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Canada-based Hopscotch adds 3rd unit

March 2, 2018

Ontario-based Hopscotch has opened its third location at 224 Queen St., West in Toronto,  donating all opening proceeds to Toronto Foundation for Student Success as part of its commitment to help and inspire the surrounding community, according to a company press release.

"We're ecstatic to finally have our doors open on Queen Street," Aiden Booth, who co-founded Hopscotch in 2015, with his brother, Wyatt, said in the release. "We're also thrilled to be, once again, donating our opening proceeds to a local organization. Supporting and inspiring the community around us has always been a cornerstone of the Hopscotch mission and is one of the aspects of this business we're most proud of."

The Queen Street store is the chain's largest location, spanning more than 1,500 square feet but serves the same health-focused menu. It offers a variety of vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, and gluten-free options, according to the release. Options include loaded toasts, hearty salads, grain bowls and breakfast options like smoothies and fresh-pressed juices. 

To continue its tradition of teaming with outside chefs to bring in new, innovative, and fresh offerings, the brand recently collaborated with renowned Indian-born, Canadian chef and restaurateur Vikram Vij to introduce three new seasonal menu items, Aiden Booth said. Selections include Curry On with a base of brown rice and mesclun greens, topped with chicken, butternut squash, edamame, cauliflower, broccoli, scallions, cilantro and chickpeas covered in curry sauce; Butter Days, featuring Indian butter chicken, butternut squash, broccoli, cauliflower, cilantro and chickpeas over a bed of brown rice and romaine and Beets by Vij. It has beets, sesame roasted tofu, portobello mushroom mix, organic quinoa, kale, radish, carrots, mint and sesame seeds tossed in a sesame-ginger vinaigrette and served with naan bread, according to the release.

Hopscotch operates two additional locations in Canada and has six stores in devlopment. A Vaughan Mills location is set to open next month, followed by a Fort York store in Spring 2018.