WAGAMAMA plans to reopen 67 of its restaurants for delivery by the end of the month.

The popular pan-Asian chain wants to rapidly expand its delivery service after "successful" trials in London and Leeds.

The first 24 sites will reopen this Thursday, May 21, with another 20 branches to follow next week on May 28.

Wagamama says it plans on having 67 restaurants reopened by the end of June, although it's yet to name the remaining locations.

The reopened branches will be mainly restaurant sites, although some will be kitchen-only establishments.

Before the coronavirus outbreak, the kitchen-only sites were used only for delivery and takeout orders.

Last month, the Japanese-inspired restaurant chain reopened five kitchen sites for delivery orders only.

Emma Woods, Wagamama CEO said: "Over the past couple of months our focus has been on creating a safe working environment for our team members and our two-week trial has enabled our teams to return to work safely.

"The next logical step for us is to open additional sites throughout the UK, this will still very much form a test and learn approach for the business.

"The response of our return has been extremely positive and we look forward to our guests being able to get their Wagamama fix."

Wagamama announced it was temporarily closing all UK branches on March 23.

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