Muscle Maker Grill is opening four locations at Northern Virginia Community College. The menu will vary from campus to campus and include traditional Muscle Maker Grill fare, MMG Meal Plans, Grab & Go, snacks as well as menu offerings from its sister chain, Healthy Joe's, according to a company press release.

Individually packaged boxed lunches that include a wrap or salad, side and beverage will be available and can be distributed in a group setting with minimal contact to accommodate social distancing practices. The company plans to kick off construction on the four campuses this summer with the anticipation to open for the fall 2020 semester.

Muscle Maker will open the four NOVA campus restaurants in addition to the recently announced five dual-branded Muscle Maker Grill and Healthy Joe's delivery-only ghost kitchens in the downtown Chicago market this summer.

Located near Washington, D.C., NOVA includes six campuses — Alexandria, Annandale, Loudon, Manassas, Medical Education Campus (Springfield) and Woodbridge; along with Reston Educational Center and NOVA Online. NOVA is the largest public educational institution in Virginia and the second-largest community college in the United States, comprised of more than 70,000 students and 2,600 faculty and staff members.

"Opening on NOVA's campuses is a great opportunity for both of our brands, CEO Michael Roper said in the release. "The partnership with NOVA supports our long-term non-traditional growth strategy that includes military, university and airport locations. We know that the students and faculty have busy lifestyles and that our diverse healthier for you options will be excellent additions to each of the four campuses. Guests can grab a healthy lunch before class or take meals to go from our Meal Plan selections."

Muscle Maker was founded in 1995.

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