Leon’s co-founder on why more women should become entrepreneurs

Allegra McEvedy could certainly be described as entrepreneurial. She is a chef, presenter, consultant, author of eight books, owner of a new restaurant called Albertine and mother of two “gorgeous girls” aged seven and 12 weeks. But perhaps one of her biggest successes is Leon, the healthy fast food chain that she founded alongside Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent in 2004.
Leon’s sales jumped to £58.4m in the year to 25 December 2016, and it now has 52 restaurants includin