Our Company
Founders Table Restaurant Group launched in January 2020 to create, acquire, and cultivate innovative and profitable founder-led restaurant companies. Founders Table, which currently includes Chopt, Dos Toros, FIELDTRIP and Sweet Chick leans on digital and operational innovation to drive the growth of industry-leading culinary concepts.
Our Restaurants
Chopt is a creative salad company. Its business: making healthy eating as imaginative and fun as possible. The goal: to develop an innovative menu by selecting the best ingredients and crafting them into salads and bowls that people will crave. Chopt draws upon inspiration from around the world to craft its ever-evolving range of salads and over 18 scratch-made dressings. Founded in New York City in 2001 by best friends Tony Shure and Colin McCabe, Chopt has expanded to a family of 66 restaurants in New York, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia, with more to come soon.
visit choptsalad.com
Dos Toros was founded by two brothers from California with a simple dream—to bring the best of the San Francisco taqueria experience to the rest of the country. They proudly cook their recipes from scratch using the finest ingredients and proteins. Working together, their terrific and talented team strives to deliver uncompromising excellence one burrito at a time. Dos Toros opened their first location in October 2009 in New York City's Union Square neighborhood and expanded to Chicago in 2017.
visit dostoros.com
Our Partners
FIELDTRIP was founded in 2019 by James Beard Award-winning chef, TV personality and author, JJ Johnson. Inspired by the Caribbean flavors of his upbringing, Chef JJ brings culturally relevant ingredients, classical technique and a global point of view to this made-to-order rice bowl concept - all with an overarching motto of "Rice is Culture." By highlighting rice as a hero ingredient, and showcasing it in recipes sourced from around the world, FIELDTRIP delivers a flavorful and diverse dining experience, based around the universal ingredient that connects us all at the center of the table.
VISIT FIELDTRIPNYC.COM
In 2013, Sweet Chick opened its first location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with a simple philosophy: Have Fun, Eat Well & Spread Love. Founded by John Seymour and backed by Cultural icon Nas, Sweet Chick has quickly evolved to spread that ethos across multiple locations throughout New York and Los Angeles. Known for its 100+ iterations of Chicken and Waffles, the Sweet Chick menu also includes a variety of additional options including a full breakfast offering, salads, plant-based alternatives, a cocktail program and of course their famous chicken sandwiches. In its growth, Sweet Chick continues to push the boundaries, bringing a little extra hospitality by Spreading Love through the fast-casual concept.
VISIT Sweetchick.com
Our Mission
We believe that the core strength of a restaurant brand is the passion and authenticity of its founders. Our founders remain focused on the quality of the food and the hospitality of each and every guest interaction. It is our mission to build the operating platform that allows founders to maintain that level of engagement at a larger size and scale.
Our Values
The launch of Founders Table brings together four like-minded, rapid-growth restaurant brands. Chopt, Dos Toros, FIELDTRIP and Sweet Chick focus on the freshest flavors, responsibly-sourced ingredients, and creative menu development. Each company’s culture is built around the values of founders who saw a need for something different in their respective markets.
