Popular healthy food company ‘Freshly Chopped’ have today announced a strategic partnership that will see outlets coming to Co. Donegal.
The Chopped salad deli outlets have opened in 46 locations throughout Ireland in recent years, offering fresh, clean and nutritious food served quickly.
Freshly Chopped has announced a strategic partnership with Mount Charles, Ireland’s largest indigenous food service and business support services provider.
The partnership will see Mount Charles take an exclusive area development contract to rollout Freshly Chopped across Northern Ireland and Donegal.
Initially, the deal will see six high-end standalone Freshly Chopped outlets open across Northern Ireland’s high streets with the first flagship store due to open in Belfast in August. The deal will be rolled out over the next three years, creating up to 150 jobs. Details of the Donegal store locations have yet to be announced.
Gavin Annon, Head of Sales and Marketing and Mount Charles founder and Chaiman, Trevor Annon with Brian Lee, co-founder and CEO of Freshly Chopped in Donegall Square West, surveying Mount Charles’ first Freshly Chopped restaurant, which will open in August 2018.
Founded in Dublin in 2012 by Brian Lee and Andy Chen, Freshly Chopped was developed to meet the needs of the growing number of Irish consumers who want a great tasting meal that is healthy, delicious, and fresh. The successful franchise business has 46 stores across the island of Ireland and has also recently opened an outlet in Cyprus.
On the new partnership, Gavin Annon, Head of Sales and Marketing at Mount Charles said: “We are delighted to announce this exclusive partnership with Freshly Chopped. As a family owned business with deep roots in the communities we serve, we always listen to what our customers want and continue to deliver innovative experiences.”
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Brian Lee, co-founder and CEO of Freshly Chopped said: “When we founded Freshly Chopped six years ago, our mission was to make it as easy as possible for people to eat healthily.
“This partnership with Mount Charles will help us to continue our journey of bringing healthy fast food to more people across the island of Ireland. We’re confident that we have the perfect partner with Mount Charles, a company which takes a family-run and personal approach to its business.
“We’re looking forward to a successful roll out here in Northern Ireland and Donegal, which will be vital locations for Freshly Chopped’s expansion over the next number of years as we continue our journey.”
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