Sweet Tomatoes Expansion Benefits Red Cross

Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp, known for its 124 Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes fresh, all-you-care-to eat restaurants, will open their third quick-serve restaurant in Clearwater.

Sweet Tomatoes Express, the first restaurant of this new concept in Florida opens Tuesday (May 29) at 2689 Gulf to Bay Blvd.

To celebrate the grand opening, Sweet Tomatoes Express has partnered with American Red Cross Tampa Bay Chapter to host a preview fundraiser event on the
following dates:

• from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday
• from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday

For a $5 donation, guests can enjoy a full Sweet Tomatoes Express meal complete with an entree salad with one premium salad topper, soup of their choice and a fountain beverage.

Sweet Tomatoes Express will donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Tampa Bay Chapter, a non-profit, humanitarian organization that depends on the generous contributions of time and money from local Tampa Bay residents and companies to provide services and programs that help our community prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

Sweet Tomatoes Express features the fresh, quality food you expect from Sweet Tomatoes in a new, quick  and convenient way. Although not a buffet, guests still create your own personalized salad from over 30 different ingredients or enjoy a Sweet Tomatoes signature tossed salad. Guests have the option to pair any salad with one of five made-from-scratch soups or mac and cheese and complimentary garlic focaccia to complete the meal. Guests can add on our made-from-scratch muffins, famous chocolate chip cookies and frozen yogurt, all available a la carte to create a customized meal.

"We are so fortunate to have great community partners like Sweet Tomatoes Express. Their support enables us to deliver our lifesaving mission and we appreciate their support for our community," said Linda Jorge Carbone, CEO of Florida's West Coast Region of the American Red Cross.

The new Sweet Tomatoes Express restaurant in Clearwater is located at 2689 Gulf to Bay Dr. and will be open from 11 to 9 p.m. daily beginning on Tuesday, May 29.  

Visit http://www.sweettomatoesexpress.com, http://www.facebook.com/sweettomatoesEXP or http://www.twitter.com/sweetEXP.