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Tasty As Fit in Greenville closes due to 'labor issues'

Tasty As Fit in Greenville closes due to 'labor issues'
AT WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, JULIA MORRIS, WYFF NEWS 4 SPORTS. GABRIELLE: THANK YOU. A GREENVILLE RESTAURANT IS CLOSING ITS DOORS. TASTY AS FIT ON AUGUSTA STREET MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON INSTAGRAM. THE GRAB AND GO PLANT BASED RESTAURANT SAID THAT IT HASN’T FOUND THE RIGHT FIT FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT. THE POST SAI
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Tasty As Fit in Greenville closes due to 'labor issues'
Another Greenville restaurant is closing up shop. Tasty As Fit, a grab-n-go plant-based and gluten-free restaurant, made the announcement on Instagram on Thursday. The store opened in January 2021. "It was the hardest decision I've probably ever had to make," owner Emilie Blanchard said in the video announcement. She said they have done 'incredibly well in Greenville' and Greenville has been so welcoming, however the reason for the closure is labor. Blanchard said her sister who runs the store is getting married and moving.She said they have tried for the past seven months to find a replacement and get them trained. Blanchard said they haven't been able to find the right fit. "It's a hard, labor-intensive job," Blanchard said. "I prayed on this more than you can ever imagine," she said.But right now she knows this is the right thing to do. "I'm so, so sorry to take this out of the community," Blanchard said. She said the Columbia location will stay open and they are starting some wholesaling.The restaurant will close Oct. 7.To see the full video on Instagram, click here.

Another Greenville restaurant is closing up shop.

Tasty As Fit, a grab-n-go plant-based and gluten-free restaurant, made the announcement on Instagram on Thursday.

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The store opened in January 2021.

"It was the hardest decision I've probably ever had to make," owner Emilie Blanchard said in the video announcement.

She said they have done 'incredibly well in Greenville' and Greenville has been so welcoming, however the reason for the closure is labor.

Blanchard said her sister who runs the store is getting married and moving.

She said they have tried for the past seven months to find a replacement and get them trained.

Blanchard said they haven't been able to find the right fit.

"It's a hard, labor-intensive job," Blanchard said.

"I prayed on this more than you can ever imagine," she said.

But right now she knows this is the right thing to do.

"I'm so, so sorry to take this out of the community," Blanchard said.

She said the Columbia location will stay open and they are starting some wholesaling.

The restaurant will close Oct. 7.

To see the full video on Instagram, click here.