Panku Streetfood

About Panku Streetfood

Wonderfield Group-owned Panku Streetfood offers authentic south east Asian street food and sushi from kiosks and counters in Asda stores around the UK. Panku, which is Japanese for punk, was started in 2019 by friends Neil Nugent and Andy Upton and brings together the flavours of Pan-Asian food from Japan, Korea and Thailand. In 2020, it began a partnership with Asda, initially trialled in 20 stores before being rolled out further. Richard Dent, vice president for Fresh at Asda, said: “Panku is a great fit - it’s an innovative brand offering great value and quality food, with a bit of personality.” Andy Upton, founder at Panku, added: “We want to offer something fresh and delicious, which supports a number of lifestyle choices and emerging food trends, such as veganism and gut health.”

Why franchise with Panku Streetfood

• ✓Wonderfield Group says Panku offers a business which already generates revenue and profit, has a captive customer base and the support of the UK’s largest sushi operator. Wonderfield operates more than 400 freshly made sushi retail kiosks under the YO! and Panku brands in Tesco and Asda supermarkets. Franchisees can benefit from significant earnings potential, full initial training, support of best-in-class operators and flexible working. It said: “The Wonderfield Group is one of the largest global sushi producers and we are now looking for enthusiastic, passionate and entrepreneurial Sushi lovers to become franchisees in two of our leading brands here in the UK. With franchising through the Wonderfield Group, you will benefit from the expertise of an internationally recognised brand who with support you on every step of your journey. This will encompass full initial training, ongoing operational support, guidance from our management team, marketing support and new product development to help you operate a success and profitable business with us. With small investment and start-up costs, this is a great way to become a business owner in a proven concept and generate yourself significant earnings. We are currently recruiting franchisees specifically in the south east of England, but if your based anywhere else in the UK, please do get in touch as we can add you to our waiting list as we roll out regionally.” Franchisees will need to make a total investment of £45,000, while Asda will complete the kiosk fit-out and provide directional signage for the store to encourage customer orders. The supermarket also provides ample storage space for your products and equipment.

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