Sri Lankan hospitality “powerhouse” ISSO is claiming to have “made history by officially establishing its first international corporate beachhead in the United Kingdom, launching its flagship venue” at 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf.
Operating as “ISSO – Prawn Crazy” the 90-seat, premium casual restaurant also claims “a significant shift as the first authentic, Colombo-born brand to directly scale into a Western market, challenging the traditional diaspora-led model.”
ISSO aims is focusing on high-grade, wild-caught prawns, through direct partnerships with over 150 artisanal fishermen in Jaffna and Mannar, using advanced, quick-frozen technology and bypassing European wholesalers.
Author: George Shaw
Former BBC journalist and founder and CEO of an award-winning London advertising and PR company for 20 years, providing restaurant consultancy services. Spent a decade as the director of communications of the Asian Catering Federation in the UK and lead judge for its various restaurant and chef awards programmes. Now returned to journalism, specialising in food and travel and currently the Editor-in-Chief for Taste London, Taste Asia, the Good Curry Guide and CEO of International Culinary Guides.