Arizona-based food+juice restaurant, Grabbagreen, will open their second Minnesota location this weekend on May 14 in Maple Grove. The fast casual restaurant known for specializing in organic food items, antibiotic and hormone-free beef, poultry, fresh-pressed juice and whole food smoothies is owned by franchisees Garson and Caroline Aarness of GoGo Green, Inc. Grabbagreen is located in the popular Arbor Lakes Retail Center at 7744 Main Street, Maple Grove.

Grabbagreen’s naturally gluten-free menu is is preservative-free, GMO free, semi-organic and filled with whole foods. The menu offers a full selection of grain and green-based bowls, hormone-free and antibiotic-free proteins provided by local farms, fresh-pressed juice, handcrafted smoothies, acai bowls, kid-friendly items and a healthy breakfast menu that is available all day long.

“Everyone in Minnesota is on the search for healthy options for their on-the-go lifestyles,” says Caroline Aarness. “Grabbagreen offers new world of fast-casual food, an upbeat and guilt-free restaurant setting and healthy meals on the go. You simply can’t make an unhealthy choice at Grabbagreen and we look forward to opening the 20th Grabbagreen location here in Maple Grove.”

All signature menu items at Grabbagreen are prepared fresh and made-to-order. The engaging menu offers a variety of options for the customer to customize their meal with their popular “Grab Your Own” option and a variety of flavors to meet dietary needs.

Grabbagreen now has 20 restaurants operating in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The franchise has executed 84 franchise agreements and 174 development agreements since April 2015. Grabbagreen expects to open around 20 stores in 2017.