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Wagamama founder explains where the name came from and origin of iconic chain

Alan Yau was inspired by a lodger

Wales Online · Jun 12, 2023

Wagamama founder shares cheeky joke which inspired restaurant name - and what it means

The founder of Wagamama has shared how the name of his wildly successful noodle bar chain was actually inspired by a cheeky joke among friends, many years ago

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023

‘I'm a multi-millionaire after starting popular restaurant chain with 3 key ingredients'

Alan Yau opened his first restaurant in Bloomsbury, London, back in 1992, but he wanted to make a Chinese fast food chain to rival McDonalds

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023

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Thirty years of Nando’s, Wagamama and a British food revolution

April 1992: the two chains open their first UK branches. Since then they’ve changed the restaurant industry and the way we eat out. How did they stay so fresh?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

The Wolseley’s Corbin & King changed London’s dining scene forever — the city needs them

There is a reason why the difficulties of The Wolseley owners Corbin & King have rattled restaurateurs across town, and it’s this: the influence of Chris Corbin and Jeremy King on the way London eats — and the way its restaurants run — is almost impossible to overstate. Alongside the…

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2022

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