Wasabi (restaurant)
Industry | Fast Food |
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Founded | 2003 |
Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 60 (February 2020) |
Area served | London, New York (US), and some other parts of England [1] |
Key people | Dong Hyun Kim (Founder & CEO) |
Revenue | £64 million (2014)[2] |
Number of employees | 1,500 (2015)[2] |
Website | www |
Wasabi is a fast food restaurant chain based in the United Kingdom, focused on Japanese, East Asian-inspired fast food, especially sushi and bento, and operating primarily in London, England and New York, US, with further branches elsewhere in England as of 2019.[1] Wasabi was founded in London in 2003 by Dong Hyun Kim, a South Korean entrepreneur.[3]
Funding[]
In October 2016, the company secured £25 million in debt financing from HSBC to support expansion.[4]
Restaurants[]
As of January 2015, they had 37 outlets in central London, and had opened their first one in New York, US.[3] In June 2015, they opened in Cambridge, England.[2] As of February 2018, Wasabi has a total of 61 branches around the world.[5]
Since October 2017, Wasabi has also been opening sushi counters in some M&S stores.[6]
Wasabi, King Street, Hammersmith, London
Wasabi, King Street, London
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Branches : Wasabi". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Sweeney, Kate (18 June 2015). "Sushi surge as Wasabi opens £1m Cambridge outlet". Business Weekly. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Anderson, Elizabeth (3 January 2015). "New York expansion eats into Wasabi profits". Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Wasabi gobbles up £25m funding to roll out new sites – Real Business". Real Business. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Branches". Wasabi. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Weinbren, Emma. "M&S opens first Wasabi sushi counter". TheGrocer.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
External links[]
- Official website
- Media related to Wasabi (restaurant chain) at Wikimedia Commons
- Restaurants established in 2003
- Restaurant groups in the United Kingdom
- Restaurants in London
- 2003 establishments in England
- British brands
- Fast-food chains of the United Kingdom
- Sushi restaurants in the United Kingdom
- Restaurant stubs
- United Kingdom restaurant stubs