A German healthy-eating chain is set to open its first 海角视频 restaurant as it eyes a major expansion which it believes could see 300 openings over the next 10 years including Manchester and Birmingham.
Franchise owner Hero Brands has revealed plans to open the first flagship Choppaluna store in Bloomsbury, London in October.
The chopped salad restaurant is a rebrand of popular German brand Salaid, as it looks to cash in on increasingly health-conscious British consumers.
The central London site is set to be the first of a pipeline of Choppaluna stores, with 12 further locations already agreed as its eyes 60 sites within five years.
Nikras Agha, the founder of the chain, said he believes that 300 Choppaluna stores could open across the 海角视频 over the next 10 years.
Conceived in Berlin, the restaurant business serves healthy meals such as chopped salads, smoothie bowls and choprolls, a wrap containing salad.
After launching in central London, the restaurant business will expand to major cities across the 海角视频 including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Mr Agha said: "We came up with idea in 2015 after I saw chopped salad restaurants in the US with my wife and thought it would work in Germany.
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"The business has gone from strength to strength, so expanding it in the 海角视频 was the next logical step.
"Obviously, a key part of our product is that it is healthy, but it has to taste great as well. People won't feel like they are being short-changed by having one of our salads."
The launch comes amid a testing period for casual dining chains in the 海角视频, following the recent collapse of the Jamie's Italian restaurant business.
Healthy eating chains are still burgeoning in the 海角视频, with salad eateries Tossed and Chop'd growing across the country, but still largely London focused.
Athif Sarwar, chief executive officer of Hero Brands, said: "The person having salad for lunch is no longer missing out and wishing they had something less healthy, Choppaluna is bringing guilt-free indulgence and will be a true star in the fast-casual space."
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