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EPISODE · Sep 15, 2025 · 58 MIN

Simon Woodroffe OBE, entrepreneur, original dragon on the BBC Programme, founder of Yo Sushi.

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SERVED IN THE MILITARY AND LEFT AFTER 1987...Click the link below if you're interested in seeing if you are eligible for a noise-induced hearing claim https://veterans-for-veterans.co.uk/affiliates/chris-binchSimon Woodroffe (born 14 February 1952[1]) is a British entrepreneur and business speaker, known as the founder of YO! Sushi and Yotel. He appeared as an investor on the first series of BBC's Dragons' Den, before being replaced by Theo Paphitis from the second series onwards.Woodroffe's first YO! Sushi restaurant, opened in 1997, introduced conveyor belt sushi to the UK market and included technology such as automated drink delivery systems, tableside call buttons, and self-heating plates.[2]Woodroffe was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2006 for his contributions to the hospitality industry.

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