Vitality Bowls Opens in Overland Park

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The wait is over in Overland Park.

Local residents, professionals and students no longer need to struggle with eating healthy when out and about. Vitality Bowls, which specializes in açaíbowls – a thick blend of the Amazon’s antioxidant-rich açaíberry, topped with a variety of superfoods – announced today the opening of its café Overland Park. The new franchise location will be the second forChris Landes and wife Judy Deines, who opened their first location in Leawood in March.

“From the first bite I took from an açaí bowl at Vitality Bowls, I knew it was the start of a new journey for me,” said Landes. “The incredible taste of the fresh ingredients and the feeling it provides is just an unbeatable combination.”

Slated to open on October 18, the new restaurant will be located at 11721 College Boulevard.Conveniently situated near Johnson County Community College, local residents, professionals and students will have easy access to healthier food options while out and about. This restaurant will be the second Vitality Bowls café in Kansas, joining the 100-plus locations open or in development nationwide.

Originating in Northern California, Vitality Bowls has solidified itself as America’ssuperfood café – combining a dynamic café vibe with a unique collection of menu items containing high nutritional values and extraordinary tastes. Vitality Bowls offers an antioxidant-rich menu, with breakfast, lunch and dinner items made to order for each customer. All açaí bowls and smoothies do not contain ingredient fillers such as ice, frozen yogurt, added sugar or artificial preservatives, giving the purest taste possible.

The menu features the widest variety of unique superfoods, including graviola, acerola, mangosteen, camu camu, spirulina, aronia, moringa, maca, bee pollen and more.

Guests can choose from a variety of delectable options, such as the Green Bowl (with organic graviola, spirulina and hemp seeds), the Dragon Bowl (featuring organic pitaya, coconut milk and bananas) and their signature Vitality Bowl (with organic açaí, strawberries and honey). Plus, fresh juices, smoothies, soups, panini and salads are available in each café. Organic cold brew nitrogen-poured coffee and organic kombucha will also be available on-tap.

“Simply put, we created Vitality Bowls to be a place where health-conscious individuals can go for a nutritional meal and enjoy a huge assortment of superfoods not typically found elsewhere,” said Tara Gilad, founder and owner of Vitality Bowls. “We believe that healthy food can be an option for fast casual food and we are excited to have Chris and Judy on board with this. We look forward to seeing them grow their business in Kansas and sharing the Vitality Bowls message with the community.”

Since launching in 2011, the brand has ignited significant growth. In 2014, the concept began franchising and now has more than 100 locations open or in development across the country.

About Vitality Bowls

Roy and Tara Gilad, a pair of successful business owners, founded Vitality Bowls in 2011 in San Ramon, California. The duo started the superfood café concept together as a result of discovering their daughter’s severe food allergies and wanting to find safe, healthy food alternatives. Since franchising began in 2014, the brand has seen significant growth with more than 100 cafes open or in development. Named one the Top 100 new franchises in 2017 by Entrepreneurand rankedamong Inc. 5000’s top franchises, Vitality Bowls is redefining the fast casual healthy food restaurant sector every day at each of its locations across the country.

To learn more about Vitality Bowls franchise opportunities, visit http://franchise.vitalitybowls.com/ and for more information about the brand, visit the company website at http://vitalitybowls.com.