The Charlotte, N.C.-based Clean Juice chain has named its first CFO.
Ashley Love will lead the organic juice and food bar franchise’s finance, human resources, compliance and legal departments, while focusing on cost-saving efficiencies, streamlining financial operations, ensuring regulatory compliance and implementing scalable systems to support the brand’s growth, the company said Tuesday.
Ashley Love/Photo courtesy of Clean Juice.
Clean Juice did not share Love’s background, but her LinkedIn profile indicates she worked previously with venture capital and private equity firm Defiance Ventures, and, before that, the automotive services company Driven Brands Inc.
“I am excited and honored to join such an impactful company that’s dedicated to being the gold standard in fast casual/quick serve restaurants franchise operations while offering its guest an exciting, premium, nutrient-rich product that raises the bar in healthy living through all organic, USDA-certified food and beverage offerings,” she said in a statement. “Clean Juice has built an amazing brand and team from the grass-roots level, and I am thrilled to be an integral part of its expansive, record-setting growth.”
Clean Juice has 127 open locations and another 76 in development, the company said. It was founded in 2016 by Landon and Kat Eckles.
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