Wagamama franchise

Wagamama, a Japanese word for self-indulgence, is the UK’s leading pan-Asian restaurant chain, known for our award winning contemporary Asian food. Apart from our excellent food, we’re also recognized for our customer service excellence, ensuring all customers who visit Wagamama are 100% satisfied. We have a variety of food selection which ranges from Japanese omakase, to teppanyaki and donburi, including our bestselling ramens.

Our faithfulness to our founding philosophy earned us notable credits from the award giving bodies of the food industry. The most recent was the 2017 Casual Dining Awards where we bagged the "Multiple Casual Restaurant of the Year" while our CEO David Campbell won the "Trailblazer of the Year". As the demand for our food is on the rise, we are still expanding and now have a vast network of franchises in Europe and in Middle East. In addition, our technological advances such as the use of personal digital assistants, proved groundbreaking and highly beneficial with other restaurants following suit. Our 15-years experienced in developing our brand in both local and international markets have proven our business model.

Wagamama has teams dedicated in helping new franchisees in building their own restaurant and in guiding them in preserving the quality of our food. We will train you in our management processes with an on-going leadership program that is designed to attain the give your restaurant the greatest potential. The training may last for months depending on our evaluation on your ability. Our team will also help you decide on your desired location for optimal return of investment. Lastly, new franchisees have the benefit of wider advertising as every Wagamama are interconnected with the headquarters advertising new branches in other existing locations.

The trend of Japanese cuisine in western culture and setting continues to grow and shows no signs of stopping. That is why we are always looking for people who wants to share our values and motivations when it comes to restaurant making, keeping and developing. As our philosophy suggests, we want people who will take us to the next level and are preferably with prior experience in working with a franchised global brand as well as in the retail industry. Moreover, we look for people who can manage performing at high demands and adapt in leading and motivating other people. If you believe that you’re up for the challenge, we require candidates to have a liquid capital of £40,000 and provide a franchise fee of £40,000. 

Wagamama started in 1992, when Alan Yau created his first Japanese restaurant in Bloomsbury, London. He risked the business when everyone thought that the sector wasn't worth investing in. His efforts reaped immediate success as his restaurant quickly gained popularity and a loyal customer base. By the year 2013, Wagamama celebrated the opening of its 100th restaurant in Hammersmith, London and as of 2016, we are present in 19 Western and Middle Eastern countries.