Salads to compose yourself, fresh and local products: a new healthy restaurant opens in Toulouse
Through Lucie Fraissé
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A new Pickle salad bar opened in the Marengo district, a Toulouse, at the beginning of November, at the foot of the media library. A “healthy” address where you can compose your own salad with fresh and local products.
Supported by a former agribusiness executive
It is the second Pickles salad bar which is set up in the Toulouse area. A concept imagined by Karine Gollnhofer, a former executive in an agribusiness company.
“My company had been bought by an American shareholder and their state of mind did not suit me. I wanted to create a project in my image, do something with meaning, around healthy eating. “
Salads to compose yourself
The first Pickles salad bar opened near Balma in August 2020. And the concept is appealing: local products, purchased from a cooperative of small producers in the region located in the MIN, variety and the possibility of composing your own salad. An offer of daily specials (quiche and soup) is also available, as well as” a buffet of homemade desserts complete the offer, to taste on the spot or to take away.
Little more: Pickles is a social and solidarity economy company that favors sustainable development, in particular by offering reusable content, via En Boîte le plat, a Toulouse structure.
A room with around thirty seats
“The first restaurant was very successful,” says Karine Gollnhofer. But the premises are not very large and given the quality of our products, our margins are reduced. By opening a new address, we will also be able to make economies of scale. “
The new restaurant in Marengo offers the same concept as that of Balma. And a large room with around thirty seats and eventually a terrace. “There are quite a few restaurants at this location, we are a bit expected! “
Recruitment
Four people have been recruited to run this new Pickles salad bar. Before other restaurants open in Toulouse ? . “I would like to continue, but we will take it easy! “, Tempers Karine Gollnhofer. “Especially since it’s complicated to recruit in the restaurant business at the moment! “
Practical information :
Pickle salad bar, 7 rue René-Leduc, in Toulouse.
phone: 05 61 38 23 05.
On site or to take away
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