garden ingredients and a side of Southern hospitality. Zoës Kitchen is dedicated to delivering delicious, fresh and convenient in-store and takeout meal solutions that allow families to get out of the kitchen and enjoy more time together. All Zoës Kitchen recipes are made using good, honest ingredients that are chemical-free and sourced locally when possible, as well as fresh, never frozen poultry that is without antibiotics and hormones – and it’s no secret that Zoës never uses fryers or microwaves when preparing its meals. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are also available. Zoës Kitchen has 82 locations in 12 states across the U.S. For more information, please visit www.zoeskitchen.com, www.facebook.com/ZoesKitchen or twitter.com/ZoesKitchen.