There has been a jobs boost for Portlaoise this morning with the news that 12 have come on stream at a healthy eating fast food chain in the town.
Freshii plans to open a new restaurant in Applegreen Midway off the M7 outside Portlaoise in the coming weeks.
A new outlet is also being opened at Lusk in Dublin, bringing the total across the country to eleven.
Speaking to Midlands 103, the founder and CEO of Freshii, Dave O’Donoghue, says recruitment has already begun for the new positions.
He said: “The location is being run by Applegreen so they are currently recruiting the staff.
“So it will be all local jobs. It will probably be up and running in another four to five weeks.”
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