Camile is an Irish

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, serving

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. Originating in

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in 2010, the chain was co-founded by

Brody Sweeney Brody Sweeney is an Irish businessman, known for founding O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars and the food delivery brand Camile Thai Kitchen. Career In 1981, Sweeney founded Prontaprint, a printing company. He sold the company back to the British ...

(previously associated with the

O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars O'Briens Irish Sandwich Cafe, also known as O'Briens, is an Irish franchise sandwich cafe chain founded in Ireland in 1988 by Brody Sweeney. As of October 2009, O'Briens was operated by the AIL Group. Foundations In 1988, Irish businessman, Brod ...

chain). The chain, which operates via a

franchise restaurant A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets and many service categories, in many pa ...

model, has since expanded throughout Ireland and the UK, with 45 locations as of 2021. As of June 2021, it was also reportedly expanding via a "partnership" model in the United States.

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{{Reflist Fast-food chains of Ireland Thai restaurants

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