Freshly Chopped

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Freshly Chopped
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

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

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History

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

Food

Freshly Chopped serve salads, cut with their signature mezzaluna knives. [7]

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References

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  2. "Freshly Chopped might have to rethink its menu thanks to Brexit". Fora.ie.
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