Sumo Story

After spending a couple of years abroad in the Big Apple surrounded by doughnuts, shakes and super-sized fries, a couple of twenty-something Sydneysiders, Luke Baylis and James Miller wanted to create a healthy yet delicious eating alternative for all Australians after quickly realising that Australia was following the unhealthy American trends of obesity, poor diet and exercise.

The idea was primarily to offer fresh 'design your own' made-to-order salads that were nutritious, satisfying, delicious and convenient. The name they chose was SumoSalad, to reflect their large and filling salads.

2003 saw the opening of the first SumoSalad store on Liverpool Street, Sydney CBD. It was an instant success! People couldn’t get enough of the green stuff and it wasn’t long before customers were queuing out the door and down the street for their SumoSalad fix. With continued demand for a healthy and convenient fast food alternative, the rest is history with stores opening around the nation and internationally.