Popular fast-casual fresh soup restaurant set for March 9 grand opening
The City of Pittsburgh will get its first helping of the nation’s leading fast-casual fresh soup brand – Zoup! – this Thursday. The new restaurant is located at 1137 Freeport Road in the newly renovated Fox Chapel Plaza, near RIDC Park.
Pittsburgh’s first Zoup! – the ninth in Pennsylvania – will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday, March 9, with an official ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 10:45 a.m. Members of the O’Hara Township Council and Zoup! VIPs will also be in attendance.
“We’re excited to open our community-based restaurant and to start serving up some really, really great soup,” said husband-and-wife franchisees Richard and Jackie Cagley. “Zoup! has a very loyal following across the country, and we’re proud to introduce our award-winning recipes to the people of Pittsburgh.”
On March 8, the day before its official grand opening, Zoup! will host a private fundraiser for members of the Lauri Ann West Community Center – a non-profit organization that enriches lives and strengthens the community by providing a welcoming place for community engagement. 100 percent of the event’s proceeds will benefit the organization.
As an established brand throughout the United States and Canada – with more than 100 restaurants in 19 states/provinces – Zoup! is targeting Pennsylvania as part of an overall expansion strategy.
The Cagleys’ new Zoup! will employ 24 team members and will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. It will join the area’s first Zoup! location in Canonsburg, which opened in April 2014.
For more information, please call 800-961-3071 or visit zoup.com.
Founded in 1998, Zoup! is the leading fast-casual soup concept restaurant that is defining the category with its premium and proprietary soups and other recipes. A dining experience that features 12 always-rotating soup varieties each day in an environment that focuses on comfort, satisfaction and convenience, Zoup! has grown its network of franchises to more than 100 restaurants. For more information, visit zoup.com or zoupfranchise.com.
Located at 1220 Powers Run Road on an 11-acre park-like setting in the Township of O’Hara, Pa., the Lauri Ann West Community Center was founded in 1982. The Center delivers a high-quality fitness facility along with dynamic and unique cultural, educational and recreational classes, camps, workshops and memorable special events. The Center serves the six municipalities that comprise the Fox Chapel Area School District – Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, O’Hara and Sharpsburg, as well as the surrounding areas. Learn more about LAWCC by visiting lauriannwestcc.org.
