YO! Sushi CEO Robin Rowland today received his OBE from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal for services to the restaurant and hospitality industry at an official investiture service at Windsor Castle.
Robin has been a leading player in the UK restaurant market for over 30 years working within some of the industry’s top operators from Whitbread, Scottish & Newcastle and The Restaurant Group before joining YO! Sushi in 1999. He has led the business through a management buyout, sale to private equity, grown the estate to almost 100 restaurants and helped nurture the careers of many successful individuals across the sector. He is a non-executive director of Caffe Nero and Marstons.
“This is a huge honor, but also a major recognition for our amazing UK hospitality industry, which now leads the world in everything from innovation and operational excellence to service and professional development,” he said.