Which Dragon is associated with founding Bannatyne Fitness?

Duncan Bannatyne is associated with founding Bannatyne Fitness.

Bannatyne built a business empire that included health clubs, hotels and spas, with Bannatyne Fitness becoming the best-known part of that portfolio. The clubs operate under the Bannatyne name and offer gym facilities, exercise classes and wellbeing services.

His route into business began with an ice-cream van operation, which he later sold. He then developed companies in areas including nursing homes and leisure. That progression from small enterprise to a national fitness group became a recurring part of his public image.

Bannatyne joined Dragons' Den in the second series and was known for a straightforward, sometimes blunt approach to valuations and investment terms. The fitness brand should not be confused with LA Fitness, another chain that has appeared in discussions of the UK gym market; Bannatyne Fitness is the chain carrying his surname.