Founder of Bodean to launch premium hot sandwich business in Soho, London

 Andre Blais, founder of Bodean, is currently crowdfunding to launch Gerry’s Hot Subs, named in honour of his father.

Serving hot submarine sandwiches using high quality ingredients, menu items include philly cheese steak; house smoked pastrami, herr reuben pastrami; philly von queso; Texas BBQ brisket; and the fish-a-dub – cod fish goujons in panko and parmesan crumbs topped with tartare coleslaw.

Following a successful six-month trial at Battersea’s Foodstar ghost kitchen where it sold approximately seven thousand subs including salads and sides, Blais is seeking £280,000 on funding suite Seedrs to open the first venue. The business has so far raised £190,000.

The plan for the first venue will be in a high-footfall location in Soho, London (according to facebook), with multiple sites to open in the forthcoming years.