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| Company type | Subsidiary and franchise system |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Sydney |
Number of locations | 80+ |
| Products | Coffee, Salads, soft drinks, |
| Owner | Get Forked Ltd Pty |
Sumo Salad was an Australian salad bar founded in 2003 in Liverpool Street, Sydney, by Luke Baylis and James Miller.
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Initially, Baylis and Miller hired friends and family to develop the business, including a trainer and marketer. [1] In its first decade, Sumo Salad grew through franchising to have 100 stores, it also managed to expand internationally, having the total of 9 stores in New Zealand, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Brazil. [2]
From 2013 to 2015, Sumo Salad partnered with Paleo diet advocate Pete Evans. [3]
In October 2015, James Miller, one half of the pair responsible for starting up the Sumo Salad franchise was found dead by his flatmate, Nasser Elkordi in their Elizabeth Bay, Sydney home. [4] It is believed that he died of an unintentional drug overdose. [5]
On 1 August 2018, Sumo Salad went into administration. A key reason given for its move was “legacy debts”, thought to relate to crippling rents the chain has been lumbered with at Westfield shopping centres. [6]
On 11 March 2022, the Sumo Group again put itself into administration.[ citation needed ]. Sumo Salad's core business appears to have failed to find a buyer and been wound up.
