March 26, 2016
Honeygrow, the community-centric health concept led by Temple University alum Justin Rosenberg, will soon be returning to the Broad Street campus where it first sprouted in 2012.
The popular restaurant – specializing in stir-frys, salads, bars, and shakes – has rapidly expanded across the region since receiving $25 million in growth capital from Miller Investment Management last June. In addition to locations at the University of Pennsylvania and in Center City (reopened just this week), honeygrow will set up shop at Morgan Hall at the corner of Broad and Oxford, according to Eater Philly.
A new home at Temple raises honeygrow's presence to nine locations across the Delaware Valley, joined by upcoming restaurants in Newark, Delaware and at the King of Prussia Town Center. All three locations are expected to open before the end of 2016, with a Fall debut in sight for Temple.
Temple University's Morgan Hall at Broad and Locust streets.
Last June, after receiving the $25 million investment, Rosenberg said the new partnership was a continuation of the company's founding philosophy.
"It was critical for honeygrow to partner with a group that could focus on what makes us successful: our unique start-up nature and culture, love for the entrepreneurial spirit, and passion for product and brand, rather than just the fast-casual space because of its current popularity," Rosenberg said. "Miller Investments genuinely understands the mindset of a founder and entrepreneur, which is critical for the honeygrow team and myself. We’re proud and excited to be a Philadelphia startup that only three years ago, was nothing more than a business plan and pipe dream.”
Sometime this spring, the company plans to relocate its headquarters from Center City to Fishtown, where it will set up shop with new offices and a commissary kitchen.
