The Healthy for Life Project is proud to announce Freshii, located at 1499 Post Road, Fairfield and 1 Main Street, Westport as Eat Well’s healthy restaurant for the month of September. To celebrate, our team talked with Lauren from Freshii and asked about the restaurant and its healthy options.

Enjoy the interview!

Q: What year did your restaurant open and what type of food does your establishment serve?

A: Freshii Fairfield opened in 2015, serving chef-designed or custom-made burritos and bowls, wraps and salads, soups, smoothies, and juices.

Q: What is your favorite ingredient to work with?

A: Our salad dressings are our favorite ingredients to work with and are all prepared in house with fresh ingredients and constantly evolving creativity.

Q: What do you look forward to the most when you come to work at your restaurant?  

A: Our customers, not just because they keep us up and moving, but also because they all have unique and memorable place in each minute of our shifts.

Q: What is your favorite way to keep yourself healthy? 

A: Designing our own custom menu items! It gives us a fun challenge and an edible way to test our skills.

Q: Tell us something unique or special about your restaurant that not many people know.  

A: Not a lot of people know that we’re a franchise! Freshii has 244 locations in North America, South America, and Europe while receiving over 4000 franchise applications per year. Freshii is in so many countries around the world!

For more information on the Eat Well Healthy Restaurant Program or to see a complete list of participating restaurants, please visit the program’s website at www.healthyforlifeproject.org.