business08:58Why salad chains are everywhereSweetgreen, Chopt, and other chains have transformed salad from a side dish to a $12 meal. In the last t...wo decades, salad chains have popped up all over US cities. Salad is now associated with a trendy healthy lifestyle, but these salad are expensive. At an average price of over $10, salad is becoming unaffordable for a lot of people.