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<a href="https://www.noodles.com/franchising/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=noodles-cos-q2-earnings-highest-in-6-years-thanks-to-this-new-menu-item-2707210" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Noodles &amp; Co. </a>made the move to include a healthier menu option in May when it introduced Zoodles,&nbsp;zucchini spirals resembling noodles that serve as an alternative to pasta. <a href="https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/zoodles-drive-noodles-co-best-quarter-6-years?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=noodles-cos-q2-earnings-highest-in-6-years-thanks-to-this-new-menu-item-2707210" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">An article in National Restaurant News</a> detailed how the low-carb option was added to the menu as its own dish but proved to be a popular substitute in many of the brand&rsquo;s signature menu items as well. The offering was the catalyst for a 5.4 percent increase in same-store sales and a 3.1 percent increase in traffic, the company&rsquo;s best quarterly performance in 6 years. 

Executive chairman Paul Murphy said Zoodles are widening the chain&rsquo;s customer base from its overall pasta-only connotation, creating the opportunity for people &ldquo;to really kind of re-ID the company and what Noodle stands for.&rdquo; Noodles &amp; Co. leadership said it is developing a plan to provide more health-conscious options on its menu.

Read the full article <a href="https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/zoodles-drive-noodles-co-best-quarter-6-years?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=noodles-cos-q2-earnings-highest-in-6-years-thanks-to-this-new-menu-item-2707210" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.

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