St. Cloud is lining up a new healthy fast-casual option. Crisp & Green, the Wayzata-based salad-and-grain-bowl chain, has tagged the city as one of the Minnesota markets slated to get a store as the brand keeps expanding across the state. So far, company and local reporting agree on one key detail still missing: there is no confirmed address or opening date.
Local buzz started Saturday, when Laura Bradshaw reported that St. Cloud is among “about 10 new locations throughout Minnesota” the chain has in the works. As reported by KDHL, Crisp & Green already runs multiple Twin Cities-area locations and leans hard on online and app ordering. KDHL also notes that the company’s website lists “coming soon” for some markets but offers few specifics yet for St. Cloud.
What Crisp & Green Will Serve
According to Crisp & Green, the menu revolves around chef-crafted salads, grain bowls and smoothies, plus a build-your-own bowl option. The chain offers vegan choices and kids meals, publishes calorie and nutrition details for its items, and nudges customers toward app or online ordering for pickup.
Chain Growth Backs the Move
The brand has been growing fast beyond the Twin Cities. In 2024, the Star Tribune reported that Crisp & Green was aiming to top 200 locations with an aggressive franchise pipeline. That kind of scale helps explain why central Minnesota markets like St. Cloud are on the company’s radar even before exact storefront plans are nailed down.
What To Watch For
Crisp & Green appears in the St. Cloud Area Chamber directory, which suggests a local operator or contact is lining up a market entry, according to the St. Cloud Area Chamber. The chain’s store locator also shows a number of “coming soon” listings across Minnesota on Crisp & Green, so locals will want to keep an eye on regional coverage and the company’s site for an official St. Cloud address and opening date.
