Itsu
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| Type | Private[1] |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | London, England (1997) |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Key people | Julian Metcalfe, Founder Clive Schlee, Managing Director Glenn Edwards, Head of Operations |
| Products | food |
| Website | http://itsu.com |
Itsu Ltd, previously Tsu, is a chain of sushi eat-in and take-away restaurants in London, England. There are restaurants at Canary Wharf, Chelsea, Notting Hill and Soho, plus a further twenty eight branches, with many providing a delivery service. The chain's registered office is in the Sumner House in Chorley, North West England.[2]
The chain was founded by Julian Metcalfe, co-founder of sandwich chain Pret a Manger.
Currently owned by founder Julian Metcalfe and fast-food mogul Clive "The Colonel" Schlee.
In 2006, Itsu opened a branch in New York City's financial district at the World Financial Center.[3] This store, however, is now under new ownership under the name Yushi Sushi.
Itsu shot to international notoriety in November 2006 when it became mixed up in the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning affair. The Russian spy was poisoned with the radioactive element polonium before going on to eat at the Piccadilly branch, which was designed by Afroditi Krassa. Krassa designed the original butterfly logo, original store interiors and itsu brand.
Itsu is currently expanding rapidly with further stores opening across London on a frequent basis.[4] The new stores are design by architecture firm CADA and incorporate feature lighting by Cinimod Studio.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk Details of the Itsu incorporation and current head office can be found at Companies House.
- ^ "shop and restaurant locations." Itsu. Retrieved on 9 October 2011. "REGISTERED OFFICE Sumner House, St. Thomas’ Road, Chorley PR7 1HP"
- ^ "Famous for a London Poisoning, A Sushi Chain Expands Into City". The New York Sun. December 12, 2006. http://www.nysun.com/article/45012. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
- ^ http://www.itsu.co.uk/locations/ Itsu Locations
- ^ http://www.lighting.co.uk/project/show/216 Lighting Magazine December 2009
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