In the British TV series Dragons' Den, which dragon founded the health-club chain Bannatyne?

In the British TV series Dragons' Den, Duncan Bannatyne founded the health-club chain Bannatyne.

The Bannatyne Group grew from Duncan Bannatyne's business activities and became one of the UK's major health-club and spa operators. The group reflects his wider career in leisure, hotels and hospitality, sectors that formed a substantial part of his entrepreneurial profile.

Bannatyne was one of the original dragons on the British programme. His direct, deal-focused style and background in building businesses made him a distinctive member of the early panel. He later became widely recognised through television, books and charitable work as well as business.

The chain's name makes this fact relatively memorable, but it can still be confused with other fitness brands or with businesses backed by the programme's investors. Bannatyne is the founder associated with the Bannatyne Group; the answer is not the name of the chain itself.