Which former Dragons' Den investor created the Japanese-inspired restaurant chain Yo! Sushi?

Simon Woodroffe created the Japanese-inspired restaurant chain Yo! Sushi.

Woodroffe founded Yo! Sushi in London in 1997. The restaurants became known for serving dishes from a conveyor belt, allowing customers to select plates as they passed. The concept combined Japanese food with a theatrical, accessible service style and helped make conveyor-belt sushi familiar to a wider British audience.

Woodroffe was one of the original Dragons when the BBC's British version launched in 2005. His hospitality background made him a distinctive member of the first panel, but he did not remain on the programme as long as Peter Jones.

Yo! Sushi is a restaurant brand, not a business created by the television show. The chain's name is often written with an exclamation mark, while Simon Woodroffe is sometimes confused with other original Dragons such as Doug Richard or Duncan Bannatyne.