FRESHII EXPANDS TO U.K. MARKET
Freshii Inc. says it is taking its healthy-food eateries across the pond to the United Kingdom. The Toronto-based eatery has partnered with a local Starbucks and Domino’s Pizza franchisee, Anil Patil, who operates 40 and 20 locations of each chain, respectively. Freshii had 244 restaurants in North America, South America and Europe as of Sept. 25. It had 11 restaurants in European markets including Austria, Ireland, Sweden and the Netherlands. Freshii CEO and founder Matthew Corrin said in a statement that the United Kingdom is underserved when it comes to healthy fast-casual food offerings and the company believes there is tremendous opportunity to grow the brand in the region. “Patil was the first franchise partner in Starbucks history and successfully led the coffee company into the U.K. market,” Freshii said. “He plans to do the same for Freshii.”