Dan Warne

Sessions raises £3m from Guinness Ventures

10-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Food content business Sessions has raised a further £3m from existing investors Guinness Ventures as it seeks to expand on its technology offering while launching a new franchising arm, starting with its SoBe Burger and Ivan Ramen brands.

Sessions confirms cancellation of Manchester project as it ‘moves away’ from food halls

02-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Sessions has pulled out of a deal to open a huge food hall in Manchester and closed its Islington food hall Neighbourhood as the business ‘consciously moves away from large capex projects with high operational intensity’.

Inside the ‘record label for food’

15-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Former Deliveroo managing director Dan Warne is breaking new ground with Sessions, a food licensing business bridging the gap between physical and virtual brands.

Eddie Huang: “I never wanted to sell baos”

07-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The high-profile cultural commentator, filmmaker and chef on St John, his VICE food documentary series Huang’s World and bringing his BAOHAUS brand to the UK.

Sessions Islington rebrands as Neighbourhood

18-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

London-based food hall Sessions Islington has rebranded as Neighbourhood and redesigned its interior, with Japanese food expert Ivan Orkin kicking off its new chef residency.

Latest opening: Sessions Islington

31-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

The group behind Brighton’s Shelter Hall has launched its first permanent location in the capital with a rotating line-up of chefs set to take up residence.