Freshly Chopped

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Freshly Chopped
Company type Private
Industry Restaurant
FounderBrian Lee
Andy Chen
Headquarters,
Ireland
Number of locations
60
Area served
Ireland
United Kingdom
Cyprus
Netherlands
OwnerBrian Lee, Kent Lim
Website www.chopped.ie
Restaurant in Leiden, Netherlands Freshly Chopped (The Healthy Food Company), Leiden (2022) 02.jpg
Restaurant in Leiden, Netherlands
Restaurant in Belfast, Northern Ireland "Freshly Chopped" and "Hell Cat Maggies", Belfast (February 2019) - geograph.org.uk - 6061723.jpg
Restaurant in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Freshly Chopped, also simply called Chopped, is an Irish restaurant chain, serving salads and similar foods. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The first Chopped outlet opened on Baggot Street, Dublin in May 2012, founded by Brian Lee and Andy Chen. The business began to franchise in 2016. [4] In 2019, the business expanded to the United Kingdom and Cyprus. [5] [6]

On 27 June 2024, it was announced that the private equity firm KnightBridge Group had acquired a majority stake in the business. [7]

Food

Freshly Chopped serve salads, cut with their signature mezzaluna knives. [8]

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References

  1. "Freshly Chopped". The Irish Times. 3 September 2021.
  2. "Freshly Chopped might have to rethink its menu thanks to Brexit". Fora.ie. 26 January 2019.
  3. Byrne, Paul. "Home". Totally Dublin . Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "Our Story". Chopped - The Healthy Food Company. 7 June 2022.
  5. "Freshly Chopped bags €2.5m deal to sell over one million salads in supermarkets". The Irish Independent. 11 November 2018.
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  7. "Private equity firm KnightBridge buys Freshly Chopped". RTÉ.ie . 27 June 2024.
  8. "Freshly Chopped opens 27th healthy food outlet in Little Island". Irish Examiner. 17 July 2017.