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Table Talk: Julian Metcalfe, founder of Itsu

Table Talk: Julian Metcalfe, founder of Itsu

Update: 2024-11-19
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Julian Metcalfe is a British entrepreneur and one of the most influential individuals on the London high street. He revolutionised the grab-and-go lunchtime food industry in 1986 by co-founding Pret and did the same again in 1997 when he commercialised Japanese cuisine with the first Itsu.



On the podcast, he tells Liv and Lara about the influence of his Ukrainian mother; why he decided to start Itsu, in many ways a competitor to Pret; what he thinks is the future of the grab-and-go industry; and why uni is the ultimate comfort food.
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Table Talk: Julian Metcalfe, founder of Itsu

Table Talk: Julian Metcalfe, founder of Itsu

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