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Robin Murray

Asda Longwell Green one of only 20 in UK to launch new street food concession

An Asda store in Bristol is one of only 20 in the UK to launch a new street food concession.

The retailer has joined forces with pan-Asian street food brand Panku, which brings together flavours from Japan, Korea and Thailand.

It has announced the 20 locations where the partnership is taking place, including the chain's Longwell Green branch, where the concession will run until May 2020.

Customers at the store will now be able to pick up a range of freshly prepared Asian street food meals and snacks such as katsu curry, hand-rolled sushi, vegan meals including vegan tofu Thai curry, Korean bulgogi and noodles.

Panku founder Neil Nugent (Asda)

Panku, which is Japanese for punk, was launched by friends Neil Nugent and Andy Upton earlier this year and forms part of the YO! Sushi group.

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Andy said: "Neil is a great chef with an almost incomparable experience of food culture through the job he does. We had been talking about our joint passion for experiential cooking and this was really the catalyst for Panku. 

"We want to offer something fresh and delicious, which supports a number of lifestyle choices and emerging food trends, such as veganism and gut health. Yes, you are going to see traditional things such as our crowd pleaser chicken katsu curry, but you will also see our sushi burritos which will put a smile on your face.

"We’ve got a great team helping to make Panku a success and bring great tasting street food to Asda customers. We couldn’t have done it without the support of Asda and everyone at Taiko, part of the YO! group."

(PA)

Stores receiving Panku concessions are:

Aintree

Trafford Park

Harrogate

Killingbeck

Hounslow

Stevenage

Cardiff

Swindon Haydon

Cape Hill

Havant

Fareham

Totton

Eastgate

Sutton in Ashfield

Donnington Wood

Kingswood (Hull)

Pudsey

Walton

Longwell Green

Ashton (Gtr Manchester)

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