Former Deliveroo MD launches new platform pairing hipster food brands with top London hotels and pubs

The former MD of Deliveroo has launched a new initiative pairing fledgling hipster food brands with premium London hotels and gastropubs.

Dan Warne has secured £2.5 million in investment from hospitality investor Imbiba, and tech venture capital funds including Kuvi Capital and Oasthouse Ventures for his Sessions brand, which already provides an "incubator" for new chefs at his Brighton-based Shelter Hall food hall.

Today Warne announced the Sessions Accelerator scheme, which aims to give start-up and street food brands “the chance for rapid scale, while also offering operator hosts a valuable new revenue stream in a profitable area”.

Restaurants already signed up include Halo Burger, Lost Boy’s Chicken and Fanny’s Kebabs, with hotels on board including the Montcalm Hotel in Finsbury Square.

The start-up expert said: “We’re looking to provide the best platform for these brands to grow.

"Fortunately, we have an amazing food hall incubator to help us source great founders and concepts. Delivery will be integral to any business moving forward, but the same craft and attention applied to physical concepts needs to be used for delivery, particularly as it becomes an ever-important part of our lives.”