# True Food Kitchen

> True Food Kitchen is a privately held American restaurant and lifestyle brand that turns Dr. Andrew Weil's anti-inflammatory food philosophy into a broad, full-service menu of bowls, salads, sourdough pizzas, burgers, entrees, drinks and group dining. Founded in Phoenix in 2008 by Weil and restaurateur Sam Fox, the company operates 45 restaurants across 18 states as of July 2026 and competes by pairing familiar, craveable formats with unusually explicit ingredient standards, seasonal rotation and nutrition transparency.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Scottsdale, United States
- **Founders:** Dr. Andrew Weil (Co-founder and integrative-medicine advisor), Sam Fox (Co-founder and restaurateur)
- **Team size:** 1,001-5,000 employees on LinkedIn; supplied company data lists approximately 1,500.
- **Products:** Full-service dining, Online ordering, pickup and delivery, Catering and private dining, True Insider rewards, True On The Go
- **Notable:** Expanded from one Phoenix restaurant in 2008 to 45 restaurants across 18 states by July 2026., Raised more than $100 million in growth capital in 2022 from HumanCo, Manna Tree and Centerbridge Partners., Attracted Oprah Winfrey as an equity investor and board member in 2018.

## Products & services

- **Full-service dining** — Seasonally rotating lunch, dinner, brunch and happy-hour menus spanning salads, bowls, starters, burgers, sourdough pizzas, entrees, desserts and beverages.
- **Online ordering, pickup and delivery** — Location-based digital ordering for takeout and delivery, including dietary information and menu customization where available.
- **Catering and private dining** — Catering, intimate events, corporate gatherings, private rooms and full-restaurant buyouts.
- **True Insider rewards** — A guest account and digital-offers program providing restaurant-specific promotions and community-oriented benefits.
- **True On The Go** — Grab-and-go salads, wraps, snack boxes, juices, bakery items and coffee, launched in a limited format at Century City.
- **True Crisp'd Chicken** — An air-fried chicken platform designed to deliver a crisp format while fitting the brand's ingredient standards.

## Achievements

- Expanded from one Phoenix restaurant in 2008 to 45 restaurants across 18 states by July 2026.
- Raised more than $100 million in growth capital in 2022 from HumanCo, Manna Tree and Centerbridge Partners.
- Attracted Oprah Winfrey as an equity investor and board member in 2018.
- Shifted restaurant cooking to olive and avocado oils in 2022 and subsequently worked to remove seed oils from ingredients across the menu.
- Built published nutritional and allergen guidance alongside a menu covering vegan, vegetarian and gluten-friendly preferences.
- Turned a direct-message request from SZA into a nationwide limited-time salad benefiting food equity.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Launched the SZA CZA Salad at all 46 restaurants, with 20% of net proceeds benefiting SÜPRMARKT.
- **2025-08** — Introduced air-fried french fries as part of the True Crisp'd platform.
- **2026-04** — Announced a Boulder restaurant featuring the brand's first dedicated coffee shop.
- **2026-07** — Appointed former Hopdoddy leader Jeff Chandler as CEO and said the company operated 45 restaurants in 18 states.
- **2026-07** — Named Anthony Nguyen as Chief Marketing Officer and added restaurant marketing and product veterans Tariq Hassan and Denny Post to the board.

## Links

- Website: https://www.truefoodkitchen.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/truefoodkitchen
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/truefoodkitch
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livetruefood/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueFoodKitchen/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livetruefood

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Last updated: 2026-08-14