Atul Pathak OBE

Multi-unit Franchisee, German Donner Kebab, Ben & Jerry's, itsu

Atul Pathak OBE has been in franchising for over 20 years, beginning with his first McDonald’s franchise in 2003. By 2022 he ran the UK’s largest McDonald’s franchise with 43 restaurants across London and Berkshire. In 2015 Atul was included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list and received an OBE for his Service to Entrepreneurship, speaking to his experience in employing and managing a workforce of over 3,500 staff with a customer base of 30 million a year. 

In 2022 Atul sold his business to find a fresh challenge and has since turned his considerable franchise experience to German Doner Kebab and become the first Ben & Jerry’s UK Franchise Partner as well as a franchisee for itsu.