Simon in the media
/ 22.11.2024
YOTEL debuts in Japan
YOTEL Tokyo Ginza opens in Japan’s capital in December, marking the brand’s continued expansion into Asia.
YOTEL was created by YO! founder Simon Woodroffe OBE who took inspiration from the experience of first-class travel and translated that into small but beautifully designed hotel rooms.
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/ 27.10.2024
YO! For prison reform
“I started Yo! Sushi after leaving jail. Here’s how I’d fix prisons.”
Simon Woodroffe says prison officers should have the same status as teachers and learnt from his own experience that most inmates need treatment not punishment.
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/ 13.06.2024
YO! Sushi owner sold to Japanese food giant in £500m deal
The business behind restaurant chain Yo! Sushi has been bought by one of Japan’s biggest food companies in a deal worth almost half a billion pounds.
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/ 24.10.2024
Simon on Micah McLean Talks
Micah McLean Talks returns with leading Entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe OBE. In this interview we discuss his life story, Dragons Den and founding one of the most influential restaurants in Britain and across the world YO! Sushi.
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