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title: "VegNews: Vegan Chain Copper Branch Expands to 60 Locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8d6379c8-27cd-4e4c-9b23-f6cc90212e06
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/vegnews-vegan-chain-copper-branch-expands-to-60-locations-2706830
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-06-14T16:11:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:59:40.161Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fafb816a74f19e649946a57c33dc88831473.jpg
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# VegNews: Vegan Chain Copper Branch Expands to 60 Locations

**TL;DR:** Copper Branch, a Canadian vegan-food chain, is expanding to 60 locations, doubling its unit count and establishing international locations in New York and Brest, France. The chain plans to expand into Alberta, British Columbia, and the Maritimes by the end of 2018.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-06-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/vegnews-vegan-chain-copper-branch-expands-to-60-locations-2706830).*

## Story

Canadian vegan-food chain Copper Branch will open its first international locations this year, according to an article in VegNews .

The Montreal, Quebec-based chain opened its first location in 2014 and currently has 17 locations throughout Quebec and Ontario. By the end of 2018, the franchise plans to double its unit count, expanding into Alberta, British Columbia and the Maritimes, as well as establishing its first international locations in New York and Brest, France.

“Copper Branch has always had the goal of being one of the largest and fastest growing plant-based fast-casuals in North America,” Copper Branch’s director of marketing, Andrew Infantino, told VegNews. “Ever since Copper Branch began, our focus has always been to be a global brand and to inspire change in the food industry. In order to have true impact, we have to think large and keep growing.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- new york (location)
- Brest, France (location)
- vegan food (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/vegnews-vegan-chain-copper-branch-expands-to-60-locations-2706830). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8d6379c8-27cd-4e4c-9b23-f6cc90212e06).