7 Brew is the successful bidder for the closed Salad and Go drive-thrus. Dutch Bros declined to raise its offer. The bankruptcy court has not approved the sale.
Brew Culture, LLC, which does business as 7 Brew, won the August 31 bulk auction for Salad and Go leases in the Chapter 11 cases of And Go Concepts, LLC and its affiliates. The debtors' September 3 revised sale notice lists 72 bulk-sale leases. Their second amended sale motion states cash consideration of $143,177,777.77 before site and rejection adjustments.
Dutch Bros disclosed an August 4 agreement to acquire real estate and related site assets at up to 65 Salad and Go locations, with closing expected in the third quarter subject to approvals. That agreement did not close. The Form 8-K
How the Dutch Bros deal became an auction#
Salad and Go's operating company filed for Chapter 11 in the Southern District of Texas on August 4. Dutch Bros originally stood as the proposed buyer of a smaller package: up to 65 sites across Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas.
Nation's Restaurant News, citing court documents, reported that Dutch Bros' offer was $105 million and that 7 Brew's competing bid forced an auction. On August 31, Dutch Bros said it had elected not to increase that original offer. Dutch Bros company statement
Chief executive Christine Barone said new-shop growth remains central to the company's path to 2,029 shops in 2029 and that Dutch Bros would stay engaged in the process. The company counted 1,225 locations as of June 30, 2026. Remaining engaged is not the same as remaining the winning bidder.
The debtors selected 7 Brew as the successful bidder after Dutch Bros declined a topping bid. Dutch Bros is the backup bidder for 60 days if 7 Brew does not close.
72 leases, not yet transferred#
The 7 Brew purchase agreement started at 73 sites. The motion says the parties later dropped one lease and will account for that removal through a purchase-price adjustment. The September 3 notice's Exhibit A totals 72 bulk-sale leases: 41 in Arizona, five in Nevada, 20 in Texas and six in Oklahoma.
The stated $143.2 million is grouped as $124,777,777.77 for Group A sites and $18,400,000.00 for Group B sites, plus assumed liabilities. A $14,317,777.77 deposit is already in escrow with Kroll. The amount payable at closing can still move with site adjustments and rejection fees. The motion is a request for approval, not a finding that the sale closed.
The sale covers leases and related site assets, including furniture, fixtures, equipment and security deposits. It does not transfer the Salad and Go brand. Remaining leases go to a separate non-bulk auction process later in September and October.
Nation's Restaurant News described 7 Brew as a largely franchised chain with more than 800 locations. That is the trade paper's characterization of 7 Brew's scale, not a court finding and not a conversion timetable.
The court has not approved the sale#
The revised notice and the claims-agent calendar set the bulk-sale hearing for September 23, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. Central Time before Judge Alfredo R. Perez in Houston. Kroll case page
Monday's public docket listing for Case No. 26-90753 shows witness and exhibit lists filed for the coming hearing. It does not show an entered order approving the 7 Brew bulk sale. Docket listing observed September 21
As of Monday afternoon, the live question is whether the court approves the 7 Brew bid on Wednesday.
Buying lease rights still is not the same as opening coffee shops. The filings do not disclose 7 Brew's remodel cost, franchisee assignment plan or opening dates. Those remain unknown until 7 Brew or the court says otherwise.
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