On Wednesday, June 15, Chopt will open its third Connecticut location, in Glastonbury at 2520 Main Street. This is the first Chopt location in Hartford County.
Keeping with tradition for each new restaurant opening, Chopt will celebrate Chopt Gives Day on Tuesday, June 14 from 11:30am-2pm and 5pm-7:30pm. 100% of sales will be donated to Horizons at Westminster, branch of Horizons National. The dedicated donation day will coincide with orders placed via Chopt App or choptsalad.com.
The newest Chopt location opens in Newtown on Wednesday, where customers can choose from fresh, seasonal ingredients to build their own salads and bowls.
Happy + Hale strives for wholesome dishes that are the perfect balance of healthy and tasty.
The quick-serve and fast-casual industries have trended toward serving more nutritious menu items in the last decade, whether through increased usage of fruits and vegetables or swapping out ingredients for more clean-label alternatives. But while the nutrition movement has trended toward more individual diets gluten-free, say, or keto some brands are embracing a holistic approach to nutrition by serving more wholesome foods.
Consumer demand for such products has only grown during the COVID-19 pandemic, a season when individual health is top of mind, disposable income is tight, and routines have been disrupted. Indeed, a report from local-food company Forager found that 91 percent of consumers say it is important or very important to feed their family fresh, healthy food right now.