Lawrence Wosskow
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Lawrence Wosskow (born 5 July 1963) is a British serial entrepreneur, who previously owned a number of UK companies, including Little Chef,[1][2] a chain of 230 roadside restaurants; Out of Town Restaurants Group,[3] the UK's largest shopping center caterer,[4] Free Spirit,[5] a chain of surf/outdoor retail stores; and the ice cream brands Loseley and Bradwells. In 2009, he began investing in UK commercial properties, including redeveloping Harrogate’s town centre.[6][7][8]
Wosskow's book, Little Chef, the Heart of the Deal,[9] was released on 28 November 2017.[10]
Today, Wosskow runs a private equity company from the Bahamas, investing in tech businesses globally. Notable tech investments include: PopID, which uses face and palm outside the network to change the way we pay; Square Panda, which is changing the way children learn English throughout India; Pepper HQ, which allows customers to order and pay at the table in restaurants, bringing QuickPay to the market; Terran Orbital, which is helping governments make the planet safer with its satellite techniques; Tradeshift, which is allowing companies to trade with each other more efficiently, and has joined forces with HSBC to form the world's largest trade bank; Soundtrack Your Brand, which is becoming the Spotify of music for the commercial world; Curve, which combines its customers' credit cards into one smart card; Betr, which is becoming the fastest growing sports betting app; CookUnity, which is changing the face of meals at home; and Ubicquia, which is making our cities safer.
Other investments include Fuel Venture Capital and Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital, which invests in technologies that lower emissions, remove carbon, actively cool the planet, and save human, animal, and plant life.
References
- ↑ Grande, Carlos (8 July 2005). "Permira in talks to sell half of Little Chef diners". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eff96cfe-ef44-11d9-8b10-00000e2511c8.html#axzz4KIO0MQWp.
- ↑ Muspratt, Caroline. "Little Chef close to £55m sale". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2918683/Little-Chef-close-to-55m-sale.html.
- ↑ "Tycoon Lawrence is back at Out of Town". http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/tycoon-lawrence-is-back-at-out-of-town-1-359723.
- ↑ Gilbert, Helen (6 August 2007). "Former Out of Town owner buys back business". The Caterer. https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/315357/former-out-of-town-owner-buys-back-business.
- ↑ "Lawrence Wosskow: Moto is next on the menu for the new owner of Little" (in en-GB). 21 October 2005. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/lawrence-wosskow-moto-is-next-on-the-menu-for-the-new-owner-of-little-chef-5348538.html.
- ↑ "Harrogate is shopping around for a new look". http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/harrogate_is_shopping_around_for_a_new_look_1_2020413.
- ↑ "Landmark Harrogate buildings sold in £18million deal". http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/business/landmark-harrogate-buildings-sold-in-18million-deal-1-7190634.
- ↑ "ROYAL BATHS Harrogate KEITH SPENCE on spa town's famous baths" (in en-US). 15 July 2011. http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/yorkshire/yorkshire-features/royal-baths-harrogate/.
- ↑ "Star Interview: From ice cream and Little Chef to life in the Bahamas with Sheffield's Lawrence Wosskow" (in en). https://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/features/star-interview-from-ice-cream-and-little-chef-to-life-in-the-bahamas-with-sheffield-s-lawrence-wosskow-1-8867042.
- ↑ Wosskow, Lawrence (20 February 2018) (in en). Little Chef: The Heart of the Deal. Morgan James Publishing. ISBN 9781683505297. https://books.google.com/books?id=uopctAEACAAJ.
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