The brand said total system sales reached £18.5m for the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2025, up 29% year-on-year, and revealed a 19% increase in like-for-like sales, which its said was driven by the group’s new product development strategy and marketing initiatives.
During the year, the group opened five new stores in Canterbury, Newbury, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and West Hampstead, taking its estate to 30 UK locations.
At a customer level, IRO Sushi served more than 1.1 million customers in the period (up from 600,000 in FY24), selling more than 2.6 million portions of chicken katsu curry, nearly 100,000 portions of chicken gyozas and nearly 150,000 portions of its salmon selection box.
“It’s been a fantastic 12 months for IRO Sushi,” says Chhong Sherpa, founder and CEO of IRO Sushi.
“Building on our track record of growth, we’ve worked tirelessly to bring new dishes to market, open new stores in locations where we didn’t have an existing presence and executed high-impact campaigns to drive new customer acquisition and repeat visits.
“This has culminated in very strong performance, with near-20% like-for-like revenue growth, which is not only a showcase of the hard work and commitment of our team but also the growing relevance of our offer.”
Looking to the future, IRO Sushi is aiming to open at least 10 new stores in 2026, with Woking and Tunbridge due to open within the next fortnight.
An additional eight sites have already been identified by IRO Sushi, with several currently in legals.
Alongside this, the Group is exploring early-stage opportunities to take IRO Sushi to new international markets that lack a clear and scalable market leader.
It is aiming to sign its first international market in 2026, as it looks to scale to 100 locations globally by 2030.