Table Talk: Julian Metcalfe, founder of Itsu

<div>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 <em>Pret</em> and did the same again in 1997 when he commercialised Japanese cuisine with the first <em>Itsu</em>.<br><br>On the podcast, he tells Liv and Lara about the influence of his Ukrainian mother; why he decided to start <em>Itsu</em>, in many ways a competitor to <em>Pret</em>; what he thinks is the future of the grab-and-go industry; and why uni is the ultimate comfort food.</div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>